Would I fit in?

Pancaked
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:01:41 +0000

Greek scene is definitely big at Vanderbilt, but the school isn’t “overrun” with Greek life, and the school certainly isn’t predominantly “southern.”

What exactly are you picturing when you hear Vanderbilt is “southern?” We all know a few country songs because we’re in the country music capital of the world, but that’s about it. People do dress nice for football games and there’s a bit of a higher standard for looking put-together than there is at other schools, but that just makes us classy, not necessarily southern. More than half the school is NOT Greek, and while much of the party life does revolves around the Greek system, there’s plenty of ways to have fun and fit in without it.

Don’t be too down on the Greek system either. People always fear it for no good reason. It’s a great system and something everyone should at least give a fair chance. Going Greek is really a life changing experience for many people.

Like Chicago said, the “preppy” stereotype is really exaggerated by outsiders, and people just assume we’re southern because we’re not in New England.

Feel free to ask more specific questions, but in general, yes, there’s plenty of room to “explore different lifestyles.”