MW schools without lots of parties?

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<p>I second a lot of the schools people have suggested. Especially Knox! It's a great school in rural Illinois but the drinking/partying seems pretty tame. According to the college board, Greek life seems like it has a significant presence on campus. 26% of guys join frats and 16% of girls join sorrorities. At a bigger school, that wouldn't mean too much but at a small school like Knox where there isn't much beyond the campus, it's definitely going to be around.</p>

<p>A school you should DEFINITELY check out: Hendrix. It's not really midwest, though but it's close. It's in Conway, Arkansas, a college town where there is also a Christian school and a state school in town. Drinking isn't a conveinant social activity because Conway is in a dry county. Obviously, those who drink can get ahold of alcohol if they want it, but the partying seems relatively tame. </p>

<p>Politically, it's very, very liberal but being in Arkansas gives you a more balanced atmosphere than a similar school in New England. I reccomend Hendrix to a lot of people because at least one student from my small high school ends up going every year and they never fail to love the place. I also hear the campus is gorgeous and I definitely reccomend visiting.</p>

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<p>I forgot to add that Hendrix does not have any Greek life whatsoever so your stereotypical frat parties obviously aren't there.</p>

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<p>Yeah, Luther College sounds like exactly what you want. Not urban, mostly pretty quiet, good music program, politically moderate, not uber-selective. Definitely check it out: Luther</a> College</p>

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<p>o ya luther, i know i was forgetting one but i couldnt think of it. and yes, midmo had a great point stating Cornell's academic circulation system, forgot to mention that too!</p>

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<p>Perhaps Drake in Iowa or Bradley in Illinois would be good choices</p>

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<p>Calvin College and Hope College in Michigan.</p>

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<p>Are there schools like these in the Western US?</p>

<p>Also, I am surprised that schools with an active Greek community would also be low on the partying scale. I thought Greek = lots of partying (that was my experience, anyway).</p>

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<p>I have a friend/fraternity brother who teaches business ethics at Wheaton College, just outside of Chicago. Religious-affiliated school, very highly respected academics. May be worth a look for you.</p>

<p>--K9Leader</p>

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<p>I also think you should look at Kalamazoo, Calvin College and Hope College in Michigan</p>

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<p>Knox, DePauw, Calvin, and Kalamazoo should all be good fits, as well as Luther and Hope. </p>

<p>As for Beloit and Lawrence...the level of partying isn't too bad, but WI has the highest alcohol consumption of any state, so good luck with avoiding that. ;)</p>

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<p>spideygirl: Out west, try looking at University of Puget Sound, Willamette, Mills College, California Lutheran, Concordia Irvine, Point Loma, and maybe Colorado College.</p>

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<p>The only Chicagoland school that fits this description is Wheaton.</p>

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<p>I thought DePauw was a big frat party school.</p>

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<p>Look at Valparaiso in northern Indiana as well. My friend's daughter attends. She is not a big partier at all and is quite happy there.</p>

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<p>
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I thought DePauw was a big frat party school.

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Oops. It is. I meant to say DePaul (which is a larger environment, but not really a party school).</p>

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<p>Six hours from Chicago, hmmmmmm. That includes just about all of Illinois, most of Indiana, lots of Michigan and Wisconsin, a huge chunk of Iowa, and some of Minnesota. Why don't you just take out a map and a compass and draw a circle and see what falls inside?</p>

<p>In Iowa, the private colleges and universities sponsor a special visit Iowa private colleges/universities week each summer. If I recall, once you visit at least three participating schools, application fees to ALL of them are waived. While you are at it, you could check out University of Northern Iowa where my Chicago area niece is headed this fall.</p>

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<p>Some previous posters mentioned Calvin College and Wheaton College.</p>

<p>For someone who isn't comfortable with conservative Christian types, these two aren't good choices. Both are VERY conservative and VERY Christian.</p>

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<p>Thank you, worldchanger! :-)</p>

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<p>Re: Loyola, a friend's kid left honors housing due to the over-the-top and inescapable drinking in there. Another friend's freshman mentioned drinking being troublesome at Beloit. Maybe it's inescapable, at least at schools with more affluent attendees?</p>

<p>Nephew at SIUC in the housing near the engineering buildings reports little problems with drinking there.</p>

<p>Colleges, there is a marketing niche here, IMO - aggressively discourage in-dorm drunkenness. People are concerned about wasting their tuition money on this sort of atmosphere.</p>

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<p>i think the one thing people have overlooked is that, the university is what you make of it. while the big state universities have party life, and there are loads of parties, it is you decision to go to them or not. uc berkeley for example (i live in california) gives an awesome education, though there are lots of parties, it doesn't mean you have to go to them; there won't be parties in the dorms obviously, but its what you make of the university. pick a good school in the midwest, and take the great education.</p>