SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.    20549

                                 FORM 10-Q

              QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Quarter Ended January 31, 2001      Commission File Number  1-566

                           GREIF BROS. CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                      Delaware                  31-4388903
        (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)       Identification No.)

          425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio          43015
     (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

   Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (740) 549-6000

                              Not Applicable
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X]  No [  ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the close of the period covered by this
report:

                   Class A Common Stock   10,523,196 shares
                   Class B Common Stock   11,842,859 shares