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Perspectives on Greek life can be radically different between insiders and outsiders. For some initiated brothers and sisters, Greek life can shape their whole college experience by providing a stable community and developing friendships that will carry on beyond graduation. For students who choose to stay independent, though, Greek life is just another group of organizations that throw parties and occasionally butt heads. But regardless of your personal feelings on the issue, with nearly half of the campus affiliated with a fraternity or sorority, you’ll be inundated with Greek letters, cheers, rumors, and pledges. For better or worse, the Greek system is permanently tied to the College and seems to keep getting stronger, even if the administration doesn’t seem too keen on it. Sure, you’ll find that each house generally has some stereotype attached to it. Some students see it as like minds joining together, others see it as low-level brainwashing, while still others see it as unnecessary cliques on an already too-small campus. When you’re on the inside, some political maneuverings are usually necessary to keep things from boiling over with the administration. When you stay independent, you’re still part of the College community, and you don’t have to worry about chapter dues or service hours or any other obligation that your Greek friends have to bear. Ultimately, Greek life is just like everything else around here: it is what you make of it. Just be sure to give it a fair chance first.

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Greek Life at Washington & Jefferson College

winning2013

'13

History

5.0

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Greek Life

About 40% of campus is Greek. Most Chapters on campus date back to the early origins of fraternity beginnings. The school relies on the Greek Houses to provide the weekend party scene

Dec 26, 2011

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Greek Life at Washington & Jefferson College

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Environmental Studies

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Social Center

As to actually joining a frat, it is just a personal preference, however they do dominate the social scene, especially on saturday nights. The Greek houses are pretty nice to live in as well

Oct 10, 2011

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Greek Life at Washington & Jefferson College

presidents8

'13

English

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Not for Everyone

Those who are involved in greek life seem to have mixed feelings. Some love it, others hate all of the obligations, but love the bonds they have made. A lot of students are in a greek organization, but they do not exclude those who are not. Most people have at least one friend in each fraternity and sorority. I do think that the greek organizations should do more fun events on campus, like Delta Gamma's Anchor Splash, which is a guaranteed blast to watch.

Oct 06, 2011

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