<p>I agree Georgia Girl. I graduated from USC nearly 25 years ago and was in a sorority. Sad to see that even with USC’s academic reputation rising, we are still talking about hot babes and best frats. I hope the ppl on the social life, diversity thread don’t read this. Or maybe nothing really has changed and the school is still best known for its good-looking students and all-night parties. Hard to tout that as a selling point when trying to land a job in a recession! Come on people, while it’s great to have a fun college experience, with today’s cost of education, maybe it’s time to look a little deeper.</p>
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<p>What’s wrong with wanting a good social life? I’m a senior with a 3.5. Facing the reality that I will be working for the rest of my life, my only regret in college is not partying more.</p>
<p>You are right in that you should enjoy life and party it up while you can! I only hope that you will receive a scholarship and not ask your parents to spend 50k a year with an attitude of wanting to party it up. As an alum, I would also hope that you not use financial aid or alumni-sponsored scholarships as a source for going to school primarily to get partying out of your system before you have to work. That being said, my comments were less about enjoying college (which I fully support) and more about shallow remarks regarding the hot babes and cool frats to go after. I just think that demeans the inroads USC has made in its academic/professional reputation.</p>
<p>@SC3mama</p>
<p>I have to disagree with your take on this thread. For the most part the information has been constructive and has been with the intent of helping prospective students better understand the greek life at USC. I think Greek Life is one of USC’s strengths, not its weaknesses. </p>
<p>I know some extremely successful people who were in the Greek system at USC including doctors, lawyers, architects and captains of industry. My best friendships were forged with my fraternity brothers, all of whom are leading very productive lives.</p>
<p>Georgiagirl herself has stated that the GPA amoungst the Greek system is higher than that of the general studentbody. So it is possible to lead a balanced life of social interaction and still have academic success. </p>
<p>There is a Christian Fraternity mentioned in this thread that has some very solid values as well.</p>
<p>I got my first job from a fraternity brother connection, so it may even be a plus to have the additional fraternity/sorority connections in a recession! Don’t forget the Trojan Family, the Greek system is a big part of the family connection.</p>
<p>Fight On!</p>
<p>Re: money: that’s a good point. I can understand that with the cost of tuition, academics should be emphasized. That being said, with the academic/professional strides that USC has made in recent years, the social life has deteriorated significantly and I have noticed a noticeable difference from my freshman year.</p>
<p>Please don’t misunderstand. My comments were in no way meant to knock Greek life. As I stated, I was in a sorority and those are some of my fondest memories. And yes, they can provide a bond for life – social and professional. Now I am a mother of two teenaged daughters and I will encourage them to consider Greek life if it suits them. But pardon me if I am sensitive to comments such as “what sororities have the hottest chicks?” It’s just reminding me too much of Animal House… If I have to explain, never mind.</p>
<p>@SC3mama. Thanks for clarifying your position, and there is no apology necessary regarding the hottest chicks comment. I can understand your reaction, especially with two teenaged daughters. I have two teenaged boys, and that is hard enough.</p>
<p>I did marry a USC sorority girl myself and many of my fraternity brothers did the same. So I think that meeting your future spouse in college is a common thing, but I think maybe glenryan could have expressed that a lot more tackfully.</p>
<p>Fight On!</p>
<p>Well looks like Lambda is in trouble: [USC</a> sexual assault investigation may involve tainted punch | L.A. Now | Los Angeles Times](<a href=“Archive blogs”>Archive blogs)</p>
<p>That is absolutely horrible. I hope they catch who is responsible.</p>
<p>The ideals of Greek brotherhood and sisterhood are not what is being discussed here or even mentioned. I agree with SC3Mama the expressions “hot chicks” and so called “top houses” are only feeding into the stereotypes of Greeks being airheads and childish. </p>
<p>As I already wrote a better place for this discussion is on [url=<a href=“http://www.GreekChat.com%5DGreekChat.com%5B/url”>http://www.GreekChat.com]GreekChat.com[/url</a>].</p>
<p>For a decent social life at USC, is joining a frat a good idea? I’ve heard from some friends that frats and sororities offer the majority of night life and events at the school.</p>
<p>When I was at USC, I actually heard that Lambda roofies. Absolutely terrible. I think that the rumors alone will flaw their reputation for many years, or at least I hope. </p>
<p>@Georgia Girl & SC3</p>
