Greek Life Situation At RPI

Magnetron
Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:05:12 +0000

Sorry it took so long, @shuttlebus . I was on vacation since 6/29.

First, it is still a good education for the right type of person, the technical academic grinder. My kids are not that type. No one thinks they or their kids are that type, but mine really are not. I saw how unhappy they were with loads of repetitive work.

Second, I don’t quite know how it is now but it was important to never run afoul of the administration. I have too many sordid details to put into a public forum.

Third, the huge gender imbalance does not work well for many. My kids would not have liked it.

Fourth, as one of more than 300 EEs in my graduating class, I had only a couple of classes with less than 30 students and I did not have a single professor that could have picked me out of a lineup. I had the highest test scores in a class of 120 (the TA told me) taught by my advisor and he still didn’t know who I was. I would not pay private college prices for that experience.

Fifth, we are west coast and have equal or better options for my kids closer to home.

The situation with Greek Life is just icing on the cake. They know that fraternities have a Sophie’s Choice, cheat the rules or wither away. For the record, none of my kids participated in Greek Life but I would have been OK if they had. S1 had the marching band, D had her Honors College and the rugby team, S2 is at a U without fraternities.