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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I swear they told us 80% of eligible to us.  We all heard it (mom, dad and kid).

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Well, IMHO 50 and 80 are not that different when you are talking about the dominant social life on campus and a kid who does not want a Greek heavy campus.[/quote]

Then don’t go there.  Not every school is for every kid.  If your kid has Dartmouth level credentials, there are many schools to chose from.[/quote]

It's not on the list. I'm just commenting that the 50 or 80 quibbling really doesn't matter. You either like Greek life or don't, and whatever the actual number is, we can agree it is dominant at Dartmouth.[/quote]

Yes, but people seem to have very different definitions/assumptions of what “it” is at this school.

Again, Greek life looks quite different depending on the school.

At some schools it is closer to the stereotypical drunken, expensive, elitiest, homogeneous social system that many people imagine. But even at those schools there are fraternities and sororities that do not fit the stereotype.

At other schools Greek life functions quite differently. But you need to dig in and talk with kids who are currently at the school (or their parents) to understand the details.

That said, I get that some people are just absolutely against Greek life in any form. If that’s you, it sounds like Dartmouth is a hard no. Different strokes for different folks. [/quote]

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