<p>I was recently accepted into uchicago EA and would like to know about greek life. could you explain the differences among the sororities and frats. also, is it true that the sororities don't have houses? thanks!</p>
<p>this is a joke, right?</p>
<p>UChicago has a HUGE Greek scene.</p>
<p>Actually, the frats are much more visible than you would expect. The fact that there are four big houses right on University Ave plus the fact that there is at least one frat party during most weekends of the year makes them a prominent form of entertainment for people on campus (mostly first and second-years). I don't really love them or anything but every once in a while you just want beer and loud music and dancing and for $5 a frat party delivers. The parties tend to be lame, but they are always open to everybody on campus and if you go with friends they can be a fun time.</p>
<p>They're not a huge deal but I feel like I see a lot of frat/sorority gear on campus (nothing on the level of a state school or the south, of course) so they're not a joke either. I'm pretty sure that you get to learn all about the three sororities during greek week or whatever nonsense that is. My good friend is a Theta and it all seems kind of silly to me but she loves it.</p>
<p>Sororities don't have houses, this is true.</p>
<p>As I think everybody thus far has pretty much pointed out, Greek is not a big deal here-- at all-- but if you want it, you'll find it. If you're wondering about the "social hierarchy" of frats and sororities and such and which ones are good, which ones are for the Greenwich trust fund babies, etc., you're really not going to find that.</p>
<p>The three sororities are Delta Gamma, Theta, and Alpha Omicron Pi. I know sisters in all three. All of them have nice girls and are pretty much the same as each other, besides the letters and the colors.</p>
<p>Of the frats, I don't really know what's what (I've never been to a frat party, hah), but I hear that FIJI is pretty darn sketchy. I do know some frat brothers from different houses, and again, they're nice kids and there's no sort of judgment I could make about them or their brothers.</p>
<p>I should also point out that the residential houses really operate in the same ways that frats/sororities operate at most schools... only in an environment that's not exclusive or centered around alcohol necessarily. Houses play IM sports together, have a house table, a house lounge, house traditions, community service projects, etc. My friends who have gone Greek at other schools did so to feel part of a smaller community within a larger university, but I think at Chicago most everybody feels connected to the smaller community of the house.</p>
<p>There was a really nice thread about this last year-</p>
<p>hey c'mon maybe she's an international student and doesn't know about this stuff.</p>
<p>I'm personally glad frats aren't big at chicago. I think the idea of Greek Life kinda annoys me</p>
<p>Here is the hierarchy as I see it amongst sororities:</p>
<p>1) Theta - These girls are usually attractive
2) AOII - grab bag
3) DG - These girls are usually unattractive</p>
<p>The frats can't really be "ordered" as no patterns really emerge, and they change drastically from pledge class to pledge class.</p>