James Madison University - Greek Life

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College Prowler Take

Greek life at JMU is really only prominent if you make it a big part of your life. Students agree that Greek life doesn’t dominate the scene. If fraternities and sororities are your piece of pizza, there’s definitely a buffet to choose from. If not, that’s cool, too. On weekends, frat houses are great, although crowded. It’s certainly the place to be if you’re a social butterfly.

Many students don’t know much about the Greek scene, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. The student body is actually about 6 percent Greek. Of the fifteen fraternities and eight sororities, only ten are located off campus, even though their presence isn’t advertised or in your face. Walking around campus, you may notice an abundance of letters displayed proudly on students’ chests. Waiting for your friend in the Commons during lunchtime, you may notice booths set up by Greek organizations for charities or social events. Driving down Main Street, you might notice letters on some of the huge, formidable buildings. That is about all the Greekness you will be subjected to, unless you choose to attend a Greek function or become Greek yourself.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Greek life seems pretty successful... Greek life seems pretty successful here, but it doesn’t seem like it’s really in your face. You can usually tell who is in a sorority or fraternity by the fact that they are always wearing their T-shirts or sweatshirts. Frats and sororities will hold lots of charity events around here, and of course, lots of parties, too. They aren’t as dominant here as they are in other schools, though, which I think is a good thing. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I’m not really involved in Greek... I’m not really involved in Greek life, except if you count the three sorority chicks I dated last year. They were all blond and hot. I don’t know what that says about the Greek system, but I had a good experience with it. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I don’t know a lot about Greek... I don’t know a lot about Greek life. I do know that you can go through JMU and not be involved in Greek life and still have an amazing time. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I don’t really know much about the... I don’t really know much about the Greek life on campus. Sometimes it seems like there are a lot of Greeks because you see so many T-shirts with letters when you walk around campus. It doesn’t dominate the scene at all, which is nice. The only frat parties I have been to have been really loud, crowded, and dirty. And they all have steep steps! 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I’m not in a frat, but it seems to... I’m not in a frat, but it seems to be a big deal on campus, and they’re very active. 12345 Greek Life Report

Facts

Did You Know?

On-campus sorority and fraternity houses have a living capacity of 28 people.

A total of 280 Greek men and women live in on-campus houses.

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