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Is there a Greek System? If so, what percentage of students participate?

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Posted by enotes on Friday August 22, 2008 at 5:00 PM and tagged with fraternity, greek system, new york university, sorority.

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  1. mmears311
    mmears311 Student
    College - Freshman

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    Honestly, I don't know what percentage of students participate in Greek Life at NYU, but I'm pretty sure it's just a small minority. I only know one guy in a fraternity and no girls in a sorority. Unlike schools such as UNC-Chapel Hill, NCSU, U South Carolina (pretty much southern schools), NYU's greek life is predominantly service oriented unlike the others which are social oriented. Considering that aspect, it only makes sense that at NYU you don't have to actually "rush". You pledge and then show your loyalty to joining by attending events. At other schools, you would pledge and show your loyalty by going through hell by drinking mass amounts of liquor, dressing to the T, paying money, and maintaining a good reputation. If you find typical greek life a corrupt system, then NYU is the school for you.

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    Posted by mmears311 on Monday December 1, 2008 at 12:34 PM


  2. spareluck Student
    College - Senior

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    Yes, there is a Greek system at NYU. Compared to state schools the proportion of students that join fraternities and sororities is much smaller, but it is also important to consider the size of NYU (50,000+ enrolled students). I don't have a specific percentage, but off hand I would venture to guess there are about 500 active students in Greek Life. NYU can cater to any interest you have and the Greek system is actually one of the largest organizations/clubs on campus. I am an active brother in the biggest fraternity on campus and I can say that, despite common misconceptions from students with little to no experience with NYU Greek, the community has built a very strong social scene- we throw the biggest parties on campus and are very well established with many bars and clubs around Washington Square. There are academic and service oriented fraternities and sororities but the majority are social in nature with elements of the latter. The fringe, up-and-coming chapters on campus usually don't require rush or pledging but the more established chapters (some founded at NYU) do. If you don't want to cruise around in small social circles for your tenure at NYU then Greek life is a great way to have an incredible social life while exploiting all that NYC has to offer.

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    Posted by spareluck on Monday September 14, 2009 at 6:59 PM