Hey dawgs!
I’m so excited I got into uga yesterday. I can’t wait to learn more about uga, but at the same time I heard some negative experiences. So I wanna know, are the stories real or not at all, since it is so hard for me to have a campus tour at uga.
I heard there’s discriminations on the minority groups, so I’m worried as an Asian international student. Also, I heard it’s a bit conservative about lgbt group, and is that real? The last gossips I heard is that the greek life are overwhelming the campus which lead to the students who are not in fraternity or sorority to make friends.
And thx for reading/answering my post, I did not try to being offended to anyone, just being concerned since uga is always in my top choices.
@pppineewill - I have some nieces and nephews that recently graduated. While not as diverse as a UC Berkeley or a Harvard, UGA has become increasingly diverse. Also, the Greek system, while still strong, is not as dominant as it was 20-30 years ago. With a school the size of UGA, I think there is something for everyone.
The campus is huge so while I’m sure there are some idiots who want to make life difficult for people of different groups, you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding decent people to hang out with and avoiding the bad apples. As with all large universities there is Greek life but again it’s easy to avoid them unless you’re approaching them to join or actively going there to party. It’s not like they’re going to hunt you down and force you to interact with them or anything.
While I personally can’t speak about the LGBT reception I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s less accepted since a lot of Georgians are still raised in the church and as far as I’m aware the southern baptists aren’t supportive of that yet (might be wrong so if any southern baptists wants to correct me feel free). You’re probably not going to get shouted out or harassed to your face but if you make it known don’t be surprised if it makes some of you fellow classmates uncomfortable. However I’m sure there are LGBT groups on campus and if you do a bit of searching you should be able to find a LGBT community there.
If you’re living on campus and have roommates I doubt you’re going to have trouble finding friends. Most students end up hanging out with their hall-mates or, if you’re in a smaller major, with fellow cohorts.
Here is a resource on the LGBT community at UGA: https://lgbtcenter.uga.edu