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Greek life is pretty big at UF. Only a little more than 15 percent of students belong to social fraternities and sororities, but Greeks tend to be very active in student government, the Student Alumni Association, and other campus organizations, which means you see and hear them pretty frequently. The one thing about Greek life is that you get to establish connections with so many people inside your house and on campus because Greeks are very involved. Greek life is not all about partying, either, unlike Hollywood movies. The true meaning of Greek life is to make connections between a group of guys and girls who you'll have at your wedding one day, to reminisce on the times you had in college.

If you decide to pledge, keep in mind that you’re going to have to budget your time uncommonly well. If you don’t pledge but have friends who do, try to stay supportive; it’s not an easy semester for the pledges. If you don’t care about this stuff at all, great—that’s one less (big) thing to worry about. But what everyone should remember is this: people joke around about the “differences” between Greeks and independents, which is something very different from actually using these "differences" to make decisions about who should and should not be friends. It should be noted, though, that if you are a guy and want to go to fraternity parties, you will not be able to get in because fraternities do not let other guys into their houses during the academic year.

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auroranewt

English '15

3.1

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If You Can't Beat 'Em...

You can't take a Gen Ed without meeting a sorority girl or total frat jock. Though many of them fit the stereotypes of being preppy and snooty, a lot of them are very nice, especially if they are in frats for Pre-Legal or Pre-Med tracks. There are lots of parties and fundraisers all year long, and you will not be able to walk through Turlington without seeing frat boys rapping and breakdancing or sorority girls in matching T-shirts talking to their bigs. I liked most of the Greeks, but when it comes to campus politics, they practically dominate with the Unite party and it gets messy.

May 28, 2012

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elley09

Psychology '13

4.2

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Life Without Greek

It seems almost like a win or loose. You deffinitely always have the IN when it comes to clubs and bars. You meet a lot of people, and at a faster rate. Networking is huge. Once you know a member of a chapter you usually become friendly with more. Everyone secretly knows who the most popular girls and guys of each chapter hosue are and with that being said, jobs are a lot easier to get when you can emphasize that you are part of a large organization .

May 14, 2012

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Bentley2011

Kinesiology and Exercise Science '14

1.2

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All Over the Place

Everywhere you go you cannot escape the constant reminder that greek life exists on campus. They try and dominate the student government. They are also very cliquey. It's like high school drama all over again.

May 10, 2012

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