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Greek Life

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Undergrad Men in Fraternities 0%
Undergrad Women in Sororities 0%
Number of Fraternities 0
Number of Sororities 0

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Greek life has been banned by the Brandeis administration. The reasoning is that Brandeis was founded with the mission of being open and accepting of everyone, while fraternities and sororities are exclusionary. Brandeis demands openness and acceptance from all of the clubs on campus, not just the frats. This does not mean that fraternities and sororities don’t exist at Brandeis—they are just unofficial. With five fraternities and two sororities, Brandeis does have some semblance of Greek life, but it is nothing like official Greek life at other universities. The frat houses are small, off-campus houses that have large, dark, sketchy basements for parties, and due to the inconveniences of off-campus housing, only a couple of the frat guys will actually live there.

When the fraternities and sororities throw parties, they are some of the better off-campus parties, especially during “rush period” when new members are recruited. There are certainly other parties, but Greek life definitely helps dictate the party scene—or lack thereof. Aside from the parties, the Greek scene is pretty quiet on campus, with frats sponsoring a few community service initiatives and maybe a coffeehouse at Chum’s. Although they are trying to get more recognition by the campus, Greek life seems like it will be underground for many years to come.

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Greek Life at Brandeis University

ljp2090

Economics '13

1.2
D

Small part of campus

Barely existent, no affect of campus life.

Oct 15, 2011

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Greek Life at Brandeis University

bobthewut

Physics '12

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Greek Life Doesn't Officially Exist.

Greek life is not endorsed by the college; however, the fraternities and sororities still exist. I am not part of one, and, honestly, I'm not convinced they have much of an influence on the social life of the college at all.

Feb 24, 2011

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Greek Life at Brandeis University

ftale

Health Care '13

4.2
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Underground

Greek life isn't recognized by Brandeis. However, it is prominent because we are such a small school and there is a good amount of students that are a part of the frats and sororities on campus. Some people dislike the greek life and are very against it while many others don't care for it. But greek is great for those who choose it. Some frats have houses where only members live there but neither sororities have houses. Greek life definitely gives you more to do such as the party life and social events.

Jan 08, 2011

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User rating for Brandeis University - Greek Life is 3.5 out of 5 based on 26 user reviews.

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Did You Know? According to University policy, fraternities and sororities are prohibited on campus because they do not represent a vital aspect of Brandeis life—that all student organizations be open to all students. Greek life is not considered to have "the principles of openness to which the University is committed." However, there are underground fraternties and sororities on campus that a small percentage of Brandeis students take part in. The unofficial fraternities on campus include Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Epilson Pi, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Mu, and Zeta Beta Tau. Unofficial sororities are Delta Phi Epilson and Sigma Delta Tau.

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