Stanford University - Greek Life

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Most students agree that fraternities and sororities don’t dominate Stanford’s social scene. Fraternities sponsor the majority of popular parties on campus, but these are generally open to all students, and there are plenty of alternatives. A large majority of students don’t feel the need to participate in Greek life at all, and most feel that the current size of Stanford’s Greek system is large enough, if not too big. At a school with less than 15 percent of students going Greek, that sentiment is telling. If you don’t rush, you will still be able to have plenty of fun and make friends as an undergraduate.

The Greek system at Stanford is fairly diverse. There’s a frat for computer enthusiasts who like to play computer games over the LAN. There are some more traditional ones that are mainly comprised of athletes. There’s even an anti-frat fraternity where most of the guys are into playing guitar and being laid-back. Still another frat tends to center around networking and being in student government. The sororities don’t have as much diversity, but do break down roughly by a combination of attractiveness and sexual discretion. For students who want to get involved in Greek life but don’t want as much of a commitment, there are several un-housed frats and sororities.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Only about 15 percent of the... Only about 15 percent of the Stanford Student Body is Greek. Some of the fraternities, like Kappa Sig, Theta Delta and Sigma Chi, throw a good number of parties, when not on probation. The rest of them just hog prime housing on campus. Stanford is one of the few universities that actually encourages Greek participation by taking housing away from Independents in order to house its fraternities and sororities. Most members of the Greek system at Stanford say they enjoy the camaraderie and social scene, but admit that the Greeks at Stanford are nowhere near as ‘hardcore’ or ‘gung-ho’ as their state school counterparts. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

Greek life is pretty big here; the... Greek life is pretty big here; the fraternities have most of the parties. Sororities aren’t as big. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

Every weekend there’s something... Every weekend there’s something Greek going on. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I wouldn’t say that the... I wouldn’t say that the fraternities make up the entire the social scene—you don’t have to be in one in order to have fun. I am not in one, and I have tight group of friends. But I will be honest with you, there are a lot of really nerdy or socially awkward kids here. It’s because they are so darn smart, that they don’t know how to socialize. Other than that, you have the fraternity guys who seem to get a lot of the girls—I hope I don’t sound too bitter about that. If you like to party, fraternities throw good ones. If you don’t, there’s plenty of other stuff to do. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

If you want it, it’s there, if you... If you want it, it’s there, if you don’t, no worries. Greeks make up a small but significant portion of the student body. Though most everyone will go to a few frat parties, Greek culture is not monolithic, and there is no real need to join a frat or sorority. 12345 Greek Life Report

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