Phi Psi is aware of the unfair stereotype that fraternities get due to our portrayal in popular media. We guarantee that the excessive drinking, hazing, and academic indifference do not characterize how our fraternity does things. We do not haze. Hazing is an archaic practice, once thought to be an effective way to build brotherhood through physical and mental torment, is now known to be barbaric and ineffective. We do not consider degradation of our potential members an appropriate way to prove their value as brothers. Academically at the University of Maryland, the average GPA of fraternities and sororities is above the all-men’s and all-women’s average respectively. Most recently, Phi Psi’s cumulative GPA was 3.12, 0.08 points above the all-men’s average and placing us in the top 10 among fraternities. If you are still hesitant that joining a fraternity is the best thing your son can do during his college years, we urge you to consider these statistics from www.whygogreek.com:

• According to nationwide study of fraternity and sorority members, by belonging to a fraternity your chances of graduating are greater by up to 10 percent.
• Greek members on average donate more than four times as much to their respective universities as alumni than do non Greeks.
• As Alumni, Greeks give approximately 75% of all money donated to universities.
• As undergraduates, Greeks raise approximately $7 million per year for charities.
• As undergraduates, Greeks give approximately 850,000 volunteer hours per year.
• Studies prove that Fraternity and Sorority Alumni are much more likely than non-Greeks to participate in community service activities after graduation.
• Forty-three of the 100 members of the U.S. Senate are members of a fraternity or sorority.
• Thirty-Six percent of the House of Representatives are members of a sorority or fraternity.
• Of North America’s 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by Greek men and women, 30% of all Fortune 500′s.
• 7 out of 10 people listed in Who’s Who are Greek.
• 40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices have been and are Greek.
• 63% of all U.S. Cabinet members since 1900 have been and are Greek.
• All of the Apollo 11 astronauts were Greek.
• There are 400,000 active members in Greek organizations nation-wide.
• Less than 3% of the United States is Greek.
• A study by the University of Missouri found that Greeks throughout the U.S. and Canada are more involved on their campuses and rate their overall university experience better than non-Greeks.
• The same U of Missouri study found Greeks are more financially successful after they graduate than non-Greeks, are more involved in their communities, and give more generously to their alma maters.