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Quick Stats
% of Undergrad Men in Fraternities
0 %
% of Undergrad Women in Sororities
0 %
College Prowler Take
The Greek system hasn’t existed at Bowdoin in any form since 2000. Greek Row was replaced by a college house system—an eight-house system that is matched with first-year housing to assist the proctors in transitioning first-years to the social life on campus. The houses existed as fraternities before Bowdoin believed that the fraternity system hindered Admissions from attracting the best student body possible. Less than 20 percent of the student body participates in this housing option. Unlike the Greek system, the social house system is controlled by the Residential Life Office, which plays a role in who lives in the house. However, they give each house a budget to plan its own programming for themselves, their affiliated first-years, and the community.
The house system is most popular with sophomores trying to avoid the housing lottery. Each house offers laundry facilities, common areas, and social areas, and some include elevators and prime parking spaces. Social house parties tend to only attract first-years and sophomores, but parties like Halloween at MacMillan, Graffiti at Baxter, and the 80s Party at Ladd do attract some upperclassmen. Howell House gets a very bad reputation for attracting the odd ones in the Bowdoin student body who do not fit into the mold. They registered four of the possible six kegs that Residential Life permits on campus at a time so students would attend their alcohol-free party. Overall, the social house system plays a visible role on campus with their programming for first-years and, at times, entertaining parties.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
BowC says: Bowdoin College 2015 Communication and Journalism  |
There is absolutely no Greek life.
Greek Life: February 26, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
Social houses are a lot of fun to...
Social houses are a lot of fun to live in sophomore year, and it’s great to not have to go through the housing lottery. |
rrosen says: Bowdoin College 2013 Undecided |
No Greek Housing
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We don't have Greek housing here at Bowdoin.
Greek Life: November 19, 2009
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liberal_artist says: Bowdoin College 2011 Philosophy and Religion |
There Are No Frats/Sororities
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Bowdoin has College Houses, but no fraternities or sororities.
Greek Life: November 19, 2009
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songbird009 says: Bowdoin College 2013 Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
There Is None
A+
There is no Greek life at Bowdoin, and it's great that way. Each of the freshman dorms (a.k.a. Bricks) is affiliated with a social house. The social houses basically fill the role of fraternaties and sororities, except that anyone can join. They host parties for the whole campus, and have events specifically for the affiliated students. Who needs Greek life?
Greek Life: November 17, 2009
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Facts
Other Greek Organizations
- Inter-house Council
- Peucinian Society
- Phi Beta Kappa
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