Parties???

Colleges & Universities A-Z Penn State
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<p>I found this last semester while doing a project up at University Park:</p>

<p>"Myth: Penn State is state-owned and operated.</p>

<pre><code>Fact: Penn State is "state-related." It was incorporated in 1855 as a private entity but the Board of Trustees included representatives of state government, including the governor. The state legislature in 1863 named Penn State the Commonwealth’s sole land-grant institution, a designation that gave the University a broad mission of teaching, research, and public service. The legislature only occasionally granted funds to Penn State during the early years but since 1887 has made appropriations on a regular basis."
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<p>from <a href="http://www.psu.edu/ur/about/myths.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.psu.edu/ur/about/myths.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Hope this helps. I guess it doesn't really prove one way or another that it is or is not a state school.</p>

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<p>Back to the topic at hand...</p>

<p>I'm a senior, finishing up my last sememster, and I have been at University Park for all 4 years.</p>

<p>Freshmen generally rush fraternities and sororities the first semester. After all, there is no reason NOT to do it. You get to meet new people and have fun, while getting free booze. Sororities do not have their own houses, but live in supplemental rooms and suites in the dorms, so they do not hold parties themselves. Instead, whole sororities will be invited to frat parties. After the first semester, frat parties become 'invite only' for guys and open for girls. Unless a roup of guys is coming with a group of girls an equal size or bigger, they will most likely not be allowed into a frat party... unless they know one of the brothers (if they only know a pledge, they usually can't get in).</p>

<p>After the first year, a lot of now-sophomores move off campus into apartments and houses. Very few non-freshmen still go to frat parties, unless they are in a frat/sorority. Get to know the people who live in your building or around you, as you can coordinate when you are going to have parties... This type of system can be a LOT of fun, because you can go to parties all the time without having to spend much money, since you are only supplying the alcohol once in a while. Junior year is typically the same as sophomore year.</p>

<p>Senior year, people only hold parties once in a while. Most of the drinking people do is at the bars. Once you are around for a few weeks, you will know which bars are having specials on certain nights, and which ones attract the largest crowds.</p>

<p>Hope you come up to Penn State... it's great fun. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Just wondering - why do sororities almost never get the same powers as fraternities - and seem totally fine with it? In Penn State even, they don't live in houses together, they have to be invited (no problem, they're girls - but still!) to parties, so on. I think it's incredibly stupid.</p>

<p>Anyone want to explain to me (because, honestly, i do not know that much about the greek system) what's going on / elaborate?</p>

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<p>"Huntsman" you made it sound like if you're a frosh and don't join a frat you are screwed. </p>

<p>I am most likely going to PSU and have no intention to join a frat. I am not really interested in that type of thing.</p>

<p>But I like to have a good time so what are the other options?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I think I'm with you Harmon25. I'm not really too inclined to joining a Frat house, where there are Parties everynight filled with Drunk people. </p>

<p>I heard that only 30% of the student are in frats/Sororities</p>

<p>I don't plan on Getting wasted everynight, because that just doesn't appeal to me. I mean I do like Beer and alcohol but not on an everyday basis. and I don't plan on joing a frat.</p>

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<p>isn't 30% really high? I think it is... my other schools wisconsin and maryland are at 10%</p>