Louisiana State University - Greek Life

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Undergrad Men in Fraternities		12%
Undergrad Women in Sororities		18%
Number of Fraternities		21
Number of Sororities		13

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LSU Greek life may only make up a small percent of the undergraduate population but many students might doubt the number given Greek life’s prominence on campus. With the majority of Greek organizations having houses and membership numbers between 50 and 200, Greek life plays a huge part at the school. Greek students show proud allegiance to the fraternity and sorority cause by donning Greek T-shirts and dressing “fratty” in polos and khakis. LSU is a school known for having a party reputation, and Greeks are usually considered the ones responsible for the status. Fraternities throw huge weekend-long parties, such as Kappa Sigma “South Seas” and Acacia “Night on the Nile,” that require the talents of their construction management members to build huge bridges and sand dunes. The nationally-publicized death of a fraternity pledge from too much alcohol consumption several years ago put a negative stigma on the Greek community LSU. The school is still striving to recover from by participating in more philanthropic events.

There is a positive side to pledging on a campus so big—many students consider Greek life a great way to get to know people quickly. Greeks tend to clump together at certain bars around town and at parties at the fraternity houses. Fraternities and sororities throw parties like formals and bus trips, have weekly exchanges, participate in intramural sports, and host events. Greeks even have their own campus bus route. But despite their high visibility on campus, Greeks aren’t considered the only organization for students to get involved in on campus. Incoming freshmen can check out Greek life, as well as other major campus organizations like LSU Ambassadors. Greek life is a great way to make the campus smaller, but not the only option for those looking to make some friends.

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Dross13

'15

Broadcast Journalism

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Geaux Greek

Greeks are very dominant on campus. They seem to have the best social life. Although they are very prevelant there is still plenty of fun going on outside of the greek realm.

Jan 01, 2012

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mkessling

'14

Art History

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Greeks Have Moderate Impact

The impact a fraternity or sorority has on campus life depends on which one it is. Some fraternities and sororities have reputations that classify them as friendly or unfriendly. Greeks are not hard to find on LSU's campus. However, they do not isolate themselves among non-Greeks, and tend to socialize with everyone.

Dec 05, 2011

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Kwilk11

'14

Psychology Studies

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Not So Good in the South

I'm not in a sorority and I'm going to keep it that way. Sororities at LSU can be good in helping someone make new friends and possibly keep up a certain grade point average (as that's required) and keep up with community service.

But sororities also morph peoples view of things and can cause a girl to believe that having fun is dressing in an inappropriate way as well as drinking and partying way too much. Greek life rules here and if you're not in a sorority then you aren't going to be friends with anyone in a sorority and visa versa. They get trapped in a bubble and they can't get out.

Also, I've found that boys in fraternities start to act as if they are better than everyone else and mostly care about partying and getting with sorority girls.

I've lost a few friends to sororities and fraternities on LSU campus and it hasn't been enjoyable.

Dec 03, 2011

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Fraternities		Acacia Alpha Gamma Rho Delta Chi Delta Kappa Epsilon Iota Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Beta Sigma Phi Delta Theta Phi Kappa Psi Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Alpha Mu Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Theta Xi
Sororities		Alpha Kappa Alpha Chi Omega Delta Delta Delta Delta Gamma Delta Sigma Theta Delta Zeta Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Delta Kappa Kappa Gamma Phi Mu Pi Beta Phi Sigma Alpha Zeta Tau Alpha
Other Greek Organizations		(Gamma Chi for female, Rho Chi for males) Greek Board of Directors Interfraternity Council National Pan-Hellenic Council Order of Omega Panhellenic Council Recruitment Counselors
Did You Know?		In the spring, fraternities and sororities participate in a blitz-build for Habitat for Humanity. Greeks also participate in Songfest, in which sororities and fraternities compete with choreographed dance and song routines—watch out Britney Spears. Rumor has it that the movie *Animal House* was based on Greek life at LSU.

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