<p>I’m curious as to how Greek life is regarded at USC. How predominant is frat/sorority life? Do they govern most social events? Do you have to go Greek to fit in? Which frats and sororities are the most well-respected and to which demographics do they cater?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>i want to know about this too!</p>
<p>well thats where Michael Phelps took his infamous bong hit. Thats all i know about it though.</p>
<p>False phelps didnt take the bong hit at a fraternity party, but ill answer your questions since im involved with greek life.</p>
<p>Greek life is somewhat predominant, nearly 17% of students are greek. Greek life doees have many social events but surely there are many non greek students who have their own social events. No you dont have to go greek to fit in but it is a good way to get to know people</p>
<p>Basically all the fraternities with houses are highly respected, if you have more questions feel free to ask or if you want me to explain more in depth</p>
<p>I am a parent of an SC student who is a member of a sorority and I have to say I am very pleased with the opportunities and benefits it has provided for my daughter. She has tons of activities to choose from and a great set of friends to support her. The sorority has helped her in many ways - from opportunities to be involved in the community to leadership roles within the Greek community and even some job connections. She has a great network of mentors and it is so much more than what I imagined a sorority could be. I really think that many people give the Greek organizations a bad rap, but I am a convert.
I also know people that did not join, like cathymee’s son, and they find great activities and opportunities around campus as well so it is definitely an individual choice. You might want to go through rush just to see if it is for you or not.</p>
<p>Phelps was at a non Greek party…most students know where it was, but definitely not Greek.</p>
<p>the fact that Michael Phelps was at a USC party means that it must’ve kicked ass. I’m just kidding, where are the fraternities located? Are they on one street, lined up next to each other? If they are not right on campus, how far away?</p>
<p>The majority of the fraternities are in greek village which is next to the strom. Here all the greek houses have their own neighborhood basically. I must say it is one of the nicest ones of its kind.</p>
<p>There are 20 houses in the Greek Village managed by the Office of Greek Life. USC also has sororities and fraternities that reside in residence halls on campus. South Tower Hall has sorority halls and McBryde Hall houses fraternities. These residence halls are managed by University Housing. Greek Village opened in the fall of 2002 with the first four houses and is now one of the nicest examples of Greek housing in the country.</p>
<p>Greek Village consists of several streets of magnificent Georgian and neo traditional mansions that range in size from 5-6000 sq ft to over 12,000 sq ft. laid out in a large horseshoe and essentially right next door to the Strom athletic center and right across the street from the Carolina Coliseum.</p>
<p>[USC:</a> GREEK LIFE](<a href=“http://www.sa.sc.edu/greeklife/housing.htm]USC:”>http://www.sa.sc.edu/greeklife/housing.htm)</p>
<p>In twenty years when the trees have matured it will rival any Greek living area anywhere because today all it lacks is that timeless beauty that comes with maturity. Right now it looks like a very exclusive, very expensive community of McMansions.</p>
<p>I want to second what PA Mom said. My D is also involved in a sorority and has really enjoyed the experience. I was not Greek in college but will highly recommend it to my other two D’s when they are in college. We are also from Illinois, so feel free to PM if you have any questions.</p>
<p>I am still in high school, but my brother recently graduated from USC. First year he didn’t rush and had some trouble fitting in at USC (I think the fact that he had gone to the same tiny school for his whole life got to him.) He rushed sophomore year and loved it. He is still friends with his frat brothers and got a job through frat connections.</p>
<p>I am under the impression that if you want a very greek college experience, you can easily get that at USC. The houses are amazing/ridiculous. My brother was always doing something with his frat house.</p>
<p>That said, the houses are kind of on the edge of campus. I think it’s possible to avoid the greek life and still have fun at usc.</p>
<p>S can testify you can have an amazing ,fun experience at USC w/o going Greek.
Its a very individual decision.That said, some report that if you reside in certain freshman halls you can feel lonely/left out if you choose not to rush (girls especially).
I don’t believe this is as prevalent a feeling in the Honors housing/Capstone housing or the special interest housing groups.</p>
<p>I agree with Cathymee – certain freshman halls (particularly all female ones) are very Greek oriented, but I would not include the Honors dorms or Capstone in that equation. Like kmkord, I was not involved in a sorority during college but my daughter decided to Rush just to get an idea of what Greek life is all about. She ended up joining a sorority and it has been a very positive experience for her.</p>
<p>sorry awanderer hah i have to say it but its fraternity not frat, trust me, while i may not care that much there are some people who get rather angered because of that</p>
<p>and yes it is very easy to still have fun and not be greek</p>