Suggestions for Greek-heavy, "bro" liberal arts colleges?

[Anonymous]

Colgate
W&L
Dartmouth
Richmond
Maybe Davidson

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colgate
W&L
Dartmouth
Richmond
Maybe Davidson

Davidson is the antithesis of bro culture.

[Anonymous]

Bucknell alumnus from 2003.

Wake was my target; it rejected me. Among my classmates, many had Colgate has a higher choice than Bucknell (but some had a choice and selected Bucknell).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reach: Colgate, W&L

Target: Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette

Low target: Trinity

Safety: Gettysburg, Union

Can't argue with this. Only thing I would add, getting recruited for baseball will get you into the bro culture at any of those schools. Those who know, know.

[Anonymous]

Dartmouth strikes me as a college that used to be heavy on bro culture in the past but is pretty different today. If one wants it, they can probably find it at Dartmouth, but it's probably no longer the dominant ethos.

[Anonymous]

Hamilton

[Anonymous]

Denison, Dickinson, Davidson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dartmouth strikes me as a college that used to be heavy on bro culture in the past but is pretty different today. If one wants it, they can probably find it at Dartmouth, but it's probably no longer the dominant ethos.

I agree. I just think it can more easily be found than at say Grinnell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thx!
He's likely going to apply to both Bucknell and Lehigh as well as some large universities.

Any ideas for liberal arts colleges with some element of this culture that are a tier above Bucknell? He's actually a really studious kid--a weird mix of super academic and social "bro" (party going, guy's guy, sports loving, etc).

Plenty of that type at Amherst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reach: Colgate, W&L

Target: Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette

Low target: Trinity

Safety: Gettysburg, Union

This is a good list. I would maybe add Hamilton as a reach, Richmond as a target, and St. Lawrence as a safety.

[Anonymous]

Hampton Sydney

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hampton Sydney

Not for a kid who's aiming for a higher tier than Bucknell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reach: Colgate, W&L

Target: Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette

Low target: Trinity

Safety: Gettysburg, Union

This is a good list. I would maybe add Hamilton as a reach, Richmond as a target, and St. Lawrence as a safety.

Richmond is a great addition. Can't believe I missed that one.

Is Hamilton Greek and bro-y? I thought it was more of a writer's school with a frat participation rate under 20%, similar to Kenyon. Maybe I'm wrong, or things have changed.

I don't know anything about St. L except it's about as cold and isolated as you can get. Maybe that lends itself to the kind of environment OP's kid is looking for.

[Anonymous]

I can’t imagine being a mother and referring to my son as a “bro.” This is not a neutral term, OP.

[Anonymous]

Villanova?