@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp11841,
            	author={Even, William E. and Smith, Austin C.},
            	title={Greek Life, Academics, and Earnings},
            	year={2018},
	month={Sep},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={11841},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp11841},
	abstract={Using records from a large public university, we examine the impact of Greek life on academic performance and salaries. To isolate the causal effect of Greek life, we exploit a university policy prohibiting students from joining a Greek organization during their first semester and a minimum GPA for subsequent eligibility. Regression discontinuity and panel methods reveal that Greek affiliation reduces student grades by 0.1-0.3 standard deviations. Greek effects are largest during the semester of pledging, semesters of increased social activities, and for males. We find no evidence of a Greek salary premium and rule out even modest positive effects.},
	keywords={higher education;fraternity;sorority;greek},
            }