How are the fraternity's?

charlieschm
Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:27:35 +0000

I went to UVa many years ago, so my thoughts are out of date. My house had a number of fraternity members in grad school participating in events, and they were more than welcome. People liked their perspective and their stories - they had more to add than stories about drinking in high school.

At that time, UVa fraternities greatly varied - some were full of serious students, some partied every night, some were rednecks, some were preppy. If you go through rush, you will probably find some houses that you want to walk out of after 1 minute, and others where you feel comfortable.

Especially coming in as a transfer, I’d recommend considering a fraternity. Many people make most of their friendships in first year dorms, and you need a way to assemble your own set of friends. Also, it is great to have a place to come back to for meeting up with old friends after graduation.