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Paying money to make friends and to be invited to parties is one way to spark up your social life. A large percentage of the UA student body is Greek, so you're not going to escape them—and for some, the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" motif certainly applies. You can see a frat "bro" or "sorority girl" almost every time you go to just about any class. They are very visible on campus, which many feel is one of the most unfortunate things about the UA. You can tell who they are because they usually have nice tans, huge muscles, and/or letters of the Greek alphabet embroidered on their shirts. Sometimes the nerdy girl next to you will surprise you when she turns to you and tells you she’s in a sorority and that you’re invited to a party, but by and large, the Greek community at the UA is rather homogeneous.

There are intelligent and interesting sorority girls and fraternity guys here, but they're few and far between. The ditzy stereotype crops up much more often. At such times, it is appropriate—and even mandatory—to point your non-Greek, independent finger at them and laugh annoyingly loud. However, it’s easy to tell that service-based Greeks work really hard to selflessly serve the community, so it's not all bad. People in Greek life are generally very involved within the scene and tend to stick very close together, which is good if you're in a frat or sorority and not so good if you're not. Like at many large universities, Greek life is a mixed bag and looks to remain that way for the foreseeable future.

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Greek Life at University of Arizona

kmangin

'14

Law and Legal Studies

3.5

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Greek Life at the U of a

Greek life at the University of Arizona takes over the school, in a good and bad way. People may be easily threatened by greek life. There are constant parties within the greek life. Sororities especially start unnecessary drama especially between other houses. Fraternities turn very nice guys into jerks. Greek life is a lot of fun, but can emotionally hurt a student if they get turned down.

Jan 23, 2012

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Greek Life at University of Arizona

mcalvoni

'14

Drama and Theatre Production

5.0

A+

Lots of Partying!

There are plenty of things to do at The University of Arizona that revolves around Greek Life. I don't like Frats and Sororities so I really can't say much. But for those of you that do, this is the place for you.

Jan 17, 2012

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Greek Life at University of Arizona

wilder

'14

Psychology

5.0

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Woo

There's a huge difference between the people who are a part of Greek Life and who aren't at UA, because it's a huge school. It might be difficult for people to feel included or meet as many friends as they'd like to, but greeklife connects so many people. Frats are where the parties are, and some of the themed ones get crazy.

The best part about greeklife at UA is that everyone is connected though. There are no rivalries and it's perfectly normal to see a group of girls from 4 different houses walking down the street and laughing with each other. There's a sense of camaraderie, but greeks and non-greeks can be friends too.

Jan 12, 2012

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