International Students in Fraternities

<p>Hi -</p>

<p>I was wondering if anyone could estimate what proportion of international students choose to join a fraternity? I'm a male British student, applying to Dartmouth for admission in 2010.</p>

<p>I know it's possible to have an active social life at Dartmouth without going Greek, but it seems to be a big part of the experience, and something I'd really like to be a part of (if I'm lucky enough to get in, of course ;-) ). I looked at a couple of fraternities' websites that list new members' home states, and none seemed to be from outside the US.</p>

<p>I asked admissions, and they just said that "a fair amount of international students do choose to become a part of Greek organizations". I'm not expecting a precise figure (ie. 17.4%), but any kind of impression would be helpful.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading,
Jo</p>

<p>sorry for bumping an old thread but I’m actually really curious about this too. Do international kids (Asians in particular) have their own frats or do they mingle well?</p>

<p>I can’t give you a proportion, but I know international students in fraternities. It’s not unusual at all. Being an international student should be no impediment. </p>

<p>Asians do not have their own fraternities, but they are active in frat life.</p>

<p>Yeah, I know lots of international students in fraternities, from all over the world. Internationals also typically cannot be taking classes over sophomore summer because of visa issues, so they tend to be just living in their house hanging out… I think they tend to enjoy it. But yeah, I know people in frats from all over the globe-Asia, Africa, Europe, South America.</p>

<p>Cool - glad to hear it.</p>

<p>A while after posting this, I stumbled on the Kappa Kappa Kappa website (I’d heard that they’re more diverse than most), and they seem to have a few brothers born abroad (mostly Latin America).</p>

<p>thegeezer - are you applying for class of 2014?</p>