<p>To keep this forum going....</p>
<p>How is Michigan State University greek life? I hear some people say you will be looked at as a clown, while others claim you will be seen as a person helping the community. If you were to join a greek house do you have to stay in the house, could you stay in your dorm? How many years do someone usually stay in the greek system? What do you think of the the greek life. Oh yeah, and would it look good applying to grad school?</p>
<p>When I say greek, I mean the fraternities.</p>
<p>Greek life...my impression of it. Well at MSU it is not a really important part of the university (only about 10% are in the greek system). A few people do look down on the Greeks but for most there is a certain apathy. The greeks set up some good events around campus for everyone Greek and non-greek alike, and the frat houses are definitely are places to go for freshmen who don't know where to party so its not all bad whatsoever. There are several decent people within the system, but they also have a large aura of superficiality and pretentiousness about them. Certain frats have the reputation of being total-party-houses, while others are more of the study hard, party hard variety (I don't really know the specifics). </p>
<p>You are not required to live in the house by any means if you pledge (for the large majority of them), most of the times they don't have enough room to house all the brothers/sisters anyways. First year everyone is required to live in the dorms anyways. 2nd year about half end up in the house, the other half in the dorms/off-campus housing. Typically the majority of pledges get in the fall of freshman year and stick with it all through college. But you can also pledge the spring of your freshman year or the fall of your sophomore year (by this time, it would be a lot more selective). Good thing about being in a frat: future networking connections, community service, brotherhood, etc. Especially if you are from out-of-state, you have an instant friend connection to all your brothers in the house (however, if you are not in the greek system it is still extremely easy to meet loads of people if you make a small effort). One complaint about being in a frat/sorority; it takes up SO much time. So if you want your freshman year to be successful both academically and socially, you might want to think about keeping away from the greek system until at least the spring.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Yeah I notice that University of Michigan-Ann Arbor seems to be big on the greek life. So many fraternity houses I've seen... was really surprise.</p>