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University of California - San Diego - Greek Life - Greek Life - College ProwlerCollege Prowler2.69

Greek Life

Quick Stats

Undergrad Men in Fraternities 10%
Undergrad Women in Sororities 10%
Number of Fraternities 12
Number of Sororities 10

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The lack of an active social scene at UCSD also results in a generally unpopular Greek system. There are a number of frats and sororities, but they do not own the social scene. The Greek system is not thought highly of, and many students are skeptical of those who are involved. Greeks are oftentimes stereotyped as being stupid, overly promiscuous, or superficial. Being involved in the Greek system takes more time and money than most students are willing to allocate.

For students who choose to join a fraternity or sorority, it tends to take up much of their free time. Students active in the Greek system report that they have developed good friendships, enjoy being more involved on campus, and have an active social life. Fraternities and sororities also participate in charitable projects on campus and around the San Diego area. For a more untraditional Greek experience, students tend to join special interest fraternities, which are often coed and based around cultural groups, religions, or majors.

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Greek Life at University of California - San Diego

iTsAlicia2

Economics '15

3.1
B-

Greek Life...Not So Much

not much greek life at SD, but they do have parties off campus quite often

Dec 19, 2011

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Greek Life at University of California - San Diego

myydearbear

Environmental Sciences '11

3.8
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Frats and Sororities

There are many frats and sororities here at UCSD. Some focus on partying more than others. It all depends what you want youre interests are.

Here are UCSD we are NOT at all a party school.We are not socially dead, there are many other fun things to do. If you like to party there are parties but you just have to search for it.

Dec 15, 2011

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dancingleis

Communications '10

3.1
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No Greek Row

There are a lot of frats and sororities to join, but our school does not allow official greek housing in La Jolla, so there are no official houses for parties or a greek row.

Oct 19, 2011

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User rating for University of California - San Diego - Greek Life is 2.3 out of 5 based on 33 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
  • Beta Chi Theta
  • Delta Sigma Phi
  • Kappa Sigma
  • Lambda Chi Alpha
  • Phi Gamma Delta
  • Pi Kappa Alpha
  • Sigma Alpha Nu
  • Sigma Chi
  • Sigma Nu
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • Tau Kappa Epsilon
  • Triangle
  • Zeta Beta Tau
Sororities
  • Alpha Chi Omega
  • Alpha Epsilon Phi
  • Chi Omega
  • Delta Delta Delta
  • Delta Gamma
  • Kappa Alpha Theta
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • Phi Sigma Rho
  • Pi Beta Phi
  • Sigma Kappa
Multicultural Colonies
  • Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
  • Chi Gamma Phi
  • Delta Phi Omega
  • Gamma Zeta Alpha
  • Kappa Zeta Phi
  • Lambda Phi Epsilon
  • Lambda Theta Nu
  • Nu Alpha Kappa
  • Phi Lambda Rho
  • Psi Chi Omega
  • Rho Delta Chi
  • Sigma Omicron Pi
Other Greek Organizations
  • Greek Council
  • Greek Peer Advisors
  • Greeks Gone Green
  • Interfraternity Council
  • Order of Omega
  • Pan-Hellenic Council
  • Rho Lambda

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