20% Surge in Volunteering by College Students

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<p>"(AP) -- Some call them lazy, more interested in partying hard than helping out. But a new study shows college students volunteer at a rate that's grown sharply over the last few years.</p>

<p>The number of college students volunteering grew more than 20 percent, from 2.7 million to 3.3 million, between 2002 and 2005, according to a study being released Monday by the Corporation for National & Community Service, a federal agency. The growth rate for college students is more than double that for all volunteers.</p>

<p>"We have observed a historically significant surge in service interest by college students, probably the most remarkable increase since the 'Greatest Generation' of World War II," said Steve Goldsmith, the former mayor of Indianapolis and chairman of the corporation.</p>

<p>Altogether, about 30 percent of college students are volunteering, with tutoring and mentoring the most common activities...."</p>

<p>This was particularly interesting: "Students who work part-time (1-15 hours per week) volunteer at higher rates than students who don't have jobs."</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/16/college.students.volunteer.ap/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/16/college.students.volunteer.ap/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>The real question at hand is...</p>

<p>Are the numbers of Greeks students growing this drastically or are the non-Greek students finally following the lead of the GLO's?</p>

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