<p>My son is interested in Hamilton, but would prefer a school where fraternities aren't a dominant part of the social scene. Can anyone give us some insight into their influence at Hamilton? The tour/info session downplayed them, but all of the tour guides seemed to be involved in Greek life on campus. I'd be interested to hear any thoughts. We also had the same question about Colgate. Thanks for any info you can share!</p>
<p>I know zero about whether Greeks are a dominant part of Hamilton’s social scene other than the CDS stating that 28% of non-freshmen male undergraduates are members of fraternities.</p>
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<p>Based on my very unscientific experience, this seems to often be the case.
Not “all” but many.</p>
<p>Some school websites provide a little bio info on their tour guides and I’d say a majority of them across the board seem to be Greek.
There must be some kind of relationship there but I’m not sure exactly what it is.</p>
<p>My son is a freshman at Hamilton. The fraternities throw parties that are open to the entire school. There is minimal pressure to join fraternities and the majority of students do not join. Totally different environment than a school like Colgate, for example, where fraternities do play a dominant role.</p>
<p>Also, the fraternities and sororities don’t have houses so they live in the dorms with everyone else. I think that helps to make less of a divison between greeks and nogreeks.</p>
<p>While the frat guys do not live in a house, the way housing is done at Hamilton allows them to live many together in the same dorm. Senior year my daughter was in the dorm with most of the seniors from one frat; the ones that lived on campus at least. She had no problem with that as most were friends of hers and she was not in a sorority :)</p>