<p>What is the overall attitude and consensus about there being no Greek life, no houses, and no centralized place to party at BC? I’m not asking what parents feel about this, or whether or not you think it makes the school a better place, but how do CURRENT students feel about it? I know that on a poll one of the newspapers did, 75% said they didnt wan’t Greek Life which surprises me a lot.</p>
<p>Prepurm:
Seriously, why did you apply to BC?<br>
All the BC-related posts you’ve made indicate a dislike for the school, and you haven’t even started yet.</p>
<p>i think a lot of people like bc because of the fact that there are no frats. the mods are sort of like a centralized place to party. seniors live there and they’re like apartments all grouped together on lower campus. tons of freshmen walk around there trying to get into parties. it’s pretty funny to watch actually.</p>
<p>Dude, chill.</p>
<p>I agree with jpm50, every thread I’ve seen from you is trying to nitpick, question, or get around something BC does/stands for.</p>
<p>If you want to party the opportunities are more than plentiful. Personally, I think not having frats makes no difference. They wouldn’t make it any easier to party, you’d still have to be in the frat or know people to get in. That already applies here. Most people don’t want random freshmen, especially guys, in their house. I guarantee you won’t find anyone sobbing at a table in Lower about the lack of frats.</p>
<p>haha @Georgie33 the first weekend might be a bit ackward. I have a friend in the Mod’s so it will help me out, but it should be interesting what’s gonna happen that first night. lol</p>
<p>Dear prepurm1216 : Boston College is a Jesuit institution which has at its core “men and women for others”. The University goes to exceptional lengths to create an inclusive environment, succeeding in some areas, lagging in others. None the less, creating an environment where all are welcomed is one of Boston College’s hallmark cultural traditions.</p>
<p>While Greek Life is not purely counter to these traditions, it does tend to create artificial subgroups within a campus. Therefore, the “circle of interesting conversation partners” (borrowing the phrase from Fr. Michael Himes) is limited; effectively, this is why Greek Life does not exactly “fit” with the Boston College tradition.</p>
<p>This is not a student view or parent view, but instead a logical view as to how the University’s core is constructed.</p>
<p>^Well said. I concur.</p>