<p>hi, can a SC student give me his/her opinion abt the sororities and "rank" them. be as honest as possible, please. no hard feelings! if you dont want to post them, then PLEASE message me! thanks!</p>
<p>me too yall</p>
<p>if you can search back in old threads from USC there were some postings about sororities on campus,maybe from last fall (2007)or even the fall before that (2006).Sorry I cant help you ,have a Son and he's not into the frat scene there.</p>
<p>lulu</p>
<p>I see that you have asked the same question on the UNC threads. My S is a senior (in a fraternity) at UNC and D is a sophomore (in a sorority) at USC so I am somewhat familiar with both places.</p>
<p>First off, there is really NO comparison between the two schools' Greek life. UNC has a far more laid back culture overall and is really not as dependent on the Greek scene, unlike most other "more southern" schools. There really isn't any of the Greek vs independent mentality on campus and certainly there is plenty to do in Chapel Hill without being Greek.</p>
<p>The Greek scene at USC on the other hand is more like the other "more southern" schools though, in all honesty, still not the hard core "I'm going to die if I don't get into this sorority...." as it is at Ole Miss, Bama, Tennessee, UGA and others. There is no pressure to be Greek but the Greek scene is more prevalent and homogeneous at USC than at UNC which may also be based on the newly built Greek Village having all the houses in one place.</p>
<p>From what I have learned from my S's female friends who are Greek at UNC, Sorority Rush is a bit more intense at USC, begins right after move-in and is a fairly hectic week. Both schools have a number of large sonorities and, in the case of UNC,the sorority houses actually have a much greater number of sisters living in them than at USC....literally some UNC houses have upwards of 80-100 living in them whereas most houses at USC are in the 20-30 range.</p>
<p>Columbia on the whole has a little less to offer than the RDU area does and as a result a lot of the social scene is impacted by the fraternities and sororities. I am NOT saying that the social life at USC revolves around the Greek scene but it can be heavily influenced by it.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that at USC the Sororities forbid active members from interacting with ANY incoming freshman on things like Facebook etc over the summer before school starts and that all the sororities have people assigned to monitor the "chatter." My D has mentioned that she knows of people not being offered bids by numerous sororities because of their Facebook activities, like trying to lobby for bids, learn more about specific sororities etc. Although it does occur, what they deem to be "dirty rush" is highly frowned upon. I would recommend being less overt in asking for things like "ranking" the sororities because it could come back to bite you. From what I have seen, the process at USC really does work; the matches make sense in the long run and overall people end up in the sorority that is the best fit for them.</p>
<p>I hope this helps.</p>