What sold me on Richmond (my DC is applying) was we had a very earnest and dorky-charismatic tour guide. During the tour, other students kept waving to him, shouting out his name, what have you. One very pretty blonde turned to another and said about him, out of his earshot but not mine, "I LOVE that kid!" Just gave me a good feeling about the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Greek life at Richmond is really not big outside a subset of kids that participate. A student led movement pre Covid to oust Greek life was pretty successful in its decline. It’s still there and the 32% sounds about right but it is by no means the driver of campus social life. And they don’t even have parties in the old frat houses.

FWIW, our tour guide at Richmond said that she had had no intention of joining Greek life but did because that was the way to have a social life.

Perhaps some feel that way. My kid is there and incredibly happy with a full social life that is not Greek. Great friends and lots of fun. Honestly UR feels much quieter than many campuses and not in a bad way. Just a lot more chill. Kids study a lot, hang out, lots play club sports. As with all schools it’s not the right fit for everyone. But trying to parse the minute differences in these schools is pretty useless. Visit then and see if they are your jam.

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Anonymous wrote:Greek life at Richmond is really not big outside a subset of kids that participate. A student led movement pre Covid to oust Greek life was pretty successful in its decline. It’s still there and the 32% sounds about right but it is by no means the driver of campus social life. And they don’t even have parties in the old frat houses.

FWIW, our tour guide at Richmond said that she had had no intention of joining Greek life but did because that was the way to have a social life.

Percentage in Greek life is often helpful but doesn't always define the culture. I went to an undergrad school with a fairly high Greek percentage and wasn't Greek and it was still great - I had a very active social life, went to plenty of Greek parties.

At some schools, it is very "segregated" (sorry, I know that is a loaded word) between Greek and non-Greek. At others they all blend much more easily. Seems like at Richmond they blend pretty well. I have heard that at Wake it is more binary, though I have also heard the opposite from some there so who knows.

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Anonymous wrote:This U.S. News site makes it convenient to view sorority participation at these schools in the context of that at other colleges:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-sororities

I don’t even see Richmond on this list, which can’t be right. Sorority participation is certainly higher than the 25% that the last schools on the list had.

The site appears to have relied on Richmond's 2024–2025 CDS, which shows a figure of 17% for the percent of women who join sororities.

Anonymous wrote:Greek life at Richmond is really not big outside a subset of kids that participate. A student led movement pre Covid to oust Greek life was pretty successful in its decline. It’s still there and the 32% sounds about right but it is by no means the driver of campus social life. And they don’t even have parties in the old frat houses.

FWIW, our tour guide at Richmond said that she had had no intention of joining Greek life but did because that was the way to have a social life.

Greek life at Richmond is really not big outside a subset of kids that participate. A student led movement pre Covid to oust Greek life was pretty successful in its decline. It’s still there and the 32% sounds about right but it is by no means the driver of campus social life. And they don’t even have parties in the old frat houses.

Maybe Richmond also doesn't participate in the Common Data Set? That alone would be a red flag

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Anonymous wrote:This U.S. News site makes it convenient to view sorority participation at these schools in the context of that at other colleges:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-sororities

I don’t even see Richmond on this list, which can’t be right. Sorority participation is certainly higher than the 25% that the last schools on the list had.

On Richmond's page about Greek life, it says 32% of undergrads participate in fraternities or sororities.

Sorry, it goes all the way down to 22%, and no Richmond. Seems off.

Anonymous wrote:This U.S. News site makes it convenient to view sorority participation at these schools in the context of that at other colleges:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-sororities

I don’t even see Richmond on this list, which can’t be right. Sorority participation is certainly higher than the 25% that the last schools on the list had.

This U.S. News site makes it convenient to view sorority participation at these schools in the context of that at other colleges:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-sororities

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Anonymous wrote:Completely apropos of nothing, all three of these schools are on the LinkedIn list of top 50 colleges for career success.https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Allegedly they used their own data to rank schools based on strength of alumni network, and rate of career advancements. It's actually an interesting list that identifies what are the most common career fields and cities for each college.

Working link.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Under this list, Bucknell #21, Wake Forest #25, Richmond #44.

I posted it and will freely admit it is not a ranking of the quality of the schools, just outcomes in fields that use LinkedIn - mostly business and law. Definitely would not use it to select a college.

But yes do use it to help decide what college is right for you. Along with other available data and resources and visits and personal experiences. One piece of data to use in your own personal journey of finding the right school for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Completely apropos of nothing, all three of these schools are on the LinkedIn list of top 50 colleges for career success.https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Allegedly they used their own data to rank schools based on strength of alumni network, and rate of career advancements. It's actually an interesting list that identifies what are the most common career fields and cities for each college.

Working link.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Under this list, Bucknell #21, Wake Forest #25, Richmond #44.

I posted it and will freely admit it is not a ranking of the quality of the schools, just outcomes in fields that use LinkedIn - mostly business and law. Definitely would not use it to select a college.

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Anonymous wrote:Completely apropos of nothing, all three of these schools are on the LinkedIn list of top 50 colleges for career success.https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Allegedly they used their own data to rank schools based on strength of alumni network, and rate of career advancements. It's actually an interesting list that identifies what are the most common career fields and cities for each college.

Working link.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Under this list, Bucknell #21, Wake Forest #25, Richmond #44.

Anonymous wrote:Completely apropos of nothing, all three of these schools are on the LinkedIn list of top 50 colleges for career success.https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D

Allegedly they used their own data to rank schools based on strength of alumni network, and rate of career advancements. It's actually an interesting list that identifies what are the most common career fields and cities for each college.

Working link.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/?trackingId=jLad%2FZFLSXe2MZXwlcHklA%3D%3D