Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 14:34     Subject: Re:Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Believe it or not, Texas A&M had a big pushback against Greek life while I was there (albeit 30 years ago!).

A popular t-shirt on campus was "Rent a friend...Join a frat". Sorority girls were referred to a "bow-heads".

I don't know if it's still this way, but 12% of students are involved in Greek life. It's a big school, so that's still a lot of people.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 14:26     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hi! I'm looking for recommendations for schools where Greek life isn't too important. It's ok if they have some Greek, but I'm not looking for a school (to recommend to my kid) where most of the social life is Greek.
He prefers large universities (20,000 +) so that most majors are offered, and lots of activities/clubs so that there's "something for everyone." He also likes the idea of a decent Division 1 football and/or basketball team so that going to the games is a fun social event.

We already know WVU fits the bill on this one, but can anyone recommend others? We're open to looking at any part of the country.

Thank you.


I don't even know what that means. Greek like is a choice. If you want to do one, you can do one. If you don't want to be in one, no one will force you. Any Unis will fit that definition or no Unis will fit that definition.


Agreed, my oldest went to a school with a massive Greek system and set foot in a house 4 times because their favorite holiday was Halloween and this particular house through a great party. Managed to have a great social life in the plethora of academic and outdoor clubs and "establishments" in town. Now in grad school untarnished by the evil Greek stain I guess all of the big Greek fear mongers panic about, it's really quite odd. A well adjusted social kid should have no issue at a large University, there is always something for everyone.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 13:19     Subject: Re:Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
+1 Ohio State.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 13:05     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Anonymous wrote:I agree with you, OP. Once Greek life is over a certain percentage (maybe 25%), it can really dominate the social scene. How about the University of Kansas? Basketball is huge there, because it was invented there.


Sorry, but this cannot stand. Basketball was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts. Its creator, Dr. James Naismith, later coached at the University of Kansas. But even he agreed that basketball "really had its origin in Indiana."
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 13:02     Subject: Re:Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
NC State has a Greek participation rate of under 10%.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:57     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
The Common Data Set is your friend
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:36     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow. You really need to be more specific.


Large school. Greek life not big. Sports a plus. Not too selective. I think she was specific enough.


Yea. Right. And that's why recommendation so far range from Michigan State to NYU.


Both responses would be helpful to OP. What's the issue?
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:34     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Ohio University. Actually a lot of Midwestern schools fit the bill. There’s generally not as much emphasis on Greek life as the center of social life as there would be at many Southern schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:30     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Ohio State, Penn State
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:27     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Any large public university in a suburban-to-urban setting that caters to working-class/first generation students would fit the bill. UMBC, Towson, George Mason, Temple, Wayne State, University of Houston, etc.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:21     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Schools in the Northeast would fit the bill more, but usually underacheivers sports wise. At my school's, kids where more into pro sports and partying at the bars and clubs or off campus apartments, no frats at all.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:20     Subject: Re:Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Any Big 10 school
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:18     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow. You really need to be more specific.


Large school. Greek life not big. Sports a plus. Not too selective. I think she was specific enough.


Yea. Right. And that's why recommendation so far range from Michigan State to NYU.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:09     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
University of Vermont (UVM)
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2021 12:07     Subject: Big universities where Greek life is not huge? "Safety School" a plus!
University of Colorado and Montana State