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Each and every member of Sigma Phi Epsilon is given an LROB during their first semester of being a member. LROB stands for the Lifetime Responsibility of Brotherhood. It is a manual that aims to tackle issues of growing up, being a man, and succeeding in school and the workplace. Drawing from a pool of thousands of students and alumni gives us members an extensive amount of knowledge and wisdom in nearly every aspect of improving yourself and becoming the best you can be. A large portion of the manual explains the advantages and benefits of fraternalism. Some characteristics of the system that help members better themselves in all parts of life includes chapters on Individuality (chapter 15 p. 143), Diversity (chapter 20 p. 177), and Career Achievement (chapter 23 p.187). Each chapter brings perspective to what each term means to the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon and allows every member a chance to be critical of ideals. This helps members create their own voice and moral map, proving the importance of individuality and idealistic diversity combining to further ourselves into a place of secure independence.

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Throughout greek row, in each and every house, at any moment of the day, you can find someone tucked away in a corner of a house studying and doing work. It's been taught to us from day one, that academics is why we're here. It is required that every residential chapter maintain a house average GPA of 2.9 for each semester. In spring of 2016, the fraternities and sororities managed to pull off an average of 3.08, whereas the entire campus managed a 2.97. Proving to the outside world that we're more than just partying is vital to the continuation of greek life on all campuses across the nation. Pushing yourself every day of the week to finish your work will open up opportunities for you to take the whole weekend off and relax. Once your school work is done, you will pass up on future stress you may face on Saturday and Sunday nights. Study hard and play harder. That is the culture that is taught, and that is the culture that wins.

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At almost any of the parties within the greek system there is a DJ playing a custom mix of popular songs from today's generation, as well as "throwback" songs that stand the test of time. These DJ mixes stem from the early culture of Hip-Hop record mixing and scratching. When DJs first started becoming popular, they were simply spinning and scratching different vinyl records on turntables making for great songs to dance and party to. Now DJs have advanced setups filled with speakers, subwoofers, computers, mixers, etc. to evolve the craft created by early Hip-Hop pioneers like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambata, and Kool Herc.

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Image 1: High Consumers of Alcohol
Image 2: It's not just Greek that likes to Drink!
Video 1: High Consumers of Alcohol like to Party!
Image 3: It's not all about the Party! Greek Grades are OK!
Image 4: They Give Back Too!

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It's not all about the Party! Greek Grades are OK! 

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It's not all about the Party! Greek Grades are OK! 

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In the date from 2014 the numbers show that the differences between Greeks and non-Greeks when compared by GPA is only slightly different. With the sample taking form over 400 institutions in the United States, the data collected is a realist representation of how GPA’s compare. Greek membership for males “appears to result in a statistically lower GPA difference of −0.05 points” when compared to non-Greek members (Routon & Walker , 2014) For female Greek members, however, there is no difference in GPA points when compared. This being said, (Routon & Walker , 2014) do state that “the overall academic effect of Greek membership on females appears to be positive.” Along with that they say that Greek affiliated students are more likely “to graduate on time and more likely to aspire to a graduate degree” after they finishes their undergraduate degrees. (Routon & Walker , 2014) In total, being in Greek does “cause an increase in alcohol consumption,” and there is a slight negative effect in in academic performance for males but the effect on “females is not statistically different.” (Routon & Walker , 2014)

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Pictured here is the Greek fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma at their base camp for the common philanthropy event Relay for Life. As stated below, organizations participate in relay for life in groups, with this groups purpose being sporting events. While many volunteers had their own ideas for physical activities, Phi Kappa Sigma held and participated in organized sporting events for people who weren't participating in the relay at the time.

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Regardless of what Greek members do on the weekend nights, that doesn't mean they don't give back their fair share. In fact, they do significantly more community service on average than their non greek counterparts. The type of community service can range from small things like helping out at the humane society to much more difficult tasks like farm work or other labor intensive activities. Pictured here are two members of the Greek community helping out at Relay for Life. a very common and popular community service event. Most participants said they chose this event because its one of the easiest to be a part of. The requirements for it are minimal; Set up a base camp for your organization and help out if an event coordinator asks you too. Apart from that, volunteers are really just there to keep up the atmosphere!

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High Consumers of Alcohol Like to Party! Video 

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High Consumers of Alcohol Like to Party! Video 

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There is a lot of truth behind the idea that Greek members tend to drink me alcohol and  party harder then their no Greek counterparts. A study done by Routon & Walker in 2016 found that, “fraternities spend 1.9 hours per week…more than non-Greeks partying” and sororities spend about “1.1 hour” more. Another study found that, "'drinking practices frequently reflect the customs and standards of the cultural group.”’ (Barry, 2007). This picture is a great example to show that Greek members are willing to spend large amounts of money on partying for a single night.

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It's not just Greek that likes to Drink!

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It's not just Greek that likes to Drink!

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This picture goes to show that it's not just Greek members that want to have fun, get drunk, and party. Here at WSU it is well known that many students like to pre-game before sport events, concerts, and other events that happen.

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Greeks excessive drinking can can also be shown by a different study in which “fraternity members are about 14 percentage points more likely to report they drink beer ‘frequently”’ and sorority members are “9 percentage points”. (Routon & Walker, 2016) Continuing with the same study, fraternity members are roughly “11 percentage points more likely than their non-Greek fellow students to frequently imbibe wine and liquor” which sorority members being roughly “8 percentage points”. (Routon & Walker, 2016) These numbers are relatively high once again when you look at the overall conception of alcohol during a quarter or semester. Looking about at (Barry, 2007) quote that drink reflects their culture, it ones again makes since that their numbers would be higher than their counterparts.