<p>When you have a thread about fraternities there are going to be people who ask which sororities have the hottest girls? etc… but I think it’s important to remember that there are people asking valid questions like the one above me. Just don’t answer or comment on any ridiculous questions and the thread will run smoothly.</p>
<p>I just got into SC and I’m rushing in the fall and my big brother (who is in a fraternity) told me that the best sororities are DG, Theta, and Kappa. He said they are the hottest but they all have different personalities. I guess DG are the best to party with, Kappa are the best to hook up with, and Theta are the girls you date. I think Pi Phi is up there too but not top 3.</p>
<p>And do you think Lambda will be put on probation or that they will lose their house completely???</p>
<p>First of all… read this <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/53460-usc-frat-breakdown-question.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/53460-usc-frat-breakdown-question.html</a>
^ That was 5 years ago and I will tell you how much the frats have changed on campus…</p>
<p>Sigma Chi-- Went from a mediocre house to a top powerhouse. Their culture is that of the surfer/ beach southern california type. Think tall, blond, and buff guys who all dress the same and do the same activities… Usually from the OC or somewhere around there. They party with all the hot sororities on campus. They usually have more than 200+ rushees come out so it is VERY VERY hard to get in this house. Most people fail, and they end up screwed over because of the time invested when rushing. I know a few of them and they are VERY exclusive when it comes to letting outsides in. They don’t do much drugs, but the few I know do a lot of blow and ganja. Not much to say because they are one of the top houses here at USC. GOOD luck getting into this house unless you were a jock in HS. If you’re not used to being called “hot” your whole life growing up, you can skip this house right away. They maintain their reputation for having very good looking guys. Great laid back house ONCE you get a bid. </p>
<p>SAE-- A lot of legacies which kept them alive through all the bad years. They are an above average house with very high dues. They pride themselves on being “Republicans” and I think there are only 2 minorities in this fraternity house. It’s funny because during the 2009 Presidential race, they had the guts of putting a HUGE banner that said John McCain in front of their house (so I guess group think really takes over in this house). SAE has not changed much from their description from 5 years ago. They are also a very drug friendly house. They are also one of the hardest hazers on the row. They have a mix of very attractive guys and also a few ugly ones, but seem to pride themselves on being a social house. They have a very large alumni base. Good luck getting into this house unless your dad is very wealthy. People talk a lot of smack on SAE because they are known to walk around with big bouncers to protect them. The security guards at the sorority houses HATE SAE because they tend to be very racist. This house definitely isn’t for every1. This house along with ATO will never be kicked off the row because they have alumnis on USC’s board of trustees and are very involved… Keep that in mind when rushing SAE.</p>
<p>ATO-- Used to be one of the top frat’s at USC, but now is in the middle. They got into trouble for hazing their pledges too hardcore so lost their pledge class and have laid back a lot. Apparently, they are similar to SAE when it comes to the money flowing into this house (they have billionaire alumnis who are involved) and they have very low dues because of that. They are trying to rebuild their reputation so this house might be easier to get in than say Sigma or Lambda Chi who are both top houses and sought after. Great house with big potential. They tend to pride themselves on being brothers first and a frat guy second. They go all out on their parties, known to throw upwards to $30,000 per party. One party I was at, they were serving top shelf alcohol (goose, jack, patron) which was really awesome. People are starting to talk about this house again, so we’ll see how they go from here… They do haze hard too, so good luck getting into ATO. Definitely alpha dogs in this house who will not take smack from anyone so usually 40% of their weaker pledges drop… People do not mess with ATO. Only problem is when you put rich kids together, they tend to develop a “sniffing” problem. Very well connected fraternity and have alums on USC’s board of trustees</p>
