<p>Concerning frat parties - I know they're easy to get into if you're a girl, but for a guy how hard is it? Do you have to know one of the brothers? What if you don't happen to know anyone there? What other options would you have?</p>
<p>Also, how would someone from out of state fit in? I'm from New England. Would I make friends easily? How is the student body; are they generally friendly? Are there a lot of cliques like in high school?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions :o</p>
<p>i wanna know the answers to this too!!!</p>
<p>Ok.. Here's the breakdown.</p>
<p>If you're a guy and you wanna get into one of the houses, you pretty much need to know a brother in the house. Note, however, that I use the term know very loosely. Usually you can spit off the names of a few guys you know in the house and the "bouncers" (pledges) will usually let you in. However, if it is a registered party, all guys must be on the list. If you're not on the list you're not getting in. Girls can all get into registered.</p>
<p>Other options include various off campus parties that are held semi-regularly. You will usually hear about these through friends or Facebook. And you can always hold small parties in your dorm with your friends.</p>
<p>Socially, USC is very vibrant. 80% of the people here are overly friendly and outgoing. If you can strike up a conversation, you'll be fine. The friends you make during the first week of school will most likely become some of your closest friends. Also, make sure to get to know the people on your floor really well. You will make long-lasting relationships with many of these people.</p>
<p>There are cliques at USC. There are cliques everywhere though. People are far less likely to fall into cliques in college though. There is no way it will be as bad as high-school. That being said, it's really not that bad. Of course you have your sorority girls and your frat boys, your athletes, your bookworms, etc. but most are friendly great people.</p>
<p>^Thanks</p>
<p>Bumping for more answers</p>
<p>So if you're a girl you can just walk in there and no one will say anything? xD Is it really that easy?</p>
<p>^yes</p>
<p>and remember, there are huge party scenes outside of the entire "greek" system</p>
<p>I don't actually party, but I just found this fact a little interesting.</p>
<p>Is it true on the weekends that most of the people who live in Cali go home? I heard the campus has somewhat of a "commuter" feel to it?</p>
<p>^Ha Ha- my S has a car and could drive one hour to get home yet we rarely see him because there is too much going on at 'SC.</p>
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if anything, the non-greek party scene is larger and more vibrant anyways...much cooler people (IMO), better music, but much more susceptible to getting shut down. house parties, apartment-complex parties (which can be bigger than any party on the Row), and the people tend to be more down-to-earth (bar a handful of hipsters).</p>
<p>this thread makes me happy. Sororities don't excite me much, but I've heard on some campuses that you should join one if you want a good social life. Therefore the social scene here sounds just perfect to me. I'm from the Midwest and the idea of going to CA not knowing anyone scares (but somehow invigorates) me. </p>
<p>Can anyone tell me: do you have to be superoutgoing or just smile at people? I'm slightly on the shy side before people know me well, but at places outside high school, I make friends pretty easily.</p>
<p>For the out of state people. I'm from norcal and my brother went to USC without knowing anyone. He's kinda shy but made friends easily, including one guy from Boston. I don't see why people wouldn't be friendly, everyone's in the same boat and wants to make friends.</p>
<p>Also frats in CA don't seem to be as big of a deal as they are everywhere else in the country.</p>