Greek LIFE: The Decision of a Lifetime

As the president of the governing body of fraternities (Interfraternity Council) at the university, one of my biggest goals and aspirations is to raise awareness of the benefits and advantages of going Greek.  When I pledged my chapter over three years ago, I did so simply because I was interested in joining a fraternity since high school, mainly because my girlfriend at the time was in a sorority and constantly told me how amazing it was.  Had I not had that connection ahead of time though, I probably never would have gained the information necessary to entice me to want to join a fraternity.  There is a UMass Greek website, but it is somewhat hard to find and navigate from the main UMass page.  If I could make people on this campus aware that joining Greek life is not just for people with no friends, and that it is one of the only collective group of organizations that are formed on the basis of values (scholarship, leadership, service, etc.), then it would be a big victory for both myself and the UMass community.