<p>So i'm considering joining a sorority and I know that Greek life at UF is HUGE. Aside from making these bonds with a group of people, what are the advantages of being Greek? Also, I hear that your "brothers" or "sisters" end up becoming your main group of friends, and that it's hard to have other friends since its pretty time-consuming. Is there some truth to this statement? </p>
<p>Any advice helps! Thanks :)</p>
<p>greek life is only huge if you’re involved with it; the UF community is huge in general, so its easy to miss the greek influence, especially if you dont follow student government. it is what you make it.</p>
<p>that rings true for almost everything in college, and your other impressions are no different. a lot of people dont hang out with people outside of their organization much, but many people have most of their friends outside of it rather than the other way around. a lot of it has to do with who you know going in, and what other things you participate in.</p>
<p>also, from my experience, its very difficult to have a lot of friends you hang out with regularly just because of how time consuming school is. that could definitely be a factor in determining how far outside of greek you go.</p>
<p>I am currently in a sorority at UF. I actually didn’t rush as a freshman, but after seeing a lot of my friends in their chapters and how much they loved it, I decided to go through recruitment as a sophomore. It was hands down one of the best decisions I have made in my time at UF.</p>
<p>I never had problems having friends outside of my chapter. My roommates are not Greek, and I love them dearly and hang out with them all the time. Yes, it’s easy to spend all your time with people in your chapter, but it’s not the norm.</p>
<p>As far as advantages, there are a lot. Involvement is a huge one. In addition to being able to get involved within your sorority, a lot of sorority women are involved in activities on campus. I know that in my sorority, we talk about involvement opportunities at our weekly chapter meetings. There is always, always something to do. I can always find a friend who is going out, or watching a movie in the house, or going to the gym, anything. </p>
<p>I would definitely give going Greek a chance. There are 16 chapters at UF, and all of them have something great to offer.</p>