University of South Dakota - Greek Life

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Undergrad Men in Fraternities		9%
Undergrad Women in Sororities		8%
Number of Fraternities		8
Number of Sororities		4

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With only eight fraternities and four sororities on campus, one would assume USD Greek life is quiet, but that assumption would be entirely wrong. Our Greek community has some of the most prominent and active students on campus and in the community. A good number of freshmen go through the Greek Week recruiting system each fall, and some end up joining, but you do not need the Greek system in order to enjoy college life at USD. There are plenty of parties and activities outside the system. And if you’re a girl, you can always visit fraternity parties, whether you’re Greek or not. However, not all the frats hold parties, because two are dry houses (meaning they can’t have alcohol) and two other houses have been put on probation for having underage drinking parties. The Phi Delts, which is one of the dry frats, have a number of different events, such as their foam party, that also attract a large sorority crowd. Greek formals are also popular within the system, and several of the frats take the formals out of town to bigger cities where they spend the night in a hotel.

But don’t fear if going Greek isn’t right for you. And don’t feel like you need to hate the Greek system either. While some non-Greeks, better known as GDIs, trash students for being Greek, the majority of USD students see the system as just another organization, neither good nor bad, but just present.

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legreblunas

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Big Things Come in Small Packages

The Greek life at the university is small but we all participate in helping out the community and our various national philanthropy. Its not a big deal that you're greek or not. Our greek community is small but we're like on big family whether you're in a fraternity or sorority.

May 19, 2011

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brettphall24

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Psychology Studies

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Although I'm not familiar with the greek life on campus, it would seem that many students are involved. Also, I get the impression that the students are generally satisfied with the greek life offered at USD.

Mar 15, 2010

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I went through rush week my...

I went through rush week my freshman year, but I never joined. As a senior, I would say the Greek life has a prominent and supportive voice at USD, but it’s not the only voice. Greek students are more likely to be involved in other organizations, but they’re not the only ones involved. Going Greek is a personal decision to make.

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Fraternities		Beta Theta Pi Delta Tau Delta Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Nu Tau Kappa Epsilon
Sororities		Alpha Phi Alpha Xi Delta Kappa Alpha Theta Pi Beta Phi
Other Greek Organizations		Greek Council Greek Peer Advisors Interfraternity Council Order of Omega Panhellenic Council
Did You Know?		USD’s Greek system has an 85-year-old student organization known as Strollers, a spring Vaudeville show that brings alumni home each year. The Greek organizations raise more money annually for non-profit organizations, such as Children’s Miracle Network, than most other USD organizations. The first USD Greek organization appeared in 1897, when 13 women, popularly called “The Baker’s Dozen,” organized a society called TBD. In 1899, Tridentia, the first fraternity, was formed in order to establish a Greek letter fraternity at USD.

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