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woody2013 · 10-12-2009, 02:08 PM

I'm a freshman here on campus and I think I might be able to present another viewpoint that will help you.

Due to changes in zoning enforcement, the fraternities that had houses in single-family zoned areas were kicked out of their houses at the end of last school year and left to find new places before this year. This means that as of now, only SAE, Pi Kap, and KA have houses. The Greenville police has become extremely vigilant about cracking down on underage drinking, so they have busted a number of house parties this year at the houses. Now, a properly run fraternity party will have a guest list (all freshman and Greeks are on party guestlists, unless it is a closed party) that you sign in on. The fraternities have become much more careful about actually IDing and not allowing underage drinking. This is not to say that there is none, but they've become much more careful. What this has led to is many more parties being held at locations downtown in Greenville's numerous bars and clubs. They're mostly a good deal of fun, but it's not as fun as a house party, and there are often townies to deal with. Hopefully, by the time you come, the whole situation will be sorted out. For now, Greek life is going through a transition period.

With that said, you can absolutely have a social life without going Greek. There is a ton of non-party type stuff going on on campus, and in fact, most of the campus does not drink (or does not drink every weekend). You'll find the crowd that you want to hang out with here. If you like going out, you can do that. If not, there's plenty of stuff to do on campus.

Lots of people go to sports games, and they're free for all students. If you're in a fraternity or sorority, you'll dress up for tailgating and football games. Our team is not bad, but it certainly isn't big state school good.

As for the workload, it's definitely manageable. Professors will know you by name, and really go out of their way to make sure you succeed. You won't have more than 25-30 people in any of your classes, and will have half that in your seminar class. Everyone here studies a lot, so you won't feel out of place when you spend one or two hours a day per class doing studying and working.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Hope I was able to help out a bit!

10-12-2009, 02:08 PM	#4
woody2013 New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	I'm a freshman here on campus and I think I might be able to present another viewpoint that will help you. Due to changes in zoning enforcement, the fraternities that had houses in single-family zoned areas were kicked out of their houses at the end of last school year and left to find new places before this year. This means that as of now, only SAE, Pi Kap, and KA have houses. The Greenville police has become extremely vigilant about cracking down on underage drinking, so they have busted a number of house parties this year at the houses. Now, a properly run fraternity party will have a guest list (all freshman and Greeks are on party guestlists, unless it is a closed party) that you sign in on. The fraternities have become much more careful about actually IDing and not allowing underage drinking. This is not to say that there is none, but they've become much more careful. What this has led to is many more parties being held at locations downtown in Greenville's numerous bars and clubs. They're mostly a good deal of fun, but it's not as fun as a house party, and there are often townies to deal with. Hopefully, by the time you come, the whole situation will be sorted out. For now, Greek life is going through a transition period. With that said, you can absolutely have a social life without going Greek. There is a ton of non-party type stuff going on on campus, and in fact, most of the campus does not drink (or does not drink every weekend). You'll find the crowd that you want to hang out with here. If you like going out, you can do that. If not, there's plenty of stuff to do on campus. Lots of people go to sports games, and they're free for all students. If you're in a fraternity or sorority, you'll dress up for tailgating and football games. Our team is not bad, but it certainly isn't big state school good. As for the workload, it's definitely manageable. Professors will know you by name, and really go out of their way to make sure you succeed. You won't have more than 25-30 people in any of your classes, and will have half that in your seminar class. Everyone here studies a lot, so you won't feel out of place when you spend one or two hours a day per class doing studying and working. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Hope I was able to help out a bit!
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