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Greek Life

Quick Stats

Number of Fraternities 16
Number of Sororities 12

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

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 or students into networking or being involved with student government. There’s even an anti-frat fraternity where most of the guys are into playing guitar and being laid-back. 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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Greek Life at Stanford University

sburlison08

Finance '12

4.6
A

Greek Life Not as Big, but Still There

The perfect combination of a club/family without being overly exclusive

Mar 21, 2012

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san511

Language Studies and Linguistics '12

2.3
C

Not Involved

I was thankful for the Greeks freshman and sophomore year for throwing fun parties, but that was the extent of my involvement. But there's definitely a subtle social divide between those who decide to go Greek and those who don't...and not necessarily in a good way

Mar 21, 2012

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Kisho3

Psychology '15

1.9
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Greek Parties

The music played at frat parties aren't very diverse. Most of the time the music consist of techno and electronic, which is actually quite difficult to dance to. Most of the students I've talked to about the frat scene agree that the music at frat parties is terrible, so I don't know why the djs continue playing the music that they do. They should try top 40 music.

Dec 30, 2011

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User rating for Stanford University - Greek Life is 3.5 out of 5 based on 37 user reviews.

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

What is Greek life’s role in the campus social scene?

What is the general attitude of non-Greeks toward Greeks?

What kind of housing is available for Greek students?

How difficult is it to get into a fraternity or sorority?

Facts

Fraternities
  • Alpha Epsilon Pi
  • Alpha Phi Alpha
  • Delta Kappa Epsilon
  • Delta Tau Delta
  • Gamma Zeta Alpha
  • Kappa Alpha
  • Kappa Sigma
  • Lambda Phi Epsilon
  • Omega Psi Phi
  • Phi Beta Sigma
  • Phi Kappa Psi
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon
  • Sigma Chi
  • Sigma Nu
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • Theta Delta Chi
Sororities
  • Alpha Epsilon Phi
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha
  • Alpha Kappa Delta Phi  
  • Chi Omega
  • Delta Delta Delta
  • Delta Sigma Theta
  • Kappa Alpha Theta
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • Lambda Theta Nu
  • Pi Beta Phi
  • Sigma Psi Zeta
  • Sigma Theta Psi
Multicultural Colonies
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha
  • Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
  • Alpha Phi Alpha
  • Delta Sigma Theta
  • Gamma Zeta Alpha
  • Lambda Phi Epsilon
  • Lambda Theta Nu
  • Omega Psi Phi
  • Phi Beta Sigma
  • Sigma Psi Zeta
  • Sigma Theta Psi
Other Greek Organizations
  • African American Fraternal and Sororal Association (AAFSA)
  • Greek Council
  • Interfraternity Council (IFC)
  • Intersorority Council (ISC)
  • Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)

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