<p>Trying to decide on whether to attend Vanderbilt...would love perspectives on the social life if one chooses not to go Greek (sorority). I really have little interest in joining. The social scene is my one last question as I am thrilled with its academics, location, financial aid, etc. Is there a strong division of Greek vs. non-Greek? Do non-drinkers have a social life at Vanderbilt? Any observations would be appreciated from current or past students.</p>
<p>My D was not interested in greek life. She had friends. She was not a drinker, so she wasn’t interested in partying. She went to lots of concerts, served on various committees, had a radio show, and generally enjoyed Vanderbilt. She did not feel that there was an overwhelming need to be in a greek organization to be happy.</p>
<p>Do consider that the majority of the school is non-Greek.</p>
<p>Also, its worth giving a chance. A lot of people come here with zero interest and Greek life and it ends up being really important in their lives and an integral part of their time here.</p>
<p>Like Kelsmom’s daughter, my daughter has zero interest in joining a sorority, not much interest in drinking but she has lots of friends (some of whom are Greek) and manages to stay busy. She goes to music/theater/comedy performances on campus, football and basketball games, participates in community service projects and gets together with smaller groups of friends to go shopping or out to dinner. I do get the sense that girls in sororities tend to hang out mostly with other girls in their sorority but it’s not like she is the only one sitting in her room on a Saturday night.<br>
There also seem to be several organizations for women that have “greek” letter names but do not have houses and are not stereotypical sororities (the women in science sorority or the Christian sorority, for example) which several of her friends belong to that appear to provide a fairly social life for those girls so you might want to explore those options. </p>