<p>is greek life really dominant at emory? if you do not join a sorority, are you excluding yourself from the social scene? is it hard to get into sororities?</p>
<p>i think only 30ish % are in greek? so I doubt it matters that much</p>
<p>About 33% of Emory students are members of Sorority and Fraternity organizations. Recruitment doesn’t begin until 2nd semester so that gives students a chance to being acclimated with college life before deciding to rush/pledge. If you choose not to go greek it isn’t a big deal at all, you are not socially isolating yourself in any way. Aside from specific mixers the greek parties are open to pretty much anyone. I have friends that decided to go greek and I still see them just as much and we still hang out just as much. There is greek pride here but again it’s not essential to have a social life.</p>
<p>Also, formal “rush” is at the start of second semester.</p>
<p>With a 30% Greek / 70% non-Greek split, there will be plenty of people to hang with and things to do no matter which way you choose.</p>
<p>I think the thing to do is register for rush second semester and see for yourself what it’s like. Then you can decide which way you want to go.</p>
<p>it really depends, I can tell you that for guys, not joining fraternity will hinder your social life very much</p>