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                                                         Exhibit 24

                         Powers of Attorney

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.



                                           /s/ Michael J. Gasser
                                           Michael J. Gasser

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ Joseph W. Reed
                                           Joseph W. Reed


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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ John K. Dieker
                                           John K. Dieker

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ Charles R. Chandler
                                           Charles R. Chandler

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ Michael H. Dempsey
                                           Michael H. Dempsey

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or her or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
her hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ Naomi C. Dempsey
                                           Naomi C. Dempsey

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ Daniel J. Gunsett
                                           Daniel J. Gunsett

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 2nd day of March, 2000.


                                           /s/ John C. Kane
                                           John C. Kane

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 1st day of March, 2000.


                                           /s/ Robert C. Macauley
                                           Robert C. Macauley

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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ David J. Olderman
                                           David J. Olderman


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                         POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
officer and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. 401(k) Retirement
Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Gasser
and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand as of this 29th day of February, 2000.


                                           /s/ William B. Sparks, Jr.
                                           William B. Sparks, Jr.