I wasn't even really aware of sororities until the summer before I went to college, so Greek life didn't influence me at all. As it turned out, all the colleges to which I applied had sororities. Once I learned about them, I would have gone through rush no matter where I ended up.

It mattered a little bit. What mattered more to me at the time was being able to attend my parents' alma mater. The Greek life there was icing on the cake after that.

Greek life wasn't on my radar screen at all when I was applying to colleges. I went after the schools that had the best programs for my intended major.

when i was applying to colleges i didnt even know what greek life really was lol. i heard something abouts fraternities when i was younger but i really didnt care. it was by coincidence that the school i ended up going to had a good greek life ( although it could be better)

Every place I applied had Greek life, so it was a moot point. The only place I even vaguely considered that didn't was Juniata and it was out after a quick look at the price tag.

Greek life wasn't a deciding factor- in fact a couple of the schools I looked at did have greek life, but I probably wouldn't have rushed if I had chosen them. I knew once I picked my school that I would rush, but I didn't pick the school BECAUSE I would rush.

Absolutely a factor.

Everywhere I applied had Greek life, but it wasn't on my radar until maybe 8 weeks before formal recruitment. I applied to Maryland, Penn State, Boston University, Northeastern, and Columbia. I got in everywhere but Columbia. BU was way too expensive, and although I got a half scholarship to Northeastern, my parents were not crazy about me going to school as far away as Boston. Penn State and Maryland are comparable academically, but I didn't want to go to college in the middle of nowhere, and pay more to do it.

So, basically, I chose Maryland because:
1. Large size, lots of places to find a niche
2. Proximity to home and a big city
3. Least expensive of my options

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I did consider the presence of Greek life when deciding on which college to attend.

I wanted my education to extend beyond the class room. So the college experience I wanted (and received) needed to include, but certainly was not limited to, strong academics, a good social atmosphere, leadership potential, "big time" college athletics, an excellent fine arts department (not my major, but helps to round out the individual), strong alumni connections/support, as well as a "college town" lifestyle or culture within the local community - regardless of the size of the town. To be clear, academics was the primary consideration. But for lack of a better way of putting it, each area had some sort of minimum requirement that needed to be met. As it was, every campus I considered - from small private liberal arts colleges to big land-grant institutions - Greek Life was part of the campus culture.

Even as a legacy, the presence of a specific organization (or organizations - i.e. cousins' fraternities) was not as much of a factor in my decision as was the overall Greek system.

Yes
 

All 3 schools I considered had Greek Life (including a Chi Omega chapter at each!)

Rhodes College (formerly known as Southwestern at Memphis)
Samford Univ.
Mercer Univ.

Honestly, I was completely oblivious to all things Greek until well into my sophmore year of college. That may sound unbelievable given that I attended an HBCU, am now a member of a BGLO, and have a parent that can say the same - but it's true. All I knew as a high school senior was that I wanted to be a neonatologist (ask me how far I am from that career path!) and that I wanted to go somewhere far from home.

It wasn't until I attended a neophyte show and realized that folks in my own class were turning greek all around me that I started researching organizations and developed an interest of my own.

NO. It did not matter at all. I was pleased to hear that AKA was at the school I was transferring to, but had it not I still would have attended my university.

Nope. I actually had a really bad/stereotypical impression of Greek Life in high school and thought I didn't want to join. I applied to:

-Yale
-Williams
-Davidson
-Furman
-Washington and Lee
-UNC-Asheville (backup)

Yes.