The Greek Mecca by Hank Nuwer Fraternities and sororities have taken over Indianapolis. The heads of the 23 national men's fraternity and eight sorority headquarters in Indy are more likely to pass a church collection plate than pass out like Bluto Blutarsky in a pub.
Greek life is a major industry, attracting beaucoup convention dollars.
Sequestered inside the confines of the 465-Loop are roughly a third of all national fraternities and sororities. Favored nation status has been bestowed on the Greeks here. Triangle, a national men's fraternity, moved its South Bend and Toledo operations here in 1991. A main consideration was the absence of a property tax on national fraternal headquarters in Indy. Indy's central location is another part of its appeal for Greeks.