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University of San Diego - Greek Life - Greek Life - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Greek Life

Quick Stats

Freshman Men in Fraternities 0%
Undergrad Men in Fraternities 18%
Freshman Women in Sororities 0%
Undergrad Women in Sororities 30%
Number of Fraternities 5
Number of Sororities 7

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Greek life does have a strong presence on campus, with one quarter of the student body in a sorority or fraternity. However, because formal recruitment is in the spring, freshmen develop friendships prior to joining a fraternity or sorority, and maintain those friendships throughout their four years. Also, because there is no Greek housing on campus, members of different chapters can room together and with students unaffiliated with Greek life. All of the chapters interact, and very few people, if any, have close friends only from their chapter.

All of this fosters a strong sense of inclusion on campus. Non-Greek members come to philanthropy and social events put on by fraternities and sororities, and the sororities and fraternities are all mostly respected by the campus community for their service and commitment to building sisterhood and brotherhood. Overall, Greek life at USD is popular, but no one is treated any differently based on their decision to rush or not.

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Greek Life at University of San Diego

lfalzon

Sociology '15

3.5
B

Not So Prominent

Greek Life is awesome for people who participate and they definitely have very full social calendars, but it is not at all a huge part of student life. There's no Greek housing on campus. It's easy to make friends and find parties if you're not in greek life. It's so expensive to be a part of it that at USD it probably isn't worth it.

Apr 20, 2012

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Greek Life at University of San Diego

mpnowell

Communications '15

4.2
A-

Greek Life Is What You Make It

Greek life is a great way to get involved on campus. Some people look down on greek life, but I think it is fun and social yet we do community service and we do fundraisers to raise money. We do not have housing so we can still experience the dorm life yet experience greek life at the same time.

Apr 08, 2012

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iamevan

Business Administration and Management '14

3.8
B+

Greek Life

It is apparent when there are big Greek events taking place on campus, but otherwise if it is not a big event, it is relatively unheard of to non-Greek students.

Mar 30, 2012

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User rating for University of San Diego - Greek Life is 3.5 out of 5 based on 34 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
  • Beta Theta Pi
  • Delta Tau Delta
  • Lambda Chi Alpha
  • Phi Kappa Theta
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sororities
  • Alpha Chi Omega
  • Alpha Delta Pi
  • Alpha Phi
  • Gamma Phi Beta
  • Kappa Alpha Theta
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • Sigma Theta Psi
Multicultural Colonies Sigma Theta Psi
Other Greek Organizations
  • Greek Council
  • Interfraternity Council
  • Order of Omega
  • Panhellenic Council

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Name
Shannon Palka
Hometown
Thousand Oaks, CA
Major
English and Theology
Grad Year
2015

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