Greek Life Reform

buffalowizard
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:56:12 +0000

Classes don’t start until September 10th, so there’s little to report regarding Greek Life “so far this year” (assuming you’re asking about the new academic year).

I am not aware of any meaningful efforts to reform the Greek system itself. There have been some efforts, starting this past summer, to change the College’s alcohol policy to crack down a bit more on underage drinking. However, there’s been a lot of push-back, and it’s unclear how many of these proposed changes will actually be implemented.

(Here’s the latest article from the D: [TheDartmouth.com: Alcohol policy changes updated](http://thedartmouth.com/2012/08/10/news/alcohol))

You are correct that a large majority of eligible students are involved with Greek life, and I can confirm that there are recruiting and networking advantages associated with joining a Greek house. Here’s a sample (from my inbox, with some minor editing):



My name is SexyBro, I’m a Dartmouth 2011 and was a member of SexyFrat as an undergraduate. Since graduating, I have been working as a SexyManager at SexyHedgeFund.

I’m reaching out to you because SexyHedgeFund is looking for its next generation of SexyManagers, and we think that the members of SexyFrat are likely these people!

If there is anyone who is interested in working at SexyHedgeFund, I would be happy to talk to them. My work phone number is 800-555-FRAT.



That said, I have several friends who were independent who did just fine in corporate recruiting. (There are plenty of non-Greek organizations that offer similar networking opportunities, and the corporate recruiting at Dartmouth is top-notch even if you don’t have these networking opportunities.)

There’s more to life at Dartmouth than Greek organizations, and it helps that students aren’t allowed to join Greek organizations until sophomore year. My recommendation: keep Dartmouth on your list, and if you are accepted, revisit the issue then.