<p>I know eating clubs are probably more popular, but I was wondering what the reputations of the sororities @Pton were... like if there were token "nice girls," "hotties," etc etc.</p>
<p>I was especially wondering about Kappa Alpha Theta?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The stereotype is "marry a kappa, date a theta, f--- a pi phi." Thetas tend to be thin, blond Southern girls who bicker Cottage.</p>
<p>All the girls I know in Theta fall under Weasel's stereotype :) That's not to say that there's anything wrong with that; in fact, they're all very friendly, energetic girls.</p>
<p>I heard Marry a Pi Phi, Date a Theta, F*** a Kappa, and I’m not in any of them</p>
<p>Arent the frats and sororities like “feeders” for the selective eating clubs? Do frats and sorority girls go to eating club parties, or party on their own?</p>
<p>yea i think the “club feeder” aspect is a big reason ppl join frats/sororities.</p>
<p>you gotta remember that eating clubs are popular as central, visible, social attractions, and thats bascially what frats/sororities do too. so naturally theres a lot of overlap in who is attracted to each.</p>
<p>which sororities/frats feed into which clubs?</p>
<p>^ questions, but also, what is social life like in general on princeton? Does it have a good “party scene”(hate that word:P) because I cant seem to get good answers anywhere on that question</p>
<p>LlamaMama: I wouldn’t be so quick to characterize all Thetas as thin, blonde, Southern, and in Cottage. Sure, there might be a sizable contingent of Thetas like that, but I would say in terms of club membership, Theta is by far the most diverse - there are definitely at least a handful of Thetas in EVERY bicker club. </p>
<p>jen0830: No, Weasel’s definitely right. It’s Marry a Kappa, Date a Theta, and ***** a Pi Phi. Pi Phi’s the only sorority where the older sisters are not required to “watch out for” their babies on Bid Night (e.g. prevent random boys from taking them home).</p>
<p>jjavdm: Greek organizations can definitely function as feeders in some capacity, but by no means does membership in one guarantee you admission to your club of choice. Greeks will often attend and host pre-games/roomparties with people from their own frat/sorority, but in Princeton, everyone heads out to the eating clubs at some point.</p>
<p>The party scene is basically like this: Almost every club is “on tap” (aka open for partying) on Thursday and Saturday nights. Clubs may host a pregame for members starting at 10 PM or so, but in general, each club will open at 11 PM. Generally half of the parties will require a guest pass (known as being “on pass”), but if you don’t have a guest pass, the other parties will always be open to anyone with a student ID. </p>
<p>The parties heat up around midnight and die around 2-2:30 AM. At that time, you either go home, go to Frist/the Wa because you’ve got the munchies, or go to Terrace, which is often open until nearly 4 AM (it goes “members-only” at 2:30 AM, so get there before then). As for other nights, if you really wanna drink, there should be at least one club open on each other night of the week (Cap on Mondays, Ivy on Tuesdays, TI on Wednesdays, Charter on Fridays, etc). </p>
<p>Aside from the clubs, people (often athletic teams and frats/sororities) host roomparties - you’ll mostly find hard liquor + mixers here since the clubs don’t provide anything BUT beer to non-members (this is to reduce risk of overconsumption & alcohol poisoning). People don’t generally go to roomparties and stay there for the entire night; they go to the Street around midnight. Besides, roomparties are prone to getting busted by Public Safety whereas eating club parties are usually immune to this. Btw, no one ever charges cover at roomparties, not even for dudes.</p>
<p>I personally like the party scene because the clubs are extremely dependable. Even if, on any given Saturday night, you don’t have any friends who are throwing parties, you know that starting at 11 PM, you and all your buddies can go out to a nice building and get to party just by showing your student ID. </p>
<p>collegelookin: Let’s talk frats first. KA is all Cottage, Phi Kap is all Cap & Gown, Chi Phi and Pike are all Tiger Inn. Beta is mostly in Cottage, but some are in Cap. Deke doesn’t have a particularly strong hold over any club (Sigma Chi is in a similar situation), but their members have a tendency to bicker TI or Cap. AEPi, SAE, and Zete are all frats that split between Ivy and TI. </p>
<p>Like I said earlier, Thetas are in every bicker club (just fyi, the bicker clubs are Cap, Cottage, Ivy, TI, and Tower, while the sign-in clubs are Charter, Cloister, Colonial, Quad, and Terrace), but have been historically strong in Cottage. This is starting to shift as a substantial proportion of their sisters have migrated to Ivy. Pi Phis used to be split pretty evenly between Ivy and TI, but now some of them are going to bicker Cottage. Kappas are mostly in Cap, although some are in Tower and Cottage. </p>
<p>By the way, there’s a coed secret society (Saint Anthony Hall, or St. A’s) that almost exclusively bickers Ivy.</p>
<p>To summarize:
10 eating clubs, 5 bicker, 5 sign-in
70+% of upperclassmen are in eating clubs
Roughly half of all undergraduates choose to bicker
Overall acceptance rate among all the bicker clubs is slightly over 60%</p>
<p>10 frats, 3 sororities
Overall frat membership numbers roughly parallels that of overall sorority numbers
About 15% of the student body is involved in Greek life
89% of Greeks choose to bicker
68% of Greeks are in bicker clubs</p>
<p>LlamaMama: I guess I forgot to really answer your original question, which concerned the reputation of Theta.</p>
<p>If I had to, very briefly, characterize Theta, I would say that they’re the “moderate” sorority. Not the dumbest, but not the smartest. Not the hottest, but not the ugliest. Not the sluttiest, but not the most proper. Not the most stuck up, but not the most approachable. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>what about kappa- what’s a more detailed reputation of them?</p>
<p>from what i’ve noticed, kappa is full of girls that don’t get into their first choice sorority (pi phi or theta). they definitely do not party as hard as the girls in the other two and in my opinion, have the least attractive girls. there are a few exceptions in the sorority though - usually girls that pledge their sophomore year - because the other two don’t take too many sophomores.</p>
<p>Frats and sororities definitely create social environments where you can make connections to particular eating clubs and its members. However, frats and sororities are not synchronized with eating clubs to be automatic feeders. There are a lot of different organizations on campus that will help to provide the same social advantages. Each sports team, dance crew, performance club, etc. will also help you to meet eating club members, bickering committees, and club officers.</p>
<p>In other words, the eating clubs each have their own personality, demographic, and niche that they appeal to. In most cases, being generally social and active on the campus means that you will make friends (and upperclassmen contacts) who can help you get passes to go into eating clubs. If you choose to bicker or sign into a certain club, you’re going to be choosing a club where you’re comfortable and where a person with your personality belongs.</p>
<p>It doesn’t always work out perfectly, but I feel that most people end up where they belong. If you’re a frat-type guy, join a frat. If you’re a Tower-type girl, you’ll probably be making connections that will help you bicker Tower. If your personality isn’t quite compatible with any of the eating clubs, there are hundreds of student organizations that will keep you feeling loved, entertained, and at home.</p>
<p>As a casual note to most of the CC crowd: I felt like the Street was really hyped up before I really got to know it. It’s to be expected because the Street is such a visible part of the Princeton social life, and it may be intimidating. I definitely felt anxiety, nervousness, fear, and curiosity from the first time I visited during Preview and through the first couple weeks of Fall. Give it some time and don’t try to rush it. The street, like Ray said, is wonderfully stable and it’s always going to be there. There’s no need to form your opinions about the Street the first few times you are immersed in Princeton culture.</p>