Hello everyone,
I’m an international student and interested in potentially coming to Canada for my undergraduate education.
My main concern in regard to social life is fraternities and sororities, and how dominant they are on campus. The whole concept is very foreign to me and I don’t think I would fit in at a frat house. I’m worried because I’ve heard greek life is very prevalant at North American colleges. How dominant is greek life at SFU? I’m desparate for answers here.
I don’t know about SFU specifically, but for most Canadian universities Greek life is nothing like it is in the U.S. There is a much smaller presence at schools here, and some universities have no frats or sororities at all. You will have no problem avoiding Greek life if you are not interested.
Thank you so much for the reply, but if you don’t mind, could you give me specific examples of where this is the case?
Queen’s university (an excellent Canadian university) does not have any Greek life
Littlebitanxious, do you by any chance, happen to know about greek life at york and mcmaster?
York is a big urban school. Greek not a factor. Used to live in Hamilton near Mcmaster. Guessing that Greek life isn’t a big deal there, either. The only school where it MIGHT be a factor that I can think of is Western Ontario, but both my brother and sister went there and they never joined, nor did they ever complain about it.
I notice you posted this in other forums. I think you are looking for a problem that doesn’t exist, at least at Canadian unis. A small minority of students get involved in Greek life. It is completely voluntary.
Thank you so much for the replies, I feel quite re-assured now. I am seriously considering going to Canada for uni, and thankfully I feel a lot more comfortable doing so.