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Greeks provide leadership at Florida Gulf Coast University. A school with a young Greek system, they seem to be setting out on the right path.

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Indeed, though the fraternities and sororities have different philanthropic missions, they agreed that alcohol and drug abuse, or any other forms of degradation, are a thing of Hollywood and have no place in their clubs.

"A lot of times when you think of a frat, you think of 'Animal House,' and that's not what we're about," said Nate Touchette, 21, president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon, referring to the film. "What's the point of coming to college and joining a brotherhood just to get beat down?"

The fraternity believes in "The Balanced Man," a guide it created that teaches members to excel physically and mentally. Members have dressed up in costumes and volunteered at the Haunted Walk at the Calusa Nature Center, organized flag football games for the United Way and have collectively maintained a 3.19 gpa.

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