avoiding the greek scene

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>ps if u don't know bball he hates life</p>

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<p>what's his latest s/n?</p>

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<p>If you're not into the greek scene, you can avoid it entirely if you wish. No one "forces" you to go to fraternity parties. There is plenty of partying elsewhere, and if you don't choose to go to frats, you almost forget they're even there.</p>

<p>Also, if partying isn't your thing, a very large percentage of Cornell doesn't party often (or at all).</p>

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<p>the frats are fun and much a part of many's lives</p>

<p>but yea you actually have to go there to party</p>

<p>if you dont want to just stay in there will be people like you</p>

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<p>Princeton Review says:
Students in fraternities: 28%
Students in sororities: 22%</p>

<p>Sounds like half the student body, unless the stats are male-only/female-only figures. Anybody know?</p>

<p>Same stats total 60% at UVA and it's real easy to avoid the Greek scene there. Lots of other stuff to do.</p>

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<p>they are male/female only so not half the kids</p>

<p>a lot of kids live off campus like senior and maybe junior year while still frequenting frats not actually being in one</p>

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<p>I don't believe "in a fraternity" means living there. Partying there, maybe. Eating meals there, probably. Sharing the social graces, for sure.</p>

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<p>According to the latest published figures (by Cornell) for the year 2005-2006</p>

<p>% men in fraternities = 30.68%
% women in sororities = 23.54 %
% total = 27.11%</p>

<p>Also - if you just look at the numbers for that year:
6,786 total undergraduate men
2,082 belong to a fraternity (including spring new members)</p>

<p>6,729 total undergraduate women
1,584 belong to a sorority (including spring new members)</p>

<p>Refer to page 15 of this handbook:
<a href="http://www.dos.cornell.edu/fsa/PDFs/06/OFSA%20AR06.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dos.cornell.edu/fsa/PDFs/06/OFSA%20AR06.pdf&lt;/a>
The updated version for the year 2006-2007 should be released shortly.</p>

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<p>alot of the people who are in frats and such do live in their chapter houses</p>

<p>alot dont depending on the specific frat but anyone can go to their open parties, going does not mean you are in it</p>

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<p>I transferred to Cornell from a state school, and I think that as fraternity systems go, CU's is much less repulsive than some. </p>

<p>Also, if you are picking your school based on a fraternity system, CU might just not be the place for you.</p>

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<p>can you join most fraternities after transferring in for junior status from another school? How receptive would they be to this?</p>

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<p>One of my best friends goes to Cornell. He's not a partier and hates the idea of getting drunk. He still has a social life at Cornell. He just hangs out with mostly non-drinkers and they do stuff like play "Dungeons and Dragons" together. He loves Cornell from what I know, so if you don't want to drink, you'll find something. </p>

<p>A good point is that for just about every college campus, there is a drinking scene. Also, there is a non-drinking scene. Yes, even a top ten university in North Carolina has a non-drinking scene.</p>

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<p>check this out:</p>

<p>Fraternity for Everyone</p>

<p>it's all about cornell fraternities. people at cornell generally know there really is a fraternity for everyone because i think there's more than 40</p>

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<p>Fraternity</a> for Everyone </p>

<p>sorry about that</p>