Georgetown Frat Life

DreamSchlDropout
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:30:54 +0000

There’s a small underground system of both Greek organizations and secret societies (a la Yale). None of it is a conspicuous or dominating presence on campus.

Despite this, GU has a vibrant and active social life. People organize themselves around their extracurriculars a lot, but there’s also a thriving general party scene that is very open to anyone. I was never turned away from a single party at Georgetown, and party-hopping the Village A “beach” was a common weekend pastime.

You just don’t get to become instant Big Man On Campus at G’town by paying your dues to an organization. You’re only as big as the connections you make, the interests you pursue, and the leadership you demonstrate.

Status is created, not inherited. For better or worse, that’s how it is, and most people at Georgetown believed it was for the better.