Hi.

The Original post is Four Years Old.

So it's probably a little out-of-date.

Check the dates, kids, before you reply and get all bent out of shape.

This is the 2006 Princton Review ranking
 

1 University of Wisconsin-Madison
2 Ohio University-Athens
3 Lehigh University
4 University of California-Santa Barbara
5 SUNY at Albany
6 Indiana University - Bloomington
7 University of Mississippi :cool:
8 University of Iowa
9 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
10 Loyola University New Orleans

Damn, there's Ohio University again! I just don't see how that can be true, even though the "new" president (well, he's been there a couple of years now) is a BGLO member.

The last administration was, if not anti-Greek, neutral at best.

The system is good, but I can't see it as one of the best.

Maybe part of it is that O.U. was on both the Princeton and Playboy list of top ten Party Schools(?) That, I can buy at least.

That list isn't correct, Manning. The list you posted were the largest party schools as rated by the PR, which is inherently flawed in its "formula." The list for campuses with a "Major Frat(ernity) & Sorority Scene" is as follows: DePauw U, W&L, Birmingham-Southern, Wofford, Elon, Sewanee, Bucknell, Wasbash, SMU & TCU. U-IL polled at 12; Dartmouth at 13; Vandy at 15; Mississippi at 17. Six out of the top ten are in the South. :)

That being said, as someone who has been to both Northern & Southern schools with fellow Greek friends, the North does not hold a candle to Southern Greek life. They are two completely different animals. Thus it's like comparing apples & oranges. There are pros & cons to both systems, but I'll take a Southern school steeped in Greek life over a Northern one... any weekend and/or party night.

[QUOTE=DeltAlum]How do you know that? Have you visited the schools on the list? Have you been to Penn State, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Miami of Ohio or any other schools?

There are great chapters/systems in the South. There are great chapters/systems in every other area of the country as well. This "strongest chapters are in the South" thing is out of control. Even if there is a difference in culture in the South, that doesn't necessarily make it better.

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I agreed with Delt Alum. I have visit both Illinois and Miami of Ohio. both of their greek system is very solid.

Ok, there is no sense arguing. As sailboatsis said, it is like comparing apples to oranges. Nothing holds a candle to the Southern Greek scene. You can argue it all you want but if you haven't ever been to a huge Southern Greek school and experienced it....then you are missing out. With that said, the list that she posted of schools with a major greek scene is also ridiculous and obviously flawed. Ole Miss and Vandy out of the Top Ten??? No mention of Alabama, Georgia, or Texas? That is beyond comprehension. And I am sorry but SMU and TCU have no business being in the top of that list. TCU has dorms for Greek housing. The atmosphere is great though and there are many fratty individuals. SMU is debatable....but there is far too wide a difference between top and bottom tier there. Also, the party scene there is rather drab.

And DeltAlum, yes, I have been to Illinois, Penn State, and Indiana.

Like many other things in life, what seperates the north and south regarding greek life is simply tradition.

A few years back, UCLA was pretty high up on Playboy's list. No offense to UCLA, people there are nice and all, but it has no right being anywhere on a Playboy list. Even in California, it just can't compare. On another Playboy list regarding bars, I went to a supposedly great one and it blew...all old people that should have stopped drinking and smoking years ago before their skin turned to leather (it would be acceptable if the women were young but they all looked like Bea Arthur). Either the list editors at Playboy have non-functioning penises or someone is paying them off.

-Rudey

OK, Bud. That does it. You've gone too far. I'm turning your butt over to the AARP. I'll tell them you're nearing fifty, and you won't have room in your mailbox (snail mail) because of all the recruitment stuff you'll be getting.

(And Ohio University was on BOTH lists -- so that must make it so!)

I'll have you know I get enough requests for donations from my college and mail from MBNA/Capital One for new credit cards that the AARP won't even be able to get into my mailbox.

-Rudey

It's PLAYBOY...aka HUGH HEFNER...of COURSE it's a bunch of old people!!!

I knew you were an imposter. If you were a real fraternity man, you would have included requests for donations from your GLO Education Foundation or whatever.

As for you, Alpha Frog, you're treading on sacred ground to fraternity men from several decades.

I didn't mean there was anything wrong with Playboy, but when you take advice about which bar to go to from a magazine owned by an 80 year old player, you can't be shocked to find a bunch of old people there.

And your point is???

"Old" is in the eye of the beholder!

(Don't worry, I'm just messin' with you.

I learned to dodge that one. They only come to my parents' home. It's fantastic to be able to shove some junk mail onto them. You should change your address on some of those forms to those of your kids and let them deal with it.

-Rudey