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The odd thing about Greek Life at Baylor is that it appears to be huge because the infiltration of T-shirts, events, parties, and propaganda are dominated by Greek organizations. During Rush, the organizations set up tables to entice new members, since their continuation is entirely dependent upon a healthy pledge class and alumni. Active members participate in intramurals, service projects, and social gatherings. Most of the off-campus parties are held at Greek houses or end up at one. For such a low percentage of students actually involved in an organization, their influence and visibility is incredibly high. Different groups have different stereotypes; that being said, most of the members of the organizations are just as approachable as the next person.

The number one thing about Greek organizations is that you don’t have to join one to have fun or go to the parties. Chances are, by the time you’re a sophomore you will have a good friend that rushed an organization, and therefore you’ll be invited by extension when they hold off-campus parties, which are not sanctioned by the University and usually aren’t approved activities. There are plenty of perks to joining a fraternity or sorority, such as having upperclassmen warn you about certain classes and professors, saving their work and passing it on, alumni all over the country, and social interaction, but if you’re just looking for some friends or are interested in service events, there are other options that are a lot less expensive.

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Greek Life at Baylor University

ireal

Business Administration and Management '13

3.8

B+

Know How to Manage Time

Most Greeks are smart, know how to manage their time even though they party a lot.

May 15, 2012

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Greek Life at Baylor University

purplemango

Psychology '14

3.1

B-

Fun, Cool, but Not Necessary

The Greek life at Baylor is extremely lively. Lots of students join fraternities and sororities and get really involved in them. It's difficult to go anywhere on campus without running into someone wearing an article of clothing sporting the name of some Greek organization. Events hosted by Greek organizations are also extremely well-advertized. As much fun as Greek life is, I personally don't think its really necessary. Even though lots of students are part of Greek organizations, lots of others aren't, and I am one of them.

May 13, 2012

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Greek Life at Baylor University

Anonymous

Baylor University Student

3.5

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A Bunch of Rich Kids

Most of the girls and guys in sororities/frats are rich kids whose parents pay for everything they ever want. There are some nice people in them, but typically non-greek people are either annoyed by sorority girls and frat guys, or just think they are dumb. Walking around campus it seems like there are greek people everywhere, but really only less than twenty percent of students are greek.

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