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I am a little leery about going to a college with a greek system - my high school had an upperclass social structure redolent to the high school fraternities and sororities from the 70s, and I really got sick of it after awhile (even though I was a member). How is a college with a greek system different from one that doesn't, and should it impact my decision when applying to college?

By Purgeofdoors (Purgeofdoors) on Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 11:40 pm: Edit

Most schools that do not have a Greek system have something similar to it. For example, Priceton's eating clubs have some of the elements of a Greek system although they aren't frats by any means.

It doesn't so much matter whether or not a college has the greek system, but whether or not there is anything else available. In most colleges there are social options outside of frats/sororities.

By Justin185 (Justin185) on Sunday, August 03, 2003 - 07:05 pm: Edit

I went to Cornell where there were many Greek houses. The only affect they had on my life was the noise from the parties since my dorm was near some of the houses. Besides that I had no connection to the Greek life and it did not have a positive or negative affect on my social life. And limiting your choices to schools without a Greek system will definitely eliminate a lot of good schools.