Student taking questions on student life/greek life

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>I remember when I was applying a few years ago I thought it was very helpful to have a student give actual real life advice about life at USC.</p>

<p>You can read in brochures about academics, classes, etc</p>

<p>But Im here to answer any questions about life outside of class whether that be greek life, places to eat, things to do, tailgating, etc.</p>

<p>I came from outside of the state of California and have become a trojan through and through. There is no place like USC. </p>

<p>My college decision came down to USC, Northwestern, Dartmouth, and Yale.</p>

<p>I have not looked back since. Im in multiple clubs on campus, a fraternity, and a varsity sports team. </p>

<p>So ask me anything about student life- from Rush to the 90 to campus dining. Let me know how I can help. </p>

<p>Fight on</p>

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<p>Thanks for doing this, do a lot of people play intramural sports and how important are they on campus? Also how do the football tickets work is it first come first serve or do the upperclassmen receive better seats?</p>

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<p>Hey there.</p>

<p>You will come to discover that the student body is extremely athletic. Most imtramural sports are broken down to three levels of competition. This helps the less athletic or smaller kids to compete with kids at their talent level. The elite brackets can get quite competitive and very physical. The most competition is probably in the Greek leagues because there is quite a bit of pride of the line. There is very high enrollment in intramural sports and the basketball courts at the Lyon Center are always packed.</p>

<p>As far as football tickets go… Every student is guaranteed a ticket if they pay the fee before the deadline. If you go to USC and dont go to the games, I think you are really missing out on an integral component of being apart of the Trojan family. Theres a lot of pride when it comes to wearing that trojan cardinal and gold on fall saturdays.
Cant wait for it again in the fall!</p>

<p>Hope that answered it.</p>

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<p>Ya I’m a huge sports fan and love playing sports so thats great news that intramural sports have a high enrollment. I would definitely attend every football game but I was wondering if upperclassmen are guaranteed better seats or if it’s just like first come first serve for the field level seats and such.</p>

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<p>Seats are based on simply when you get to the stadium. Some kids decide to show up at 6 am to make sure they are the first ones in the coliseum. Others tailgate well in to the first half and stumble down Trousdale to the stadium. The safest bet is somewhere in between. </p>

<p>I would even say the underclassman usually get the better seats as upperclassman become more and more apathetic to getting there early.</p>

<p>hope that helps</p>

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<p>Ya that definitely clears things up thanks.</p>

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<p>Gamedays at USC cannot be described in words.</p>

<p>I had to pick my jaw off the ground several times during my first gameday</p>

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<p>What made you want to join a fraternity, and how did you end up choosing the one you are in?</p>

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<p>My roommate was sold on rushing, so I just went with him to experience it.</p>

<p>The second house I went to I met about 10 guys who I just felt comfortable hanging out with. I never planned on rushing let alone pledging, but it just felt like the right thing to do. These past 3 years have been an unbelievable experience for me in my fraternity. I dont know if my USC experience would be the same if I wasnt in a fraternity. My pledge semester was the best, most rewarding time Ive had. </p>

<p>I would encourage everyone to rush… just to see if it was for them. Non greeks can have just as much fun/ just as many friends as greeks. </p>

<p>I would advise to just walk around and see if you ‘click’ with any particular group. DO NOT GO OFF RANKINGS THAT YOU READ SOMEWHERE. I am in a fraternity that is considered a “top house”, but I that was not the reason I joined it. After you graduate, no one is going to care if you were in a “top house”, they are going to care about your character and how you carry yourself as an individual. That being said I think your fraternity/sorority can be used as a mechanism to produce a very well-rounded individual.</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>Are there any frats for business majors?</p>

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<p>norcalryan,</p>

<p>I am not exaggerating here when I say that the Greek fraternity row is probably over 65% business.
That being said Alpha Kappa Psi is a business frat that takes both guys and girls. </p>

<p>That 65% is probably even higher in top 10 houses.</p>

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<p>How often do you/ the typical student go off campus?
Is USC busy or abandoned on the weekends?</p>

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<p>storm18,</p>

<p>Besides going to the beach every other weekend… Or going to hollywood for fraternity or sorority invites/exchanges…</p>

<p>Hardly ever.</p>

<p>But that is just me. There are a lot of people who go off campus quite a bit whether that be to hollywood/santa monica/south bay beaches.</p>

<p>LA is a playground for a lot of USC students but I guess I just like to hang around SC as much as I can.</p>

<p>Its different for everyone.</p>

<p>Hope that helps</p>