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In practically every lecture at Rutgers you will find yourself sandwiched between students with flashy windbreakers bearing Greek letters. Approximately 10 percent of Rutgers students are part of a fraternity or sorority, either locally or nationally affiliated. All of the fraternities and sororities have a goodwill mission, such as raising money for AIDS or cancer research. Greek life comes alive on the weekends when influxes of freshman girls, wearing practically nothing, lurk around Frat Row.

Every weekend numerous frats on Mine Street, commonly referred to as Frat Row, host parties with kegs of cheap beer and Gatorade containers of jungle juice, consisting of Stop ‘n Shop powdered juice and Everclear alcohol. Popular music of the week blasts from the speakers while drunken girls fall down dancing. Partying at Frat Row is a guaranteed night of free alcohol and dancing; however, sanitary bathrooms and water are few and far between. Instead of BYOB, it’s BYOTP—bring your own toilet paper. Frat houses typically lack soap, towels, and toilet paper. Sororities do not have parties in their own houses, but instead have mixers with their brother frats. Greek life is certainly prevalent on campus, but if a student is not a part of it, they can still have a social life. If you’re a male and the partying scene is your choice, you may want to join a fraternity. It is often at least a 3-to-1 ratio to get a male into a frat party, if they are not a brother. However, girls are always welcomed, especially if they are wearing revealing outfits.

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Greek Life at Rutgers University

Hijira

Human Resources Management '13

5.0

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Good for Leadership Roles, Community Service and Campus Life.

Greek life at Rutgers is very active. They are not judgmental or bias towards others. They have positive roles on campus and promote many events. They even offer mixers, Homecoming events, formals, Greek Week and various appreciation weeks There are numerous fraternities and sororities that cater to specific talents and desires of college students. Rutgers holds one day each semester where all of the Greeks setup a booth for all students to walk around and get to know all of the different fraternities and sororities that Rutgers has to offer. You can ask questions and pick and choose without any pressure.

May 09, 2012

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lylyness

Communications '15

3.1

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The Greek Life Is Very Present on Campus

but in general a frat is known by how good its parties are. They are extremely annoying when they table on College Ave and blast music in front of Brower. I know there are some academic Greek orgs but they aren't as prominent as the "social" frats.

Apr 07, 2012

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pancholi39

Chemical Engineering '15

3.5

B

Greeks Throw Awesome Parties

All of the Greek life housing is on College Avenue, one of the four campuses at Rutgers New Brunswick. Many weekends the Frats throw many parties. Some Greek housing is pretty nice, while most of them look kind of old and a bit dirty. Greeks are not really viewed as any worse or better than the Non-Greek students.

Mar 26, 2012

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