ReadyToRoll

So, who can tell me a little more about the Greek system? I hear that it is a fairly small percentage of students and I'm wondering what that means for kids that want to be in a fraternity/sorority. Are Greek events not as big a deal as they would be at a heavily Greek school? Is your social life still centered around your frat/sorority, or not so much? For a kid that is really interested in being part of a fraternity, is this not the best school for that?

Any and all input would be welcome. Thank you!

TTown

not what they used to be... University cracked down on the greek system at least a few years ago... it kind of stinks now.

SLUMOM

Yes, it is Husky Village on the way into the university area. University owned housing which the Greeks lease/rent from UCONN. D was briefly involved with a frat boy & went to a Greek sponsored dance. Not much of an influence on student life at all. Not like when my parents were at UCONN, my mother was Class of 1948 & my father was Class of 1950. My mother joined her sorority because of housing I believe. There were only 800 students then and the GI's returning from WWII really swamped the campus! My parents were thrilled to see D graduate from the School of Fine Arts and my father said their entire student body could have fit in the Jorgensen Auditorium!

ThePhilosopher

Greek life definitely isn't huge on Campus. They do some small events, but the general feeling is that the Greeks stick with "their own kind." I also haven't seen a lot of greeks doing a lot else.

MHC2011

When I was a local teenager, UConn's Greek parties were legendary, and students from other colleges would bus in to attend them. Now that I'm a local college student, no one even talks about UConn's Greek parties any longer. The change has really happened that quickly.

Based on the experiences of friends heavily involved in Greek life there, I would say it's a good place to go if you're looking for Greek life, but not if you're looking for Greek life to dominate the campus. You will still have a great experience in a fraternity there, but it won't automatically make you one of the social elite on campus like it does at some other places. If you think about it, that's probably the better way to do things, so I wouldn't write them off the list.

ReadyToRoll

Thank you for the input!