I am a high school senior who recently got accepted to LMU. I have been doing a lot of research on the school, and overall, I am pretty excited about LMU. But I have heard that there is a pretty big party scene at LMU, and that there is a large percentage of students who are in either sororities or fraternities. This worries me a bit. I am not the type of person who likes partying, drinking, doing drugs, etc. I don’t have any desire to join a sorority either. I am concerned about fitting in and being able to make friends in college (like most people are). I had a hard time in high school dealing with cliques, and found myself feeling excluded or out of place a lot. I wouldn’t want to go to a school where partying is the main/only way to make friends and is considered “cool”, because I would hate that. I would prefer to participate in clubs, get a job on campus, go to school events, etc… to meet people.
For those of you who have been to/are attending LMU, do you have to be a part of a sorority or fraternity to make friends? Are you excluded or considered to be an outcast if you don’t participate in Greek Life/the partying scene? Any information would be very helpful. Thank you so much!
Sorry if this has already been asked, I am new to this website!
Congrats on being accepted!! I just committed to LMU. I may not have attended it yet but I am pretty sure I’ve read enough reviews about these concerns of yours to say something.
Yes, there are parties at LMU and sororities/fraternities are big at campus. However, if you’re not into that it’s completely fine. From what I can tell, LMU has an incredibly friendly and accepting environment (big reason why I am choosing to attend), so I wouldn’t be too worried about that.
Also, students are only allowed to rush in the second semester. So basically you and everyone else would be in the same boat. + and there are no frat/sorority houses. So even though Greek life is present, I wouldn’t classify it as the traditional Greek life.
In regards to fitting in and finding your type of people, the secret really is to join a few clubs and get involved on campus. Everything works out in the end 
I wouldn’t worry about the drinking/drugs aspect either. My daughter isn’t into that at all, and she’s really exited to attend LMU.
There is no drinking or smoking allowed in the sorority houses. Of course many members go to the fraternity houses, but that is always by choice and never a requirement.
Congrats on your acceptance! It sounds like you are very excited! I have an uncle who teaches at LMU, and his children (so far) have all attended. Although they mainly attend because they get free tuition, all have had good experiences across lots of different disciplines (math, music, engineering, history) and they have no trouble finding a good group of friends. I think if you go in with a sense of what kind of people you want to meet, you will find them. There are a lot of different kinds of people on campus.
Besides, it is a very nice campus, and very close to a wonderful park (check out Playa Vista) and some great beaches (go for Dockweiler).
Hi! I’m a current junior at LMU and my advice is to not worry about the party scene. The way that I’d describe LMU is that everything is there if you want it, but not in your face. By that I mean that if you want to join a sorority or fraternity and go to parties, it’s totally an option and there are plenty of people that party. But if you don’t want to go to parties or drink, there’s also lots of people who don’t and have a great time otherwise. I didn’t drink or party for my first two years at LMU, and i hung out with people who weren’t into that either. Because LMUs in LA, there’s so many other things to do, from movie premieres (yes, you can get into those! There’re websites that give away tickets) to just getting a nice dinner or having a beach bonfire. It’s just about finding your people, which I recommend you do by joining clubs or organizations as soon as you get to the school, and just being friendly to the people in your classes and dorm building. I absolutely love LMU, and there’s so many things to do and be involved in. (Also, LMU doesn’t have recruitment for Greek life until second semester, so while people will be partying first semester, they won’t be in a sorority or fraternity). Hope that helps!!