Furman University
- Greek Life

From the Perspective of a Non-Greek

I'm non-Greek, which can be a defining characteristic here, separating the social stratum between those who do and those who don't go Greek. Whatever is "happening", is happening in the Greek community... but if you're not involved, you can at least be content with the fact that you didn't pay five grand to pay for the fancy formals that go on every weekend. Still, for those who can afford it and want to participate, I've heard it's a great experience, but at Furman there is certainly a "type" of person who gets involved with Greek life.

Not Typical Greek Life

Being in a sorority or fraternity at Furman doesn't necessarily decide your friend group. I am an independent who has friends in almost every fraternity and sorority. Some greeks complain about this because they feel like the aren't getting the "greek experience" but overall I think it is a good thing. Frats are not known for hazing here, but also many of them no longer have houses due to new Greenville housing codes that prevent "non-families" from living in many neighborhoods. Therefore, Frats usually host parties downtown by renting out local clubs and bars, which is not typical compared to other schools or to how it used to before the housing codes changed, but still very fun (probably even better, because we aren't worried about getting busted). Furman is not a party school by any means, but if you want to go out and have fun you can.

Greeks Do Homecoming

Homecoming is essentially the one BIG event for Greek Life to explode on campus, doing everything from welcoming back alumni to float building. Different organizations have little events throughout the year, but nothing dominates like the Homecoming competitions.