Fellows Programs

<p>Can anyone shed light about how the Fellows' programs change the general Elon experience. D was admitted with EA with a presidential scholarship but is VERY wary of the Greek presence on campus. Her other schools have little to no Greek life. Does the Fellows' program insulate you from it at all? thoughts?</p>

<p>The Fellows programs are academic programs...the greek system is social. Not sure I see what the connection is?</p>

<p>My d is probably more studious than social. Although she likes to have fun, she is all about academics and achievement. When we visited Elon, a lot of the girls seemed more social than studious and people seemed very "into" fashion. This TOTALLY turned d off. She has this "thing" about Gucci purses.</p>

<p>When d went to session about her major- math, the girls there seemed more down to earth. The scores that admissions is accepting seem to point away from the ditzy blonde and their programs look amazing. So... let me rephrase the question. Overall, 45% of the students are greek. Does anyone have any idea what percentage of the fellows are?</p>

<p>Mallomar,
If I read your posts correctly, you (or your D) would like to remain insulated from the greek population. I am not sure that is possible at Elon. It is a small, friendly, interactive place. My son (Elon alum 07) was not a fellow and was not greek. He had friends who were fellows and friends who were greeks; I am not sure how many were fellows AND greek.</p>

<p>thanks! I have a feeling she will choose one of her non greek schools. It's hard not to be drawn in by Elon's amazing programs; they really are doing a great job, but you have to find a place where you are drawn into the people too.</p>

<p>Well, I can't say enough good about Elon's programs, administration, and the people. My son has the nicest, caring friends.
Although he squeaked by, some of his good friends won awards and coveted jobs in difficult majors, in part due to the undergraduate research opportunities.
I thought it was the most welcoming and tolerant of all the various schools my kids have attended: 1 grade school, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools and 3 colleges.
If the programs are attractive to her, I would suggest your D attend the spring accepted student programs before ruling it out.</p>

<p>Mallomar, where did you get that 45% figure? It sounds a bit high. According Elon website -- 35% overall (42% for girls, 24% boys)</p>

<p>There's greek and there's Elon greek. My D is a freshman and considering rushing for a sorority. I would never have thought she had a greek bone in her body (it's definitely not in her DNA). So I'm thinking greek at Elon may be a different greek than I thought it was when I wasn't one at Duke years ago. It can provide a good place to live and a structure to social life that seem's appealing to her. I wouldn't put much emphasis on greekness if otherwise Elon is a good fit.</p>

<p>Greek life at Elon cannot be summarized as one complete stereotype. There are Greek organizations for all different kinds of niches. Personally, I did not like any of the opportunities out there and felt that I could be friends with my Greek friends without joining myself. Plenty of people rush, but it only defines the individuals that want it to. The fact that rush is deferred until after winter term helps as well.</p>

<p>my son is a freshman college fellow. He is thinking about rushing during second semester. It is my understanding that with the exception of certain special classes and activities fellows are pretty much like everyone else so I dont think there is any difference between the % of fellows who go Greek then anyone else.</p>

<p>Is social group is not his fellows group.</p>

<p>We (D and I) visited Elon a few years ago. she sat in on a class,etc. I spoke with students in the hall while waiting for her.</p>

<p>One female student said that she had never seen so many girls with "big diamonds" as she saw at Elon. She said that she had attended a Washington DC private school and so was not unfamiliar with wealth, but the level of clothing,jewelry etc astounded her.</p>

<p>There were plenty of 'regular looking' people,but I was amazed to see girls in heels at an early AM class. Also perfectly coordinated,trendy outfits with cute hats,etc.</p>

<p>We noticed this more at Elon than we did at other schools we visited(College of Charleston,others)</p>