<p>Just out of curiosity, what's the social life like at Cornell? I know Cornell has a reputation of being a pressure cooker, but is it all study study study. I worked very hard in high school and I'm looking foward to a "work hard, play hard" atmosphere at college. How's the party scene? What are the sororities and frats like?</p>
<p>The Greek system is very very large at Cornell (30% of the students are Greek).</p>
<p>I visited twice already but did not get to see the night life. I think I'm going back soon but, I was just curious what they do for fun.</p>
<p>if you are a prefrosh, you are technically <em>not allowed</em> to go to any parties, even if you visit for cornell days. you have to trust us when we say that the social life is amazing! everyone here definitely knows how to study and party. freshman year, you basically only go to frat parties first semester. once second semester rolls around, you can choose to rush for a frat/sorority (which i guessing is what you are planning on doing). rush for girls isnt so torturous as people say...its literally jsut walking around in the cold for 4 days straight and talking until your face falls off. if you receive a bid, your social life is dominated around the sorority. its so much fun. even if you arent sure about rushing or not, i would do it just for the experience. my friend wasnt so sure about being in a sorority, but she went through the rush process, is in one now, and absolutely loves it. plus, with the whole rush process for girls, it may suck at first when you are cut by the houses you like, but you eventually end up in a house which suits you perfectly :)</p>