<p>Did you swing by the involvement fair a few weeks ago? Many student groups and organizations are probably still accepting freshman; these are great ways to get involved (without spending several thousand dollars a semester) and you’ll meet people with similar interests.</p>
<p>What about people in your major program? Your dorm hall? Your classes?</p>
<p>I will echo victoriaheidi’s statement that if you want to party, just go on Facebook (or walk up and down Menlo) on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday. There are LOTS of non-Greek parties during the school year, and they’re usually more fun! (And since you’re a guy, you won’t be harassed trying to go to a non-Greek party.)</p>
<p>Be open and friendly and you will find people who aren’t in frats to be your friend. I also want to dispel the common freshman male belief that all non-Greek guys are “nerds.” Some, like you, just don’t care for the system or have other things they’d rather be involved in.</p>
<p>Do you play a sport? Why not join an intramural team?</p>
<p>Also — girls make great platonic friends, too! And I bet they can introduce you to their guy friends as well.</p>
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<p>The BEST advice for any Freshman. Out of all the people I met or hung out with freshman year, I really only remained friends with 4 or 5 of them all throughout college. My friends were the ones who were interested and involved in what I liked.</p>