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If you want to be with the “in crowd” at SU, you have to go Greek. Weekend revelries are centered exclusively on frat row. So, if you’re looking for fun on a Friday, you can either head down to the houses or make the drive to Austin. However, the Greek scene at Southwestern is different than at most other schools. Because of deferred rush, first-years and independent students get a chance to become familiarized with the different frats and sororities before committing to one or even deciding to rush. It also makes the whole process a lot more laid-back. Each individual frat and sorority definitely have an image on campus. The frats are notorious for stirring up trouble. In fact, the most recent Greek scandal to hit SU was in the fall of 2004, when the KAs and Phi Delts were caught with strippers in their houses for recruitment activities! The sororities are less easily defined, mostly because they don’t have houses.

Overall, if you want to make lots of friends and get invited to all the “cool” parties, you should probably go Greek. Although it isn’t impossible to reach the highest social echelons at SU without pledging, it sure makes social climbing a lot easier, and besides, it’s just an easy way to make friends. If you don’t care about how wild your weekends are, then you can take Greek or leave it.

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Greek Life at Southwestern University

chancea

'13

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Greek Life - Various, Not Alienating

We have social sororities and fraternities (Tri-Delts, Pike, etc), but we also have a religious sorority and fraternity, a service fraternity (that accepts both males and females), and a social justice sorority.

The social greeks throw parties, but don't dominate campus or create a group difference (us vs. them).

Only the social fraternities have houses.

Sep 28, 2011

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Greek Life at Southwestern University

blaqkpupil

'13

Psychology

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There is definitely a big Greek-Life at Southwestern but you are not excluded from the social scene if you are not in one. The fraternities for the most part are pretty open-minded about who can and cannot go into their houses and most of the usually do host great parties. However, there is some rivalries between certain fraternity houses and their members but they keep it amongst themselves.

May 16, 2011

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mbroz2009

'13

Mathematics & Statistics

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Strong, but Not Necessary

Greek life is definitely a force on campus, especially in the social arena. Since many of our fraternities are among the oldest in the state and nation, they have a lot of history and therefore support from alumni and the administration. However, it is foolish to think that you must be Greek to enjoy greek social life. While it is true that some fraternities are way less accepting of strangers or people not always around the fraternity, the best fraternities on campus usually try to embrace the entire campus instead of being sectarian.

Jul 14, 2010

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