<p>Was that the student who was accepted and then when he got to campus was "unaccepted"?</p>
<p>bethievt,
What is a geeky-not-greeky social environment? I guess what I mean is, what is a geeky social environment? I always interpreted the term "geek" to sort of connote someone who is NOT social, or does not have many social skills. Maybe the term geek differs by region?</p>
<p>Tulane!!!!</p>
<p>I think of it as meaning unusual parties, clubs and organizations. For instasnce Reed has Renn Fayre, Carleton has Mai Fete and crowns a tofu princess or something, Grinnell has waltz nights and a slew of kooky sounding clubs.</p>
<p>Look for the University of Chicago scav hunt lists. Imagine a place where that's the biggest event of the year and fully engages about half the students for four days. That's a geeky social environment. It's not anti-social at all, but it is somewhat differently social.</p>
<p>Scav hunt sounds like something I would like!</p>
<p>geeky, not greeky, social scene sounds much like my daughter, bethie. Sounds like the schools that interested your son may also appeal to her. We'll check out the guides.<br>
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This has been an interesting and informative thread</p>
<p>Note: even the supposedly Greeky can be quite hospitable to the more geeky.</p>
<p>Son attends Duke, which, I believe, has a somewhat Greek reputation. He is not in a fraternity. Some of his friends are, most are not. Son is involved in several ECs (one is quite geeky) and certainly does not feel out of place; in fact, he can't imagine being anywhere else.</p>
<p>Personally, I LOVED the Greek scene when I was young. Not in a soroity, but spend more hours at the boyfriend's frat house, than I think did he.</p>
<p>When I was at William and Mary, it was Greeky and geeky. I was very anti-greek and didn't go through rush but somehow ended up in a sorority, and I had geeky sorority sisters and other geeky, non Greek friends. We could only live in the sorority house senior year so everyone maintained friends outside of the sorority longer. Coming from the south, I never considered not going to college in the south and then many of my best friends ended up coming from New Jersey, New York and that other northern state - Northern Virginia.</p>
<p>What year(s) were you at W&M, catera? D1 begins in Aug. She's eclectic.....maybe even leans a bit towards geeky. Definitely quirky! She's so close to home, though, hope she makes good friends. It will be too easy to just have high school friends road trip each weekend.</p>
<p>I graduated in '76 so it has been a long time - went to my 30th reunion in October. We have a core group from my sorority who gets together now and then. I love Williamsburg - I'm from Virginia too and had a boyfriend back home for my freshman year so I was slow to make friends there -except for my roommate - we stayed together all 4 years. I regret going home so much my freshman year but it all worked out. Hopefully, she will click with someone in the first few days or weeks so it will be easier for her to stay on campus. Do they still have a 4 or 5 day orientation for freshman? That helped. I think "eclectic" will fit in well there.</p>
<p>My "big sister" from high school began her W&M experience in '79. She is an awesome blend of intelligence and folklore. Eclectic described her perfectly.</p>
<p>Curmudgeon, have you visited UVA and William & Mary? With their histories, traditions, and successful wealthy alumni, they don't "feel" like a typical public school at all. For the longest time, UVA was stereotyped as educating rich Southern snobs (remember the Prep Guide back in the 80's?)...and in some ways, that still holds true today - guys in ties and girls in pearls amid the "Sea of Orange" at football games, Foxfield Horse Races, UVA sharing a clubhouse in NYC with Yale and Dartmouth, etc. Plus, both the Kennedys and the Bushes have sent kids to UVA.</p>
<p>I don't really understand the whole concept of establishing "southern ivys". Isn't that like asking, "What colleges would be in the western ACC?"</p>
<p>Is what you're looking for a good school for liberal arts and sciences in the south? An expensive school in the south? An extremely selective school in the south? A school with a prestigious name in the south? An "old" school in the south?????</p>
<p>Sounds like she just wants an excellent small school in the South. If so, there are plenty, but a lot depends on her qualifications. Excellent small schools in the South are just as selective as excellent small schools anywhere.</p>
<p>doubleplay--succinct and well-taken points.</p>
<p>As a Southernor and native Virginian, I have to admit that the list of "excellent" small schools in the South starts and ends with Davidson. Washington & Lee is reinventing itself into a good school, but there are no other contenders.</p>
<p>The original point of the thread was two fold......please define Southern Ivy (with examples) AND looking at most likely a LAC for daughter that's into sciences and writing. I do appreciate most of the responses.</p>
<p>Davidson is worth more attention. Ashame not much activity on their board on this site. And I've read all the threads (including archieves) on W&L. Planning a trip this fall to visit the campus.</p>
<p>WildChild was recruited by Davidson (athlete) but we never got to visit. He did an early application which was required for some big athletic scholarship. I was very impressed by what I read about the school and by my conversations with the coach. It sounds like a good environment with hard academics but a good social life, too. They are really big on their Honor Code and it seems to be followed. To me, it sounds like a good college experience along the lines of Williams (my personal favorite) only warmer and with D1 athletics.</p>
<p>Momray, I'm not sure if you mentioned and considered it earlier in the thread, but your daughter should strongly look into William & Mary. Though it's a public school (and a great one at that), it's basically an LAC at half the price.</p>
<p>EDIT: I just read your post (#16). Nevermind.</p>
<p>Washington & Lee is reinventing itself into a good school, but there are no other contenders.</p>
<p>This makes me chuckle - reinventing itself into a good school!!??!! Has always been a great school:)</p>