University of Texas - Greek Life

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Greek Life is not the focal point of this University’s social life. However, going Greek is definitely a worthwhile choice to make. If you do choose to pledge, there are many benefits. Being Greek gives students a wonderful opportunity to meet people. Being in a fraternity or sorority allows students to make bonds that they will have for life. The Greek system also gives its members the opportunity to make great contacts that can help students both during and after college when looking for employment, as well as being a source for internships, references, and letters of recommendation. Just being Greek can give you an extra edge if whoever you are dealing with also cares about being Greek. The largest part of the Greek system is the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council, which are the traditionally white fraternities and sororities. There are separate Greek councils for African American, Asian American and Latino fraternities and sororities, as well. As with most other facets at UT, there is something for everyone.

Being Greek is not a necessity, especially at UT. This is a huge campus with hundreds of organizations and clubs that one can become involved in, so the Greek system can be bypassed completely. If you want to meet more members of the opposite sex, and a higher ratio of attractive members of the opposite sex, the Greek system is the place to be. There are definitely people who do not fit into the Greek system, but if Greek life looks like fun to you, definitely rush, you won’t regret it.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Greek life is okay. It definitely... Greek life is okay. It definitely doesn’t dominate the social scene. Most of the big parties are put on by fraternities, but there are thousands of other things to do. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I completely recommend joining a... I completely recommend joining a fraternity or sorority. It is a great experience that gives you many opportunities to meet people on campus, get involved in service projects, have somewhere to belong, and always have something social going on. Greek organizations require their members to keep a certain GPA or to participate in study hours, so it can be good for your academics, as well. Being in a sorority is something I would never change, and if I were a guy, I would have joined a fraternity without question because your social life increases exponentially. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

The Greeks get a bad rep around... The Greeks get a bad rep around campus, but honestly it’s the best way to go socially, as they have the best parties, and you can also make business ties for the future. Learn to play golf. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

Being Greek is a great way to make... Being Greek is a great way to make the University seem smaller. As a girl, the rush process is so rigorous that you bond with those around you, and when you pledge, you are suddenly united not only with those who wear your letters, but with all who wear letters, because we are a minority, and we stick together. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

I’m Greek, and I wouldn’t have it... I’m Greek, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I don’t know what non-Greek people do on the weekends, but I bet it’s not as fun. There’s always something going on during on the weekends, and during the week, for that matter. 12345 Greek Life Report

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Did You Know?

Fraternity and sorority members are 28 percent more likely to graduate than their non-Greek peers.

Kevin Dunn from The Real World: Back to New York went to UT. He was in the communications school, and he was a member of Delta Tau Delta.

Matthew McConaughey was a Delta Tau at UT.

Farrah Fawcett was a Texas Tri Delt (Delta Delta Delta).

Kay Bailey Hutchison and Ima Hogg were members of Pi Beta Phi at the University of Texas.

Jim “Mattress Mac” McIngvale from Gallery Furniture in Houston, was a Pike (Pi Kappa Alpha) at UT, as was Fess Parker who was Disney’s Davy Crockett in the 1950s.

Lynda Bird Johnson, LBJ’s oldest daughter, was a Zeta (Zeta Tau Alpha) at Texas.

Pi Beta Phi was the first sorority on the UT Campus and will be 105 years old in 2007.

If a chapter’s name is Texas Alpha, it means it was the first of its national organization to be founded in that state. Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon are both the Texas Alpha chapters at the Univeristy of Texas.

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