<p>Hi, I'm starting at Chapman in the fall as a junior transfer! I've done some creeping around the internet to get an idea of what each of the sororities and frats are like, and generally what their Greek life is like, but it was a lot of sorority members trash-talking other sororities. I couldn't find many unbiased opinions, so can anyone help me? Current students or anyone who knows (:</p>
<p>Also, would my standing as a junior worsen my chances of being offered a bid? I know that generally sororities look to add new freshman members, and very few upperclassmen. I hope that my being a transfer won't make it twice as bad =/</p>
<p>Congratulations and welcome to Chapman! The sororities are looking to recruit new members regardless if you’re a freshman or a transfer. To learn more, check out these links. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>[Chapman</a> University - Greek Life - Sorority Recruitment](<a href=“Fraternity and Sorority Life | Students | Chapman University”>Fraternity and Sorority Life | Students | Chapman University)</p>
<p><a href=“Page Not Found | Chapman University”>http://www.chapman.edu/images/userImages/segal/Page_10997/PNM%20Handbook%204.pdf</a></p>
<p>I head 80% of chapman is in a frat/sor…</p>
<p>I’m a junior undergrad at Chapman. I remember reading some useful things here before starting my freshman year so I thought I figured I’d give my two cents. To answer the original post, I honestly have no idea how sororities work, but I imagine they’d be pretty… complicated. I’ve noticed a lot of people’s opinions on Greek life at Chapman from current students seem kind of biased since they are probably involved. “Oh, it’s great! There’s no social life outside of it!” No *****, if you’re really involved in a particular house there’s a good chance you won’t have a social life outside of it, which is the main thing that bugs me about Greek life at Chapman and probably any other campus. After seeing Greek life first semester freshman year I really didn’t have much of a desire to join a frat, but second semester I found a house I liked and I’m glad I joined. That said, Greek life at Chapman definitely isn’t for everyone, and it’s really not the end of the world if you choose not to associate with it while you’re at Chapman. To be frank, most of my friends at Chapman outside of my fraternity aren’t involved in Greek life. It attracts certain personalities I guess. If you’re looking for parties/meeting people in frats/sororities, joining one will certainly introduce you to a lot of new people. If you choose not to join one, the only impact it would probably have on your social life is you may have to try a little harder to meet people, which really isn’t hard your first year of college since no one knows anybody. I’m glad I waited a semester before choosing one because it gave me a chance to meet lots of different kind of people from different houses during my first semester instead of instantly committing to a group of peers when I first got to Chapman. If you have any other questions I’ll see if I can help, no promises I’ll be able to answer though!</p>
<p>Thanks Ocelite for those links! (:</p>
<p>UrDegreeIsTP, thank you for your detailed response! I’m glad to hear that you’re having a good experience with Greek life. Is it possible to join a sorority/fraternity second semester? You mentioned that you found a house you liked second semester, but I thought recruitment was only in the fall? Also, do you know anything about how the sororities and frats respond to transfer PNMs? As a junior transfer I’m not sure if my chances would be affected.</p>