Macalester’s entry in the CDS/F1 is “n/a”.
The UC-Davis entry is just blank, so it’s not exactly the same.
I agree about not relying on a single data source, although I’m not aware of a more comprehensive and authoritative source for this information in particular.
The 3,000 fraternity and sorority members are about 11% of the undergraduate population at UCD, even though they are more numerous than the total number of students at many colleges. This shows how, at a large school, the fraternity and sorority presence can be quite large in absolute numbers without necessarily being a dominant factor in the student social scene.
Bates has never had fraternities or sororities.
What is her admissions profile and intended major? Geographic preferences as well as size?
Build a target list then cross off the Greek dominant schools.
She has already applied to a number of top 40-ish schools on the East Coast plus a couple of in the Midwest plus a couple of lower ranked safeties. She is a very strong student (all A-stars on GSCEs, etc) with high SAT/SAT2 plus she has been class president every year. She would prefer a mid-sized school (4,000 - 8,000) with a strong mix of intellectual kids and social atmosphere. We did not really focus on Greek life as a student can always choose to join or not. However, my son goes to UMiami and we have heard a number of horror stories about Greek life there. Fortunately, none of the schools she applied to seem to have Greek life as a dominant part of their social structure based on the lists and comments here.
Where I went to school, there were four IFC Fraternities, three Panhellenic Sororities, a non-IFC social music fraternity, a non-Panhel professional music sorority, and an independent, local diversity sorority. Those last three were all not counted as “Greek Life” and weren’t treated to the same rules and regulations as the other Greek organizations by our Campus Life department. That is to say, not every school has accurate reporting.
I’d like to add to the conversation the fact that many black sororities and fraternities, while obviously still being “Greek life,” serve a critical role far beyond what many folks might consider the “traditional” Greek experience of “making friends and partying” that we often think about. In other words, while majority-white frats and sororities do their still-overwhelmingly-if-not-entirely-white-thing, black Greek organizations serve as real social supports and networking lifesavers for many black students on majority-white campuses.
Univ of Mary Washington has no Greek & no football, which really appeals to my DD, however, it sounds like the OP’s stats put her at higher caliber schools.
My daughter likes Pomona and Rice because of the lack of Greek life. Are those schools on your list?
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