<p>Does anyone have any insights into the sorority rush experience? What can one expect? Is it pleasant or just grueling?</p>
<p>From what I here, the first night sucks. You have to go to each house, even if you have absolutely no interest in that house. Imagine walking from Tri Delta all the way to Sigma Kappa in heels, while weaving up and down Hill Street. God, I'm glad I'm a guy.</p>
<p>However, it seems that it's all worth it. Most girls seem to love their sorority and become great active members.</p>
<p>Is Greek life very big on campus? Anyone know approximately what percent of students belong to fraternities/sororities?</p>
<p>I think its like 15% or so</p>
<p>TGhe Greek scene at Ann Arbor is large enough to satisfy those interested in it, but not prominent enough to trump the social scene. Roughly 15%-20% of students belong to a Fraternity or Sorority.</p>
<p>irrelevant, but i had a friend who stopped becoming friends with me since she joined the sorority. well, she apparently couldn't take it at one point during rush last year, and took it out on me. like, really took it out on me. didn't speak to me anymore after that. heard from her friends that she hung out less and less with the non-sorority girl friends after she got in.</p>
<p>yeah, once you're greek, you hang out with GDI's a lot less.</p>
<p>Joining a fraternity and sorority is one of the best decisions you can make. Greeks do dominate the social scene, though. You can party as a gdi, but not to the level of greeks. For younger students, fraternity parties are the place to be (depending on the house), and for older students, greeks dominate the Ann Arbor bar scene (skeeps, ricks)</p>
<p>My daughter (freshman) made some very good friends over the first few weeks of school. She and her friends have recently decided not to go the sorority route because they wanted to stay friends and continue to have fun together. They realized that they would probably either end up in different sororities or some would get bids and some wouldn't but either way they would be separated and it would probably end their friendship, or at least dilute it. I think that this is something to keep in mind and goes for sororities and fraternities. On the other hand, my son who graduated two years ago, was in a fraternity and all of his close friends ended up being from the fraternity. It was great for him and even now he keeps in touch with many of them and they get together a few times each year at U of M. Up until now it was to see a football game or two - although now I don't know if those football game reunions will continue ;-(</p>
<p>What is a GDI?</p>
<p>"God Damned Independent"</p>
<p>google is powerful tool, use it.</p>
<p>Greek life here is so diverse, that there is probably a house for anyone on campus. You just have to go through rush and figure out what is right for you.</p>