Greek Life at the SUNYs

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<p>I was surprised to read in last week's issue of The Lamron, the student newspaper at SUNY Geneseo, that "Greek life is a dominant part of student life" at that highly regarded "public ivy." The article went on to note that Geneseo has 12 sororities and 8 fraternities that are currently active on campus.</p>

<p>I suspect the author is guilty of some excess in describing the Greek community as "dominant," but it did prompt the question as to how many of the SUNY campuses are home to Greek organizations and at which schools is Greek life a significant part of the campus experience. I believe fraternities and sororities are present at Binghamton and Oswego, but what sort of role do they play in the respective campuses' social lives? Are Greeks actually "dominant" at any of the SUNYs? </p>

<p>New York State has never seemed like a particularly hospitable place for Greek organizations outside of a handful of private colleges (Cornell, Colgate, Syracuse, U of Rochester) so the article in the Lamron was a bit of an eye opener to me. Here's the link to the article:</p>

<p>Take</a> a Peek at the Greeks - Knights' Life</p>

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<p>There are a few Greek organizations at Fredonia but no houses per campus rules. I have driven through Cortland near the SUNY Cortland campus and seen some houses with Greek letters so I assume Greek life is active there.</p>