CourtesyFraternity and Sorority Life is proud to announce the completion of another successful year with record numbers in GPA, recruitment, member retention, service and philanthropy dollars raised.
For the first time since the creation of Student Involvement in 2012, all the fraternities and sororities chapters received above a 2.7 GPA. The All Greek GPA for spring 2016 was 3.192, the highest All Greek GPA on record.
Each individual council also had its highest GPA since 2012. The Interfraternity Council's GPA was 3.14, Panhellenic Council was 3.318 and the Multicultural Greek Council reported a 2.938 GPA.
Fraternity and Sorority Life has also seen an increase in the amount of service hours completed and philanthropy dollars raised per individual. More than 21,600 service hours were completed and more than $171,000 was raised this past year. Just a few of the philanthropies that benefited from this year's fundraisers are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Children's Miracle Network, Heartspring, Envision, American Heart Association and the Zach Mesch Foundation.
During the past year, the Greek community has grown 16 percent through recruitment and intake. Also, between fall 2015 and spring 2016, more than 100 students graduated from the community.
Fraternity and Sorority Life is 90 percent complete with its 2014-17 strategic plan and is looking forward to additional assessment and growth in the upcoming planning period.