Almost every sorority and fraternity has mandatory or proctored study hours and "most chapters require members to maintain a minimum grade point average" (Pudloski 1). Even with required study hours and grade point averages members of these organizations still "had significantly lower total scores on the College Outcome Measures Program (COMP)" than non-Greek students (Pike 118). This shows me that although Greek students have requirements they must meet, they do not necessarily benefit from them. When three non-Greek students were asked would they study more if their study hours were proctored, all three responded "no." In fact two of the three said that they would study less. A Greek student was asked the same question and her response was that she "would study less if I didn't have to write down my study hours." Of course non-Greek students and Greek students have different opinions on this subject. .
Richard, a twenty-one year old junior, participated in an interview I conducted. Richard is not a member of a Greek organization but does not hold negative stereotypes against them either. He believes that people can "use their frat brothers or sorority sisters to either help [them] or [people] can use them as distractions." Being in a Greek organization offers opportunities to be involved in study groups and to get help from other students who are likely to have the same classes or have the same classes. However instead of this being portrayed as a positive thing, researchers have found that this encourages academic dishonesty. Sorority and fraternity houses "provide access to people and resources that facilitate cheating behaviors." These researchers concluded that cheating is higher "among fraternity and sorority members than among independent students" (McCabe 383). Perhaps this study proves what Greek students are doing during their mandatory study hours instead of studying.