philanthropies

I don't think most sororities publish that information. Tri delt does because they are all obsessed with St Jude.

Most sororities don't raise anywhere near that amount, but the rumor is that tri delt is full of girls who's daddies are all too happy to fork over money to help their spoiled daughters out.

During rush you will hear all about each sororities philanthropy and how each sorority raises money.

I read the amount raised by Tri Delt was around $187,000. Most groups raise $25,000-$50,000 annually for their philanthropy. To the above person, St. Jude or any other sorority philanthropy is a good thing to obsess about.

To the OP.: there is MUCH more to sorority life than socials. Sure for some members that's all that matters. Sororities encourage and even require a strong GPA with required study hours if your GPA falls below their standard. Sororities encourage involvement in campus organizations and their members are officers in these organizations as well as ASB officers.

I'm about to sound like a Go Greek brochure or some such thing but here I go. Yes, there is the social aspect to greek life. But the whole "pay for friends and to party" idea that people have about greek life is short sighted and, well, it's just pretty much wrong. Every greek organization takes grades seriously. You don't have the GPA, you can't rush. Your grades slip as an active? Expect to hear about it and have to fix it. As a pledge? You will have study hours. As a result, the greek life GPA tends to be higher than the average GPA on campus. Philanthropy - greek organizations are tied to a specific philanthropy (like St. Judes - tri delt or Ronald McDonald House - adpi), or a specific cause (literacy - piphi, sight - dg). They fundraise and volunteer their time for those efforts and they participate in the other fundraising events for other greek organizations. Service is just a part of the drill and you'll find it within the culture of the greek system. And I'll go further and tout the leadership opportunities. Seriously - there's a ton. On the chapter level or on the panhel level. There's opportunities to go to conventions and leadership seminars and meet other members of your organization from around the country. There's a lot to be learned from being a chapter president or treasurer or whatever, that will help you out somewhere down the line.

And FYI, this is greek life verywhere, not just ole miss. It's NOT just about a party.

Every sorority raises money for great causes! Sororities in general teach us how to raise money. Great skills to learn.

I spent most of my free time in high school coaching a special Olympic swim team. Is there a sorority that has special olympics as their philanthropy?