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Originally posted by MysticCat81: I mean, how many people do you know who said "I wanted to be Greek because 80+% of US Presidents since 1900 and 85% of Fortune 500 executives are Greek"? No, you hear "I wanted joined because this was a great group of guys/girls who seemed to be doing great things and having fun in the process."
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Yes but when you look at Greek Life pages on college websites or fraternity webpages, you often see advice for parents, citing statistics such as these, serving as a reminder that there's more than one party to convince? Plus, there are a few more greek stats which we all see a LOT, than the three or so posted so far (I'll place them in another post), some of these may appeal to or draw one member, some other facts may draw another some may not be of interest, it's simply a matter of trying to cater for different audiences?
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Originally posted by MysticCat81: Bottom line: if the statistic comes from a group like the NIC, the NPC, the NPHC or the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity, I would be more inclined to trust it, especially if there is background information to prove veracity and timing (such as "As of date, 65% ....", or "these statistics were taken from..."). Otherwise, I'll stay skeptical.
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Yes I agree, but this was my point. If we COULD with those widely used greek statistics know where they came from e.g. an academic study or an official body and when they came from then it would be a better idea to use them, than if we didn't know any of that info? This is what I was trying to do and why I went through checking information on 43 Presidents?