<p>Current male Penn students: Is your social life limited if you do not join a frat ?</p>
<p>no, since only 30% of the campus is greek, it follows that there are plenty of social opportunities outside of the frats and sororities</p>
<p>Thanks. Do you think 30% is low, medium or high when compared to peer institutions?</p>
<p>what do you mean when you say greek?</p>
<p>Surely he is referring to the study of the ancient Hellenistic culture</p>
<p>Nah I have a friend there whose really into Ancient Rome and he says he found a social niche pretty easily...so I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>Looking for insight from current Penn students please.</p>
<p>actually i was referring to those who cheer for olympiacos</p>
<p>do you guys think that most people who are social/have a large group of friends are in frats or not really. do all the frat kids hang out together mostly? are frat parties exclusive?</p>
<p>I'm in a sorority so I guess I have a semi-decent perspective....</p>
<p>Many people who are social are in frats (or in varsity sports). To say that a majority are would depend on how you define social. If social equals typical college partying, then yes, a majority of those people are Greek. If social equals having a good/large group of friends, then frats are less important. There are many clubs and organizations (Mask and Wig, Model UN, different ethnic clubs) that would allow you meet a lot of people without going Greek.</p>
<p>To be honest, yes, frat guys mostly hang out with each other. I mean this specifically within their frats, but I'd say they're also more likely to hang out with guys from other frats than non-Greeks. I doubt this is "discrimination"...just that two frat guys probably have more in common than a frat guy and say..a math team member.</p>
<p>Nah, frat parties aren't really exclusive. It's helpful to know a brother, but not a big deal.</p>
<p>Soooo not necessary.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insights.</p>