Virginia Tech - Greek Life

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College Prowler Take

There are many social fraternities and sororities at Virginia Tech for students to choose from. There are also numerous service, business, and academic fraternities and sororities. While many students find Greek life to be fulfilling and fun, there’s no need to join a fraternity or sorority in order to fit in. Fraternities do throw lots of parties, but these are usually open to everyone on campus. Greek parties off campus tend to be better than the ones on Oak Lane, which is considered on campus by the University. Oak Lane tends to be watched closely by the police, and therefore partiers there have to be more careful. Fraternity and sorority members hang out together, throw parties together, and generally know each other better than they know non-Greek students. Non-Greek students are by no means excluded or treated differently by Greek-affiliated students, but there is some separation between the two groups when it comes to the social scene.

Besides going to parties and wearing letters, fraternities and sororities do a lot of good around campus and the community. They organize fundraisers, clean up streets, and raise money for all kinds of causes. Those involved in Greek organizations are also able to network with alumni and others associated with their organization. Though many Tech students embrace the Greek life, fraternities and sororities don’t dominate the social scene. Just getting involved in student organizations can provide some of the same social opportunities and networking available through Greek organizations. There isn’t really any animosity between Greeks and non-Greeks.

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Students Speak Out

VTAD says: Virginia Tech 2015 Arts, Visual and Performing

Greek life is pretty big at... Greek life is pretty big at Virginia Tech, but if you don't go Greek, people don't care. I am a part of Greek life, and I think it is amazing. I have met people who I know are going to be lifelong friends and have had plenty of good times with my sorority. Fraternity parties are a lot of fun here, though some are a lot better than others. Most people tend to just go out to their friends' apartments on weekends and maybe every now and then go to a fraternity party. 12345 Greek Life: March 26, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

Going Greek is a good way to... Going Greek is a good way to network, but it hardly dominates the social scene. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

Tech has one of the largest Greek... Tech has one of the largest Greek systems, but the environment here is definitely not dominated by Greek life, including the social scene. There are thousands of other organizations and thousands of non-Greeks. Downtown you’ll find a balance between the Greeks and non-Greeks (and there really isn’t much stress on that divide, either). 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

You can’t avoid seeing Greek life,... You can’t avoid seeing Greek life, but there are plenty of other social opportunities to take advantage of. 12345 Greek Life Report

Anonymous says:

Greek life is not an overtly... Greek life is not an overtly important thing. Many people choose to join it, while others choose not to. It is an easy way to make friends in a seemingly large campus. 12345 Greek Life Report

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The Greek system at Virginia Tech is ranked 19th largest in the nation.

Fraternities and sororities can be seen around the campus and Blacksburg raising money for worthy causes and participating in specific philanthropy events.

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