<p>Lambda Chi-- The VERY top house at USC. Girls I hang out with say that the men are the best looking and most athletic. Like Sigma Chi, they are JUST as hard if not harder to get in. If you are not good looking, tall, or have an awesome body good luck trying to get into Lambda Chi. They get the most hottest girls at their parties, but is a VERY VERY exclusive club. They don’t haze at all, so no sense of brotherhood either which I might add that they pride themselves on… (this can be good or bad depending on what you are looking for). Seems like they might get kicked off the row soon for allegedly raping a 19 year old girl (which i hope is not true) but Lambda is taking a lot of heat right now. Most of the Lambda’s I know deactivate after a few years because the partying gets boring REALLY fast. When you have no sense of brotherhood, you don’t really have much. I have heard that they want to implement a hazing system because they are fed up with just having pretty boys walk in and joining. Rumors say that they tend to use roofies are their parties, but that has been untrue as of now… Very interesting to see what will happen to this top fraternity house at USC. I would rush this house and if I get a bad vibe, try another house because this house is almost impossible to get into. They only recruit the best. </p>
<p>Phi Psi-- Got kicked off the row a few years ago for a big cocaine and weed drug bust and they are now back… They used to be a top house but are now in the middle. They are still on many restrictions so I would caution against joining this house because they are on VERY thin ice… IF they do something wrong again or get caught selling drugs, they will be permanently removed from the greek system. Just after they came back last year, they got caught “dirty rushing” so it seems like the leadership in this house needs a makeover… I wouldn’t be surprised if they got kicked off again. The men in this house are known to be “pretty boys.” One of the best looking houses on the row, and i mean both frat house and the quality of the guys. They haze VERY hard and make their pledges do a lot of activities that might make them question ones gender. Definitely druggies in this house. They also party with a lot of beautiful women because the girls think that they are one of the hottest guys on the row.</p>
<p>ZBT-- Used to be called “zero *****es there” but they have went from a loser house to a somewhat mediocre one. They have a HUGE house 120+ brothers but I would advise against joining this house because their lease on their fraternity house is up next year so they will be homeless. Even if they do find another frat house, it will most likely be off the row! THAT IS NOT GOOD! There are a lot of Asians in this house. Asians usually choose between ZBT or the Asian fraternities and it seems like ZBT usually wins the battle when it comes to recruiting Asians. They throw really fun parties too, but I think they will be in trouble when they lose their frat house</p>
<p>Sigep-- Losers… Their own alums kicked out 60 of their active members because of some internal problem. This house is dying…</p>
<p>Phi Delts-- They are coming back with a brand new house so we’ll see how this frat is next semester</p>
<p>TKE-- ALumni’s just donated a few million dollars and they just recently built a new frat house. They have 2 frat houses on the row now, with their new one being one of the most advanced and largest… Party- wise, they don’t hang out with the hottest girls on the row, but seem to be very close. This house is also VERY diverse friendly so they may be more open to taking minorities. This house used to be a low tier one, but now might be moving up with the new house. </p>
<p>Beta-- Not a top house… Also a mediocre fraternity house. THey are OFF the row so I would think twice before joining this house. The alumni’s were very hardcore and definitely made them one of the best houses and they are just living in their past image. </p>
<p>DTD-- They pride themselves on being “proud Americans” or should I say rednecks, but they do throw really fun parties. Another middle house. They haze REALLY hard and are very secretive when it comes to their pledge semester</p>
<p>AEPI-- Above average house. Also has very high dues and a bunch of wealthy jews. 5 years ago, they were losers and nobodies, but have launched themselves to being way above the medium. They throw really fun parties, but got into trouble last year so are on some sort of restriction now. They have a short pledge semester, but are one of the hardest hazers on the row (which also got them into trouble). Not sure about the drug culture here… Hard to get in if you are not Jewish…</p>
<p>I left out the houses that I do not know much about… Most of my reviews are stereotypes based on attending their parties and also knowing many people in those houses.</p>
<p>if only someone could do ^ for the sororities.
very great post ohkay</p>
<p>^ I second that! I know that a lot can seem like stereotypes and understand that the said reputation is not applicable to everyone in the house, but it would be helpful to have a bit of an idea.</p>
<p>ohkay: check pm’s, mang.</p>
<p>ohkay, that was great. Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Since rush is now almost over - does the above breakdown still seem to apply? is it a tough year to get in to one of the top fraternities? Is it easier in the spring? The sorority system seems to result in at least getting in somewhere - the fraternities are harder since if you spend all your time at one fraternity and then don’t get invited to the formal dinner you are completely out of luck. Comments?</p>