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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD is a legacy and has been wearing her dad's old Dartmouth sweatshirt around the house for years and dreaming of attending. All the other aspects of Dartmouth checked her boxes and she's competitive for admission. But when she toured, she was turned off by the Greek presence. She's an extroverted, outspoken kid who does party some within her high school scene so not naive, but after the tour she did more legwork and talked to a bunch of students who attend. She then took Dartmouth off her list completely due to the stories about Greek life dominating social culture. It's too bad because the school has so much to offer otherwise. Sure, there are kids who don't participate and are happy there. She just didn't want an environment where those kids are the minority.

Here's yet another recent article on the topic:
https://vnews.com/2024/12/15/dartmouth-student-and-mom-break-code-of-silence-over-dartmouth-hazing-58395612/[/quote]

we've done 2 tours and never noticed Greek life. Can you elaborate what you saw on the tour? [/quote]

Just a lot of small things that added up. We were there on a Friday in April and there was a lot of day drinking in the frat yards. Nothing that looked concerning or out-of-control. Then, our tour guide kicked off the tour by spending ten minutes talking about the blue light system, other safety topics, proximity of local hospitals, and how students shouldn't worry about discipline from Dartmouth if they call for help when someone has alcohol poisoning or is blacked out because you'll have immunity - safety comes first. Then DD practiced with a club sports team, hung out with those kids that evening, and later said she wanted to talk to more students about social life and the Greek scene. We didn't get more details than that. After talking to more kids remotely, she told us she was no longer interested primarily because of the Greek scene. Now, I will say that only one kid from her school went off to Dartmouth last year, and that kid is a total gem - kind, down-to-earth with a strong moral compass and one of those "once in a decade" academic and leadership stars. I'm sure there are lots of kids like that there. 
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