<p>What is it like at Tulane? Is it omnipresent or just tangential to life at Tulane? I don't really see myself as the type to join a frat.</p>
<p>i think in the beginning when you are first getting to know tulane and making friends the greek scene can seem a bit in your face…just because i know a lot of the socializing at first will be at frat parties and things close by. but once you start making good friends and figure out other things to do in new orleans you will find your niche. at least that’s how it was for me, and i am also not the type to join greek life. also greek life at tulane isn’t as restricting as it is at some schools, people are very often friends with those in other sororities, fraternities, and those not even in greek life. basically, it is there, but it doesn’t overrride the tulane social experience.</p>
<p>It is right in between those two. It is definitely not omnipresent or even dominant (about 30% go Greek) but it is more than tangential. Of course, if you choose not to go Greek I suppose then it is pretty much tangential to you, and if you do go Greek it might not be omnipresent but it would be pretty big.</p>
<p>I think what you are really asking, if I may be so bold, is “If I don’t go Greek, will I be ‘out of it’ at Tulane?”. The answer to that, then, is no you will be fine, as the percentage would indicate. Life at Tulane does not revolve around the Greek organizations.</p>
<p>My freshman d never thought she’d join a sorority. Then when rush came around, she thought she’d try it and see what happens. She ended up joining one bc she liked the girls in the house and bc she felt it wouldn’t take over her life. Her roommate joined a different sorority and many of her friends didn’t rush at all. I think some people use the Greek scene as their primary social outlet. As Exceptional indicated, once you feel more comfortable at Tulane and NOLA, you will find your niche and Greek life can be part of your world but by no means does it have to be.</p>
<p>One reason S2 did dot attend USC (the one in CA) was that he felt the need to be in a fraternity was too omnipresent, with those not in a fraternity restricted from parties etc. It is not easy to leave the USC campus, so fraternity social life becomes even more an issue. At Tulane he has joined a fraternity, but didn’t feel a need to do so. He said he just liked the people there, and felt it was a no pressure choice. He has made many friends who are not in any fraternity or sorority and they all hang out together. Fraternity events at Tulane are not as restricted as they may be at other schools. There is plenty to do so that one is not forced to join to have fun.</p>