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Greek Life

Quick Stats

Undergrad Men in Fraternities 1%
Undergrad Women in Sororities 1%
Number of Fraternities 6
Number of Sororities 11

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Students at UCSC seem oblivious to Greek life or don’t care for the Greek system in general. While the students who join often have a blast, most students create bonds with floormates, teammates, or classmates instead. Many students here choose not to partake in Greek life and very rarely do Greek organizations host events on campus. But, while Greek life is small, many UCSC students do attend the Greek parties both on and off campus, and many times, students are aware of some Greek reputations.

While Greeks are slowly becoming more popular and accepted on campus, they still remain a little-known sector in University life. If you want to be in the Greek system you can, but the organizations are not very developed, and there is no guarantee that you’ll be accepted as a member. Also, in general, most fraternities and sororities are ethnically based. There is certainly no pressure to join, but for many, joining a sorority or fraternity is a way to meet people and open up a new social scene. However, there are many other ways to do this, like getting involved in sports teams, clubs, organizations, or just forming a community within your residential college or hall. If you’ve heard that joining one of the frats or sororities will increase your popularity at UCSC, then you’ve heard wrong. If anything, the opposite is true. As in most facets of college life, the UCSC campus does not run the normal gamut when it comes to Greek life and even community acceptance of them.

 

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Greek Life at University of California - Santa Cruz

kswann

'12

Marine Biology and Oceanography

2.3
C

Very Minimal Greek Life

There are very few fraternitys and sororitys but they are very active.

Feb 13, 2012

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Greek Life at University of California - Santa Cruz

dteixeira948

'13

Environmental Studies

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Greek Life?

Outside of those sorority and fraternity members who flyer outside the bookstore during the beginning of the quarter, I have little contact or knowledge of what goes on with students involved in Greek Life. There are some great resources for students looking for a tight knit community, but they certainly aren't a focal of social life at UCSC.

Dec 24, 2011

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Greek Life at University of California - Santa Cruz

aidashuxley

'13

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1.9
C-

Ugh

greek life is lame imho. It seems like the frat/sorority folks are pretty obnoxious.

Sep 28, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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

Facts

Fraternities
  • Alpha Epsilon Pi
  • Lambda Phi Epsilon
  • Phi Iota Alpha
  • Pi Alpha Phi
  • Sigma Phi Zeta
  • Theta Chi
Sororities
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha
  • Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
  • Alpha Psi
  • Chi Chi Chi
  • Delta Sigma Theta
  • Gamma Phi Beta
  • Kappa Kapppa Gamma
  • Kappa Zeta
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi
  • Sigma Omicron Pi
  • Sigma Pi Alpha
Multicultural Colonies
  • Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
  • Gamma Phi Beta
  • Nu Beta Omicron
  • Pi Alpha Phi
  • Sigma Omicron Pi
  • Sigma Pi Alpha
Other Greek Organizations
  • Greek Peer Advisors
  • Interfraternity Council
  • Inter-Greek Council
  • Order of Omega
  • Panhellenic Council

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