<p>so can anybody fill me in on the party life at penn?? like how big is the greek scene? does it dominate? or not ... and are the kids really as nerdy as... expected at an ivy??
sorry if this is stupid
haha i come from a part of the world where partying is VERY different from the states so... just wondering :)
any insight would be appreciated</p>
<p>What’s your partying like :O?</p>
<p>I could be wrong, but I think Penn is known for being a “work hard, play hard” type of school. I’ve heard there definitely are a lot of frat parties/drinking and all of the stereotypical college partying stuff… but I’ve also heard that you aren’t going to have no social life if you don’t want to get involved in that scene. Penn is a big enough school where you can pretty much find every “type” of person and every “type” of party if you look. </p>
<p>Is this what your looking for? And yeah, what is partying like where you are from?</p>
<p>haha well i live in singapore
(no im not asian)
going to an international school here
umm foreigners can start drinking from a pretty young age (so easy to get alcohol from your 7/11), but its supersafe and everything here like … parents are always (usuallly) fine with it, and you really wont ever get in trouble or id’d even if youre like sitting on the side of the road and police go by. you can even wave. even though you might obviously be like 13.
and clubbing is pretty big, there are some pretty nice places. pretty diff from KL and jakarta and stuff where expat kids start like drinking and clubbing at like 12 (pretty ridic i know)
for those wondering legal age is 18 for drinking/driving/clubbing in singapore
ahah but its so normal now for us, i know im going to find it so so strange going to the states, cuz nightlife is just so different! as in more house parties and kegs and whatnot… but i guess itll be a good experience :)</p>
<p>Magicmana, yeah when i lived abroad and went to an international school there, my friends and I would go clubbing too.</p>
<p>About a third of students go greek, but it can feel like the greek scene dominates sometimes. You definitely don’t need to go greek to 1) have a social life or 2) be involved in all the partying that goes on (most frat parties are open to anyone). There is quite a bit of partying, from off-campus (and even registered on-campus) frat parties to downtown clubbing hosted by frats/societies. </p>
<p>In general, Penn is not a nerdy school. In fact, its noticeable just how status/fashion/style conscious many people are.</p>
<p>I agree with CAPA, and I would add, too, that at Penn, it’s very possible to strike a healthy balance. You can have an active social life (which may or may not include partying), while excelling in academics. There’s also a broad spectrum of students: some will be more interested in partying and others will spend each night at Van Pelt. Either way, I think we’re all happy deciding what works best for us.</p>