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Undergrad Men in Fraternities		23%
Undergrad Women in Sororities		31%
Number of Fraternities		15
Number of Sororities		14

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New students foreign to the Greek system will be stunned by the phenomenon created by the fraternities and sororities here on campus. Greek life feeds directly into the community created by SMU with its small student population and functions as the primary way of life—well, at least socially. On the other hand, while people may assume what they will about Greek life and attach certain labels to it (such as elitism and “buying your friends”), most will soon find themselves amongst the crowd, either by joining it or making friends who participate in it. Being Greek allows you instant access into theme parties that are held every weekend. Most Greeks are proud that they are a part of an organization, but by no means will they treat you differently because you are not Greek . . . you just won’t be able to get into most of the parties. Because SMU is in the South, recruitment is an immense ordeal, and quite a bit of emphasis is placed on the entire scene.

Every day, different colored jerseys are visible all over campus, in addition to Greek T-shirts that everyone wears to class. Girls are also equipped with buttons on their purses and backpacks. But once again, Greek life does not take over the entire campus. It’s just highly noticeable. On the flip side, the percentage of students joining fraternities and sororities is slowly dwindling.Don’t make assumptions about the people or the system; check it out and judge for yourself.

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one of the best outlets for fun!

Feb 08, 2012

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madgebo2014

'14

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Meet and Greet

It plays a big part but not the whole thing. The whole Greek society likes to have fun but know that their number one priority is to get an education and they work with their members to help them reach their degrees.

Sep 15, 2011

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mvickers212

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Everybody Goes Greek - Almost

Greek life is huge on campus, there is always something going on at the housings. I personally am not Greek or do I participate at any Greek events. By observation, our campus is dominated by at least 75% Greek students. It's no secret that SMU is pretty well-know for their Greek life.

Jun 24, 2011

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Fraternities		Beta Theta Pi Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Omega Delta Phi Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Phi Delta Theta Phi Gamma Delta Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chi Sigma Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sororities		Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Kappa Alpha Chi Omega Delta Delta Delta Delta Gamma Delta Sigma Theta Gamma Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Delta Chi Kappa Kappa Gamma Pi Beta Phi Sigma Lambda Gamma Sigma Phi Omega Zeta Phi Beta
Multicultural Colonies		Kappa Delta Chi (MGC) Omega Delta Phi (MGC) Sigma Lambda Beta (MGC) Sigma Lambda Gamma (MGC) Sigma Phi Omega (MGC)
Other Greek Organizations		Interfraternity Council Multicultural Greek Council National Pan-Hellenic Council Panhellenic Council
Did You Know?		Each semester, Greek organizations pair up and participate in Talent Show during Family Weekend in the fall, and Sing Song during Mother’s/Father’s Weekend in the spring. In the fall, fraternities and sororities build and present floats for the homecoming parade and they compete for first, second, or third place. Most of the homecoming king and queen nominees are Greek. SMU participates in deferred rush, which means that recruitment takes place during the last week of the holiday break.

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