<p>Hey guys, I'm a prospective student who would really love to attend the University of Texas at Austin. Being a Florida native however, I would need to pay the lofty out of state tuition costs. Because of this, I would be required to work a lot of hours at a job while I would be at the school and would most likely not be able to participate in the greek life. My question to you students is how important is being involved in a frat at UT? Will I be missing out on the experience if I don't join one?</p>
<p>Thanks, </p>
<p>Brandon from South Florida</p>
<p>Everyone that I know that goes to UT loves it, and NONE of them are involved in greek life. Only around 10-15% of the students are involved in greek societies (academic ones included) so it’s not a big deal at all. I actually know someone who was thinking about rushing but decided not to because it gets in the way of having a social life outside the organization, since there’s so much going on downtown and on campus. Overall I’d say you (and like 85% of the rest of the 40,000 students) definitely won’t be missing out on “the experience.” I seriously think not pledging will open up your social sphere and let you meet a lot of different kinds of fun people.</p>
<p>Only about 14% of UT Austin undergraduates are in fraternities and sororities, according to [University</a> of Texas at Austin - Office of the Dean of Students - Sorority and Fraternity Life - Greek Council Communities](<a href=“http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sfl/comm.php]University”>http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sfl/comm.php) . So there are plenty of students to associate with without needing to be in a fraternity or sorority. (And not everyone has a positive opinion of them anyway.)</p>
<p>Thanks for your help guys!</p>