<p>Ok so I know NYU is somewhat lacking in greek life, but I was wondering if the fraternities on campus were existant at all, aside from the professionally based ones [i.e. business, law, etc.] Can anyone give any input on the greek life at nyu, if any?</p>
<p>there's a small group of people who are part of panhellenic life here. they have a presence, but it's a really small group of people when you compare it to the rest of the population.</p>
<p>the lafayette street dorm has a few floors of sorority and fraternities. some of them have their "houses" off campus.</p>
<p>the NYU community is pretty divided about them. while some are okay with it, others find the whole process pointless at a school like NYU. some liken it to "paying for friends".</p>
<p>if you want greek life, it's there. i don't know that many people in greek life, maybe a handful of them, and they're pretty satisfied with it. they do community service, have a lot of parties and hang out togethe. on a whole, it isn't a HUGE part of NYU life if you're not directly involved with one. </p>
<p>if you're into greek life, or if you think you might be, they have recruitment events during the fall and spring. i would wait until spring semester before looking at greek life, because you'll want to bond with your floormates/suitemates/classmates before you start looking at frats. </p>
<p>how it usually goes is that there's a huge roundtable event where you "shop" the different organizations and meet them, usually in a huge auditorium. then, you go to different events they offer during "rush week". if they like you, and you like them, you get a "bid" and if you like them, you can accept. if you don't, just say no. </p>
<p>re: hazing</p>
<p>there's a strict no hazing policy here at NYU, and i think one sorority got busted a few years ago for violating it. one of my friends is in a sorority and on their facebook page it says "we don't believe you can haze someone one day, and then call them sister the next." which makes sense. </p>
<p>so, they're there, and like everything else at NYU, it's up to you to decide whether you want to be involved or not. </p>
<p>as for the individual organizations, if you look at the NYU website, it's probably there under student life.</p>
<p>This past year, greek life has grown a LOT at NYU. There were a record number of pledges in both fraternities and sororities. The people I know who find that Greek life is for them absolutely L-O-V-E it. The whole scene, while appealing, definitely isn't my thing (in general, not specific to NYU greek life). I rushed a few sororities but dropped out...the whole greek thing just wasn't for me. </p>
<p>Greek life is certainly far from prominent, but it's here and it's gaining momentum. Frats throw parties in bars that are sooooo fun and really well attended. Greek life seems to offer people the opportunity to be part of a small contained community in a huge city so it works. I have a lot of friends in frats and sororities and they truly love it--since its so small, all of the frats and sororities are really like a family. </p>
<p>Thats all I have to say! Good luck, hope it works out.</p>