How fraternities risk and benefit college student health

The report offers eight recommendations to improve the health and wellness of fraternity members, including creating access to resources, leveraging alumni connections, developing a crisis-management plan and reducing shame around help-seeking.

Culturally based fraternities and sororities, including Black Greek-letter fraternities, Latino fraternities and Latina sororities, and Jewish fraternities, also provide identity affirmation and create shared cultural connection among members.

Greek life participants have higher levels of positive mental health, according to one study, stemming from sense of belonging and connectedness organizations can create.

The findings indicate that fraternity membership is linked with greater involvement in and satisfaction with campus life, engagement in volunteering or participation in student government.

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