<p>like the above posters have said, it’s pretty hard to tell. 25% of my school (myself included) is greek…but we have a really big greek scene. all sororities have houses, most fraternities do (i think only 2 or 3 do not), and all participate in some sort of philanthropy (ie, big fundraiser) that gets a lot of people involved.</p>
<p>i’ve found that typical frat parties and other big greek parties are a lot more popular for underclassmen than upperclassmen. underclassmen tend to live on campus and greek town is in walking distance from all the dorms. and it’s hard to turn down free beer (in cans, that are unopened…i’d rather not be drugged)!</p>
<p>if you want to know about a campus’ greek scene, here’s what i would do:</p>
<p>1-call admissions and ask to speak with greek life. they will probably direct you to an office. you can talk to whomever you get, but i would recommend leaving a message for the panhellenic president (a common sorority “governing board”) or the IFC president (interfraternity council, a common fraternity “governing board”) to get more information about that campus’ greek scene.</p>
<p>2-find total numbers of women and men in houses. are the houses on campus? what are some of their reputations? (good luck finding reputation information, but sometimes it really holds!)</p>
<p>3-how active are greeks within the school and town community?</p>
<p>4-do greeks participate in intramural sports?</p>
<p>5-is greek town pretty unified? are there any events all greek town puts on together? do they sponsor speakers, put up holiday lights, tailgate together…</p>
<p>6-how does the greek gpa compare to the non-greek gpa? is being greek something that is coveted? how many women that go through formal recruitment get a bid? how does rush for guys work?</p>
<p>i’d say you’ll get a pretty good view of a campus’ greek life if you can find answers to some or most of those questions. i’ll answer them for my school (with a pretty significant greek life) on the next post.</p>