Rushing/ Mardi Gras

roamingcooks
Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:31:20 +0000

The Tulane Greek system rushes in the Fall. Many fraternities have houses near Broadway (off-campus) but Tulane requires freshmen and sophomores to live on campus. There are few exceptions to this policy so only juniors and seniors live in the frat houses. Regarding Mardi Gras–the campus is on lockdown. No one moves through the perimeter without a wristband. Each student may pay $50 for one guest to stay on campus and acquire the wristband, this fee pays for the police presence and they are there in force. The Uptown area hosts many family friendly parades during Mardi Gras and if you are looking for debauchery you can ride the streetcar to find it in the Quarter during Mardi Gras, but it certainly isn’t in the immediate vicinity of Tulane.