Parents

A Parent's Guide to Greek Life at Texas Woman's University?

Sending a child to college can be a challenging and stressful time in a parent's life. While at Texas Woman's University, your child will encounter many opportunities to become involved outside of their classroom experience. It is important that you, the parent, be educated about the enriching experience that your son or daughter will find by being involved in a fraternity or sorority at Texas Woman's University.

What is being involved in a fraternity or sorority all about?

Knowing what you have seen on television and read in the local newspaper, the reality is that those are extreme cases of fraternity and sorority life. What the media will not tell you as a parent is that there are many life-long benefits to membership in fraternities and sororities. At Texas Woman's University, membership in a fraternity or sorority offers a small community of friends away from home. Additionally, national research has shown that involvement in fraternities and sororities increases students' chances of graduating from college. As a life-long member of a fraternity or sorority, students are offered the opportunity to develop as leaders, serve the local community, and focus on academics, as well as their careers, by connecting with local alumni members of Greek organizations.

My child is considering joining a fraternity or sorority, what advice should I give them?

Since joining a fraternity or sorority is a lifelong commitment, and there is an expense associated with membership, it should be a joint decision between student and parent. Consider sitting down with your son or daughter and research all of the organizations that are available to join. Utilizing local chapter and national websites are a great, convenient way to gather information. Feel free to contact student who are currently involved and their parents and ask them about their experience. In most cases, both students and parents will speak candidly about heir Greek involvement.

*Due to NPC regulations at TWU, between the end of the spring semester and through the end of Formal Recruitment, NPC sorority members may not be able to answer your questions outside of the info sessions and this is due to NPC rules. For any questions please contact thethe Center for Student Development, at 940-898-3626.

Greek Life Facts

• There are 11 active Greek organizations at TWU.
• Greek Life is the largest collective student organization on campus.
• 43 of the nation's 50 largest companies are headed by Greek members.
• Greek, nationally, complete over 10 million hours of community service each year.
• Since 1910, 85% of the Supreme Court Justices have been Greek.
• 85% of the Fortune 500 key executives are Greek.
• 76% of Who's Who in America are Greek.
• All but two Presidents since 1825 have been Greek.
• 70% of the U.S Presidents' cabinet members since 1900 have been Greek.
• 76% of U.S. Senators are Greek.
• Both women elected to the U.S. Supreme Court were Greek.
• More than 70% of Greeks graduate from college while fewer than 50% of non-Greeks graduate.