<p>Hey so I know that Greek Life is about 25% at Wash U. I personally don't want to join a sorority, but I do want to have a fairly active social life. I was wondering if there are lots of people who do party and have active social lives outside of the Greek scene? </p>
<p>Also, are the Greek activities usually pretty exclusive or open to anyone?</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>Yes, plenty. A lot of the frats throw open parties fairly often. It’s a little trickier to get in to events that have reached house capacity (you’ll probably be stuck in line for a while, though it helps if you’re aggressive/know people/are female). If it’s exclusive, it’s probably exclusive to the frat or it’s a mixer.</p>
<p>thanks, well I’m aggressive and female 
if you know enough about em to tell me this…how would you describe the majority of students on campus? And if there’s no typical wustl student then tell me that too.</p>
<p>There are SO many threads on here that ask the exact same question…just search.</p>
<p>or you could just answer…since the answer to my question probably changes with time and the threads are not of this year…if you are gonna take the time to post for me to search you should just answer the question…</p>
<p>A forum is an archive of information. You should always search before asking questions. And there are plenty of threads from the past few months that describe Wash U students. They’re typically very nice, come from wealthier-than-average families, are cooperative (not cutthroat) and are academically motivated, but also know how to have a good time socially.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wustl-2014/1137063-social.html?highlight=social”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wustl-2014/1137063-social.html?highlight=social</a></p>
<p>Just saying. One thing you WON’T have at Wash U is people who do everything for you.</p>
<p>I did search it - found all those things. Thanks for the “help”.</p>
<p>Personally, I’m in Greek life so I’m not the best person to ask. A little bit on that:</p>
<p>Greek life at WashU is not what you’ve heard about or seen in movies. It’s warm and welcoming and lovely and a wonderful community, even (especially) for girls (like me) who never in their wildest dreams imagined themselves joining a sorority. My parents were aghast when I first told them I wanted to rush, and practically begged me not to. But they’ve come around, because they see how much I’ve gotten out of it (a wonderful community that spans all classes and majors and interests, PM me if you want to ask more). So if you come join us at WashU, I encourage you to keep an open mind about Greek life, and re-evaluate your decision after your first semester here.</p>
<p>As for non-Greek life, there’s still a ton to get involved in. Most people I know who aren’t in Greek life (and many who are, of course) are heavily involved with one particular extracurricular that provides a similar community and social scene. For example, the a capella scene here is huge, and there’s always an after-party when a group has their big concert of the year. And that means a lot, because we have 10+ official a capella groups, and 3 or so unofficial groups. As another example, one of my roommates last year is really into the hippie/alternative scene, and would go to Burning Kumquat parties (our organic on-campus farm) and events and parties at the Co-op (which is off-campus, but right nearby). </p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>I’m definitely more of the hippie alternative type haha.
thanks for all the insight about greek life btw - I definitely will keep an open mind about sororities and just see what I think after first semester. Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>My sister was in a sorority at Wash U and met a lot of people that she still talks to, even though she graduated two years ago. She really loved it.</p>
<p>I’m not really a partier/drinker so I didn’t go Greek.</p>
<p>Social life is what you make of it, just like any college.</p>