Reply to Colleges where it sucks if you’re not Greek or sporty

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Colleges where it sucks if you’re not Greek or sporty - help us avoid them! "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]This thread was started from someone whose kid has long since gone to school, so I'm not sure why someone revived it.  It may be a common request, but there's a misperception issue with asking about schools without Greek or Jock-heavy cultures for an introverted kid:

The complaint with schools whose social scene is dominated by fraternities and sports teams (which double as greek orgs in lots of LACs in the sense that they get places together and host parties there) is that that they sometimes host parties that exclude people who are not members of those organizations or at least are mostly attended by other athletes or members of Greek orgs.  In other words, the people who will be unhappy in those environments WANT to party with lots of people in loud, alcohol-fueled settings, but either are worried about being excluded from those parties because they aren't Greeks or jocks or they don't like hanging with those types of people when they do go to big parties.

Most introverted kids want to get together with friends, if at all, in small groups in quieter settings.  A school that is dominated by Greeks and Jocks will still have introverts who spend time in their rooms alone or with small groups.  My kid did a visit at Colgate, a well-known Greek and Jock-heavy school, and he said that on a Saturday night of a big hockey game between Colgate and Cornell half the people in the freshman dorm were still hanging out in the dorm.  My guess is most of those were likely the introverts, hanging out in small groups.  Some may have felt left out, but most had found their people and were happier in that setting.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics