Beta Phi Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 442100
Lawrence, KS 66044-2100
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Recent research on fraternities and sororities demonstrates
how positive the impact of the Greek experience—and the PIKE experience—
is for undergraduates today. Both inside and outside the classroom, we are
providing tangible value at the most important time of growth in their lives.
Membership improves the learning gains students make in the classroom,
and members are more academically engaged than their peers.
Members are more involved in campus activities than other students,
and Greek organizations promote both personal development
during and satisfaction in their college experience.
Fraternities and sororities seek to enhance inclusivity, and our members
actually report higher levels of interaction with people different
from themselves compared to unaffiliated students.
These benefits are even greater for first-year students as they join fraternities
and sororities and find community and belonging. This leads to stronger retention
and higher graduation rates among Greek students than their peers.
As many college students experience stress, loneliness and depression,
fraternities and sororities offer critical connection and a sense
of community, and members report higher levels of positive
mental health than their unaffiliated peers because of it.
Welcome,
NEW
MEMBERS
Amadou Barry
Tobias Bautista
Carson Bennett
Jack Blanthorn
Michael Bobber
Patrick Brown
Caden Chen
Josh Clark
Josh Downham
Colin Greathouse
Zach Herman
David Hoffman
Anton Josifovski
Christos Kaifas
Jacob Kaplan
Cooper Keillor
Brandon Lewis
Adithya Mahesh
Arjun Mangipudi
Mike Mattern
Kyle McKeon
Will Messmer
Khaya Ngoma
Leyton Noerenberg
Liam O'Connor
Joe Patton
Hayden Payne
Alex Pons
Rahul Prasad
Prajesh Sivakaran
Troy Tamura
Jason Tankersley
Ege Toplu
James Vollmer
Russell Whitman
Dylan Yoder
Abel Zajzon
Murat Zamir
Research Proves the Fraternity
Experience Is More Relevant to Today's
College Students than Ever Before
