Greek life?

<p>Is there an informal greek scene at Georgetown? i know there is an aepi, the jewish frat, and some foreign service/business greek organizations...but are there any unofficial traditional social frats on campus? like sigma chi, sammy, sae, etc.</p>

<p>We have SigEp, who just became officially chartered, I think. Not sure if Georgetown recognizes them or not. The other frats, DPE (foreign service)frat AND sorority, AEPi (Jewish frat), and the business frats are pretty much social frats with professional networking opportunities. There is also IND (the Indian frat), and a bunch of black frats/sororities. We also have Alpha Phi Omega, which is a co-ed community service frat, GTA, which is an unofficial Jewish sorority, and Adelfi, which is an unofficial sorority-type club.</p>

<p>In general can anyone talk about the social scene at G-town? Is there a campus feel or does it feel like the city is your campus? Are people friendly? social?</p>

<p>yes, I'd like to know too. I'm transferring from univ. of delaware and im' curious if the party scene at gtown can stand up.</p>

<p>Canyon Brad: When did you hear about your acceptance as a tansfer student?</p>

<p>Friday....</p>

<p>The social scene is very much campus-based. If you've visited Georgetown, you know that we have a formal campus surrounded by a neighborhood where many students live. The entire Georgetown area is on the border of DC, so we're really not IN THE CITY at all. </p>

<p>What's so great about Georgetown, though, is that while there is a very active social scene on campus, if on any night you don't feel like sticking around, you can head off campus to anywhere in the city for even more opportunities.</p>

<p>On campus you have the typical parties in campus apartments or townhouses. Unlike most schools, you DO NOT have to pay to get in unless the party is for charity. Drinkers obviously have a great time at the parties, but I would say even those who don't drink have a pretty good time at them too. Additionally, if you're just not into parties, there is always something interesting happening on campus, whethere it's free movies, performances, speakers, events. </p>

<p>Personally, I'm busiest on the weekends because I'm trying to see all my friends' various shows, going to campus group events, going out to dinner, partying and trying to get some work done. But when I have a ton of work to do, I have no problem going to the library from 8am-2am friday, saturday and sunday, skipping all those activities I mentioned, and just getting things done. Meanwhile, my friends completely understand because we all have weekends when we're overwhelmed and can't afford to go out. They'll come visit me around midnight with beer (which I regretfully turn down) and then go out.</p>

<p>Work hard-play hard is defined by the average georgetown student.</p>

<p>Those with dinero will hit up the M Street bars sometimes, though those can get pretty expensive (a few places like Rhino's excepted). Tombs after 10 pm is always a party. For everyone else, and especially the "not-quite-yet-of-age" crowd, apartment and townhouse parties are a dime a dozen and can be pretty fun, depending on the mix of people.</p>

<p>Whats the situation with fake ID's at places like the tombs? is it even worth a try ?</p>

<p>Fake ID's in Georgetown itself usually don't fly. Elsewhere in the city they may. They've really started cracking down in Georgetown over the past few years.</p>

<p>You have to have a really good fake, as in an older sibling's (that you look like) legit, non-expired ID, since many places scan. Fakes will work at most liquor stores (they are pretty leninent), but probably won't work at all at bars or clubs, at least not the ones in the Georgetown area.</p>

<p>So is the party scene strong for those under 21?</p>

<p>Congratulations, canyonbrad! But don't expect to party the way you did at UD...You'll be working a hell of alot harder next year and probably drinking a heck of alot less!</p>

<p>We'll see ..</p>

<p>Is the party scene strong for those under 21? </p>

<p>I'd say yes, definitely. Especially compared to our peer institutions. </p>

<p>I found myself both working much harder than I had in high school (which itself is scary) and having a way, way bigger social life than I had in high school. It's been an interesting dichotomy. </p>

<p>It's really hard not to go out 2-3 nights a week at Georgetown, and I've found that that has probably been detrimental to my grades, though it probably doesn't have to be. </p>

<p>I think in August and September especially to put it bluntly it's pretty much just a **** show regardless of whether it's the weekend or not.</p>

<p>I heard something about cops not breathalyzing/annoying kids who are at on-campus parties since over 21 drinking is allowed on campus, and it would be a hassle to try and ID everyone who goes out. Is this true? and i also hear something about kegs on rooftops? anyone who can elaborate on this ? (copley???)</p>

<p>DPS doesn't really do much with parties other than occasionally break them up if they're not over by 2am, which they do by knocking on the door and telling everyone to leave. The Georgetown administration has said before that underage drinking is a fact of life, and they don't do much other than try to provide a safe environment with that in mind. </p>

<p>And yes since campus apartments/townhouses can have now one keg (it used to be two) at parties, the village A rooftop apartments will often have them.</p>

<p>jp26, do you know anything about dc…that is the city. you’re not downtown but you’re IN the city, not the border. key bridge is just super close.</p>