Would I fit in here?

servocookieseh
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 05:50:47 +0000

Hi! Gburg sophomore here. Like was said above ^ freshman cannot rush until fall of sophomore year, so you have a whole year before joining Greek life is even an option. I quickly made friends with the people on my floor and in the rest of my hall last year. Gettysburg was NOT my first choice specifically because of my fear of the social scene. Unfortunately, I really went in with a negative attitude about the college because it wasn’t where I pictured myself being and despite this, I found a group of people that made gettysburg home.
Parties are hosted by fraternities, and doors typically open for the non-affiliated members of campus at midnight. This isn’t the only thing happening on campus though–the College Activities Board frequently throws events (dances, Bob Ross paint nights), Servo’s MidMad which happen some Saturday nights to deter drinking, and there are many other clubs/activities you & your friends could get involved in.
A large population of gettysburg students are in Greek life. I think that every college has the same basic social scene. Parties will be thrown at fraternities OR students will go to bars with their fake IDs at a city school. Some of my friends at schools without Greek life have sport houses that are essentially the fraternities. It is the same set up, with someone at the door asking “who do you know here?” Underage drinking can does and will happen on every college campus, but I think that colleges pay a lot more attention to the Greek system because of the negative connotation that many people associate with it. For instance, Gettysburg college police officers are present at the door when entering a fraternity party. I honestly doubt that colleges would do the same for off campus sport house parties. Anyway, I’m just saying that just because Gettysburg has a Greek system, does not make Gettysburg any worse than any college without it.

As someone who decided not to rush in the fall, I do not feel that I am excluded from the social scene. I think the experience may be different for boys who may feel pressured to join just because it is much easier for a girl to walk into a fraternity than it is for a guy who will most likely be heckled at the door (especially at PDT, SAE, ATO, FIJI, … you know the pretentious ones). Rush week was hard because I did feel a little jealous that I was not part of the process. I think that I may rush next fall, only because I know so many NICE girls involved in the Greek system that really changed my mind about sororities. As someone who is fully paying their own way through college, it would be a pretty big expense but I definitely want to at least rush so I know whether or not it is for me. I don’t need to to fit in or to still have a fun social experience though.

TIPS:
FIJI juice is never a good idea
PDT almost always smells like throw up
As a freshman, arrive after midnight. never before.
Boys: make sure your “ratio” is good for the fraternities listed above