Social life = Greeklife. Fraternities and Sororities are well known for their wild parties and constantly drinking ! its sometimes used to even haze new students. Although most of the times it catches the eyes of most students interested in pledging. This article explains a little about the social life of a fraternity based on a Harvard University study.
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=85753

This next article, is more like an interview. The reporter interviewed a woman who pledged in 1963. The author however explains, what the woman is saying. & she explains the difference in pledging now than back down. And the dramatic decrease in students wanting to pledge because of all the incidents and deaths that have occurred through out the years.
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=74577

Most students are a little frightened with the fact that they have to go through a certain process to "earn their letters", but fraternities and sororities aren't all bad. All though some may fit the stereo type, they definitely have the choice to carry themselves appropriately. This article explains in depth, what type of events they participate in. Their philanthropies, community service projects, and awareness shows that they invent or become a part off. http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=59511   

This article I found, briefly explains the "Hazing" students go through when committed to joining a fraternity or sorority. The author informs us, that since 2000 over 60 deaths have been associated with Fraternity's  because of their out of control hazing. http://www.123helpme.com/greek-organizations-view.asp?id=156460

One of the negatives about joining a fraternity or sorority is the process that most go through to become part of the Greek life. Some sororities and fraternities have anti- hazing rules because of the controversy it has caused through the years. However many modern Greeks don't believe in "Paper" which in the Greek life community means they just signed a few papers and don't go through the hazing process. To many that's an insult because they didn't "Earn their Letters" therefore they should not have the right to represent the fraternity or sorority.
This article I found explains a little about 2 cases that were brought about to inform the public of some of the things these pledges go through.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/sorority-hazing-increasingly-violent-disturbing-college-campus/story?id=9798604

Lets start with the Ladies.


Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University (Washington, D.C.) http://www.aka1908.com/

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Was founded in 1913 on the campus of Howard University. 
(Washington, D.C) http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/history.htm

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Was founded in 1920 on the campus of Howard University. 
(Washington, D.C) http://www.zphib1920.org/heritage_overview.html

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Was founded in 1922 on the campus of Butlet University 
(Indianapolis, Indiana) http://www.sgrho1922.org/history

Phi Mu Sorority Was founded in 1852 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia 
http://www.phimu.org/aboutus/ourorganizationataglance

Alpha Phi Sorority was found in 1872 at Syracuse Unviersity , Syracuse, New York
http://foundation.alphaphi.org/index.php/about/history

Because there are so many Sorority's and Fraternity's I will be focusing more on NPHC ones which again are referred to as the "Divine 9" & 2 of the NPC (National PenHellenic Conference)  and 2 (NIC) Fraternitys

Sororities:

-Alpha Kappa Alpha - (NPHC) 

-Delta Sigma Theta - (NPHC)

- Sigma Gamma Rho - (NPHC) 

-Zeta Phi Beta - (NPHC)

- Phi Mu (NPC) 

- Alpha Phi (NPC) 

http://greekpages.webs.com/NPC/npc.html (NPC sororities only!!!) 

Fraternities: 

- Alpha Phi Alpha - (NPHC

- Kappa Alpha Psi - (NPHC) 

- Omega Psi Phi - (NPHC) 

- Phi Beta Sigma - (NPHC) 

- Iota Phi Theta - (NPHC) 

- Sigma Chi (NIC) 

- Tau Kappa Epsilon. (NIC)