Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 16:08     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:What is preppy?


High quotient of kids from private schools, preferably boarding schools or at least something with "Country Day" in the title. Parochial schools don't count unless Episcopalian.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 16:00     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
What is preppy?
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 15:21     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:Trinity is very preppy. So is Miami of Ohio, Georgetown, and Vanderbilt..UVA and several Ivy "wannabees".
My kid just graduated from Princeton. It was less preppy than her private school here in DC. Also, it doesn't have a big Greek system...in fact, the university doesn't authorize the Greek system.


Yes, I've heard Miami of Ohio is really preppy
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 14:04     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:Why do you think Greek life and preppy are one in the same? This is not the case! Just because a school is preppy does not mean it has an active Greek life and vice versa.


The OPs daughter wants both. That's why people are commenting on both.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 09:30     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Georgetown, Boston College, Alabama, UVA, Princeton, Wake Forest


Um, no.


Boston College is Catholic preppy.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 09:06     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Hobart & William Smith
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 09:04     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Why do you think Greek life and preppy are one in the same? This is not the case! Just because a school is preppy does not mean it has an active Greek life and vice versa.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 07:48     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
University of Richmond is super preppy.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 06:13     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:Everyone should shut down Greek life. Then they can go to college and make friends like grownups.


+1
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 22:00     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Princeton and Dartmouth in the Ivies - the rest are actually not that preppy, more nerdy/urban.

Most of the NESCAC schools are preppy but lack the greek scene.

Schools like Wake Forest, UNC Chapel Hill, Davidson, UVA are worth a look.


Not true. Greek life is huge at e.g. Bowdoin and Trinity.

Don't know about Amherst - but Williams has no Greek scene (go Williams).


I thought Trinity was shutting down greek life?


They were talking about it but there has been an outcry from alumni.

Feats suck.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 20:34     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
Everyone should shut down Greek life. Then they can go to college and make friends like grownups.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 20:15     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Princeton and Dartmouth in the Ivies - the rest are actually not that preppy, more nerdy/urban.

Most of the NESCAC schools are preppy but lack the greek scene.

Schools like Wake Forest, UNC Chapel Hill, Davidson, UVA are worth a look.


Not true. Greek life is huge at e.g. Bowdoin and Trinity.

Don't know about Amherst - but Williams has no Greek scene (go Williams).


I thought Trinity was shutting down greek life?
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 18:59     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Amherst ditched the frats over 20 years ago. UMass has frats, but they only matter to the people they matter to. There's a strong crunchy scene as well as an outdoor club at UMass too.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 18:53     Subject: Re:Preppiest colleges?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Princeton and Dartmouth in the Ivies - the rest are actually not that preppy, more nerdy/urban.

Most of the NESCAC schools are preppy but lack the greek scene.

Schools like Wake Forest, UNC Chapel Hill, Davidson, UVA are worth a look.


Not true. Greek life is huge at e.g. Bowdoin and Trinity.

Don't know about Amherst - but Williams has no Greek scene (go Williams).


No Greek scene on Amherst's campus. Possibly at UMass, I noticed a few frat houses while visiting DC.

Go Jeffs!
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 18:24     Subject: Preppiest colleges?
Haverford has a lot of private school grads (mostly Friends schools), but it's Quaker and has no frats. How is it making the cut? It's WASPy, yes, but in a very crunchy way.