<p>Does Yale have sororities? If so, are they really strong or just there because they can be? (If that makes any sense.)</p>
<p>Greek exists at Yale but does not have a major role, thanks mainly to the extraordinary residential college system (see details at Yale website).</p>
<p>There are three fraternities and three sororities. They are not a big part of campus life. All fraternity and sorority parties are open to nonmembers. Greek life is largely outside of Yale policies. Yale neither discourages nor encourages Greek societies. The residential colleges fulfill many of the same social functions. African American frats/sororities have Yale chapters too.</p>
<p>Greek life is a very minor influence at Yale unlike some other schools (including some ivies)</p>
<p>That’s not true that all fraternity and sorority parties are open to nonmembers. Fraternities and sororities both have crush parties, formals, and mixers that are not open to the general population. Sororities don’t have open parties, though the fraternities do.</p>