Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the increase in money raised.
In the past year, Ball State Greek Life raised around $90,000 more for charities than in 2014.
It raised $259,803 in 2015, compared with a little more than $171,000 in 2014, for a 51.82 percent increase, according to the Fall 2015 Fraternity and Sorority Life Report Executive Summary.
The total number of service hours in 2015 went up 12.2 percent from 2014 to 35,695 hours.
"The total service hours and philanthropic dollars raised in the year 2015 are record-breaking numbers for our community," the report said.
With the increase in money raised and community service done, there also was an increase in students rushing. Eighty-two more students rushed in 2015 than in 2014. Of Ball State students, 15.35 percent are now a part of Greek Life — an increase from 14.25 percent in Fall 2014.
But along with an increase in students rushing, there is also an increase in retention, so more Greek Life members are staying in the organization through their sophomore year. Retention is up 9.79 percent to 88.85 percent.
In the Fall Semester, Greek Life continued to have a higher average GPA than the campus average. The greek average is 3.086, and Ball State's is 2.985. This is the 21st consecutive semester that the greek GPA has been higher than the all-campus GPA.
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