University of Michigan Greek Life-How Important?

[Anonymous]

My DS will be attending in the fall, but is unsure if he wants to join a fraternity. He is very social and concerned that he won't be able to attend parties without being part of one. This seems unlikely to me, but honestly I have no idea.

Anyone with a current Wolverine who can share their experience?

[Anonymous]

following-DD in same situation, not great experiences from HS, very social , no personality issues but ghosted many times

[Anonymous]

It's very important. See if you can search through Reddit for more info.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the type of parties he wants to go to.

[Anonymous]

^ there is the Greek booster on every Greek thread

[Anonymous]

Why did the pro-Greek post get removed? It didn't say anything inappropriate or incendiary. I'm neutral on Greek life and wasn't involved myself, but it sometimes feels like only negative commentary is allowed on this forum when it comes to frats and sororities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why did the pro-Greek post get removed? It didn't say anything inappropriate or incendiary. I'm neutral on Greek life and wasn't involved myself, but it sometimes feels like only negative commentary is allowed on this forum when it comes to frats and sororities.

It’s just the same generic pro-Greek boilerplate that poster always posts, not the current, school-specific information OP is seeking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did the pro-Greek post get removed? It didn't say anything inappropriate or incendiary. I'm neutral on Greek life and wasn't involved myself, but it sometimes feels like only negative commentary is allowed on this forum when it comes to frats and sororities.

It’s just the same generic pro-Greek boilerplate that poster always posts, not the current, school-specific information OP is seeking.

Yup. I reported it. The “makes you a god on campus” bit is a dead giveaway.

[Anonymous]

So my son was accepted to Michigan and is likely to attend. Very social kid but is not interested in Greek life. He has spoken with friends there now who are not in fraternities, and they are having a great time socially. They do have other activities that provide a social base, which seems very important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS will be attending in the fall, but is unsure if he wants to join a fraternity. He is very social and concerned that he won't be able to attend parties without being part of one. This seems unlikely to me, but honestly I have no idea.

Anyone with a current Wolverine who can share their experience?

It’s only about 15% of the undergrad population. It’s a huge school. He’ll be fine.

Make sure he gets football student tickets. That’s the bigger social thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did the pro-Greek post get removed? It didn't say anything inappropriate or incendiary. I'm neutral on Greek life and wasn't involved myself, but it sometimes feels like only negative commentary is allowed on this forum when it comes to frats and sororities.

It’s just the same generic pro-Greek boilerplate that poster always posts, not the current, school-specific information OP is seeking.

In fairness, PP gave some very specific information about Ann Arbor bars and clubs and fake IDs...I don't know if that information was correct or not.

The Greek Guy usually posts only about SEC schools and loves to reference all the people driving to their mansions along A1A in their Bimmers (he used to say Cybertrucks as well until he realized Cybertrucks are pieces of shit that are now rusting unsold in Tesla parking lots).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS will be attending in the fall, but is unsure if he wants to join a fraternity. He is very social and concerned that he won't be able to attend parties without being part of one. This seems unlikely to me, but honestly I have no idea.

Anyone with a current Wolverine who can share their experience?

It’s only about 15% of the undergrad population. It’s a huge school. He’ll be fine.

Make sure he gets football student tickets. That’s the bigger social thing.

It's misleading to say that just because only 15% of the kids participate in Greek life, that the other 85% don't care about attending Greek parties.

For some schools that may be correct...for others it's not correct at all if Greek life is a dominant factor in the overall social scene.

Now, I get that 50% of the school may have zero interest in going to greek parties or going trying to get into bars/clubs in Ann Arbor...but if that's important to your kid and Michigan Frats are invite-only (unlike UGA where nearly anyone can just go to a Frat party), then you need to look beyond simply what %age of the school are actual members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS will be attending in the fall, but is unsure if he wants to join a fraternity. He is very social and concerned that he won't be able to attend parties without being part of one. This seems unlikely to me, but honestly I have no idea.

Anyone with a current Wolverine who can share their experience?

It’s only about 15% of the undergrad population. It’s a huge school. He’ll be fine.

Make sure he gets football student tickets. That’s the bigger social thing.

It's misleading to say that just because only 15% of the kids participate in Greek life, that the other 85% don't care about attending Greek parties.

For some schools that may be correct...for others it's not correct at all if Greek life is a dominant factor in the overall social scene.

Now, I get that 50% of the school may have zero interest in going to greek parties or going trying to get into bars/clubs in Ann Arbor...but if that's important to your kid and Michigan Frats are invite-only (unlike UGA where nearly anyone can just go to a Frat party), then you need to look beyond simply what %age of the school are actual members.

Things might have changed, but when I went, it really didn’t matter if you were Greek or not. Plenty of opportunities to socialize and go to parties without having to go to frat or sorority parties.

- Class of ‘07

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why did the pro-Greek post get removed? It didn't say anything inappropriate or incendiary. I'm neutral on Greek life and wasn't involved myself, but it sometimes feels like only negative commentary is allowed on this forum when it comes to frats and sororities.

True. Censorship re Greek life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS will be attending in the fall, but is unsure if he wants to join a fraternity. He is very social and concerned that he won't be able to attend parties without being part of one. This seems unlikely to me, but honestly I have no idea.

Anyone with a current Wolverine who can share their experience?

It’s only about 15% of the undergrad population. It’s a huge school. He’ll be fine.

Make sure he gets football student tickets. That’s the bigger social thing.

It's misleading to say that just because only 15% of the kids participate in Greek life, that the other 85% don't care about attending Greek parties.

For some schools that may be correct...for others it's not correct at all if Greek life is a dominant factor in the overall social scene.

Now, I get that 50% of the school may have zero interest in going to greek parties or going trying to get into bars/clubs in Ann Arbor...but if that's important to your kid and Michigan Frats are invite-only (unlike UGA where nearly anyone can just go to a Frat party), then you need to look beyond simply what %age of the school are actual members.

this is very very true. As a freshman or sophomore boy you will have limited opportunities to engage in Greek parties if you are not in a house. They don’t want unaffiliated Greek boys at their parties. They are fine with girls. Just accept the realities and know that your social life will likely entail much quieter or nerdier social encounters.