<p>Is Greek life the center of Emory's social scene? I saw in one of emorys booklets that 40 percent of students join greek life. I'm looking for a university where that, while it still may have Greek life, it isn't vital to being social or the center of all social life</p>
<p>My boyfriend is in grad school at Emory, and I am extremely active in Greek Life at another school, and despite the amount of time spent at Emory I have only once ran into a fellow Greek. I think that number must be skewed; as far as I’ve seen, the students I’ve met are all non-Greeks.</p>
<p>40% seems low.</p>
<p>I’d say 65% of us are affiliated with something. But only about 25% of us actually are super involved.</p>
<p>Most colleges are in ther 30+% range, as is Emory. 37% according to Admissions:
[Fraternity</a> and Sorority Life | Emory College of Arts and Sciences Admission](<a href=“http://www.emory.edu/admission/student_life/fraternity_sorority_life/]Fraternity”>http://www.emory.edu/admission/student_life/fraternity_sorority_life/)</p>
<p>That means 60+% of students are not part of “Greek life”.</p>
<p>There is plenty to do either way, and rush is not until second semester so you will have plenty of time to look around beforehand.</p>
<p>It’s not a “must” to participate in a fraternity/sorority. While frats and sororities do host plentiful activities for the campus community, it is not necessary to join Greek life as it would be in any other southern school (read: Vanderbilt, Ole Miss etc)</p>
<p>Emory is in the south, but it is not a southern school.</p>