<p>Anyone know anything about Columbia's sororities? I looked at their websites but I doubt they show the real deal haha And is the Greek life worth it?</p>
<p>yes it exists. in new york city, greek life is probably not worth it but who knows. i spent my overnight stay in a frat. (no, like we were going to sleep in carman, but that didn't happen.) i'll just tell you it exists.</p>
<p>Ya I know they're there, but I'm wondering about the qualities of each of them... Like, if someone could break it down like everyone did with the different houses. I dunno if anyone on these boards is in them...</p>
<p>And your overnight sounds a lot more exciting than mine--I'm jealous!</p>
<p>(it was actually less exciting than it sounds lol. how i made the decision to apply to columbia...)</p>
<p>I don't know too much about the greek stuff -- most of my friends weren't in frats, and the frats really don't play a huge role on campus. My impression (and I think the numbers back me up) is that there are even fewer people who LIVE in the frat houses than the 8-10% who are actually in frats. Unless someone is in a particular frat, you're really not going to get good info on this board. You'll have to wait until you get there to meet people.</p>
<p>Yeah, the frats and soroties are very small, and I think that sometimes they get overshadowed by NYC nightclubs.</p>
<p>Do the frat and sor help later on in life? Like I know some colleges have frats and sors where they help each other with jobs and stuff.</p>
<p>You're going to get a job etc. because of your Columbia degree, not because you happened to join a particular frat. At other schools, some of the frats may prestigious well-connected organizations (e.g., Yale's Skull and Bones). But nothing of that sort happens at Columbia.</p>