Hellooooo....you forgot Steven Spielberg!!!! :D He also graduated the same year as NBA athlete Bryon Russell.

Go Beach! (and snaps to my Gamma Etas!!)

.....Kelly :)

When it comes to ocean view, I still think no campus can match Pepperdine! :D

It is nice up there, Peppy, but how about the views from Point Loma Nazarene University?

No greek life, but good surfing and a good jazz band. Or so I hear.;)

Honestly, I've never heard of it :o

Yeah, Point Loma Nazarene does have a pretty good beach view. The softball field was quite scary as it was pretty much on the edge of the cliff, but the view was gorgeous. I was in a wedding that was held there a long time ago, and I remember the sunset was so beautiful.

It does look nice. It reminds me a little of Pepp, but the scenery is a little different. I appreciated that at Pepp, most of the dorm rooms had 180 degree views of the ocean. :)

Hi! I go to UCSB and we have an awesome greek system here! We have 10 panhellenic sororities and some local chapters. I am not too sure about how many fraternities there are but I believe there to be a fair number. Since Isla Vista is so close to campus, there is a lot of interaction between Greeks and non-Greeks through parties and socials. Greek life is really good here!! Everyone should come visit!!

Been in the area a few times; a Brothers' family lives up in Solvang (sp).
As for your Greeks: http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/osl/GreekLife/index.aspx

I'm down. Let's go!

I know a real nice hotel; we could get "Family" rates.
Also a real good coffee/bakery as well next door.....;)

That was actually an area that was "hightlighted" to me when I took a tour there. They seemed super proud to not have a strong greek system. (they being UCSC) I found that a bit strange that it was a point mentioned on the tour.

Are there any Cal Greeks here? I've searched the board and I haven't found any :(

Beach views
 

Many California campuses have great beach views. I am biased, but I think that UCSB's ocean views are beyond compare! The best views are from the 8th floor of the library, in my opinion. Any other UCSB grads or students out there? (the view from the 8th floor inspired my son, who had previously had his heart set on attending UCLA, change his mind. Now he wants to be gaucho, like his mom!:):):)....Dad is a bruin::p

Well, we've talked about this a little in this thread, and I am biased, but I think Pepperdine's view is tops!

UGH that disgusts me! I seriously want to look into that. That's so wrong. I'm sure it was the individual tour guide who said that, and it wasn't part of their training.

This is a place with a banana slug (or some like-sounding icky bug) as a mascot, the school thinks its clever, and no football team.

Another school where Greeks have almost totally fallen off the radar: Humboldt State, only a few houses left.
When I was looking at grad schools and for a student life activities internship I did a search within the university's website on Greek life. What came up was stunning. Several houses used to be there, it had a very active system, but wild parties and the like led the school and the city to basically shut the door.

It had to be just the individual tour guide who said that. I was kinda shocked at the crappiness of that statement. She said it when she saw some girls wearing their letters leaving the little student area with the student store and places to eat.

As in Cal Greeks, are you talking Berkeley or California in particular?

Ha, too bad that tour wasn't last week! I saw a tour last week go by all of the tabling for spring recruitment. That tour guide couldn't have said that amidst that scene!

I am not in a sorority just yet, but CSU, Stanislaus only has 2 national sororities and i think about 3 national fraternities and of course some locals. the greek life here is not at strong as other schools but i know it is huge at UC, Santa Barbara and I think CSU, Fullerton. Also, after visiting Chico and Fresno State, I would say the greek life is really good there. To be honest, I am really contemplating transferring to a school with a good greek system.

I attend Fresno State and we have six national sororites and about 9 national Fraternities. Being Greek makes school so much more enjoyable. Plus you are more involved. Chico's Greek community isn't as big as it used to be. My best friend goes there and they seem to be much more seperate. They don't really have that many socials or anything.

I currently attend San Jose State University and am a part of Sigma Pi (Beta Eta Chapter). The greek system is not bad, but they aren't as big as other schools that I've seen. There are about 8 NIC's and 5 NPHC.

Jimmy! (I met you at your Rockstar Party last month) What's up dude, good to see somebody from SJSU on GC

SJSU Has-

8 IFC (General Interest Fraternity) Chapters, 1 Colony

5 NPC (General Interest Sorority) Chapters

6 NPHC (Historically Black) Chapters

14 USFC (Culturally Based) Chapters

At Berkeley we have a pretty good greek life! About 12% of the students here are greek... which isn't very high, but it's not bad. We have 12 Panhellenic sororities, 36 IFC fraternities, 9 National Pan-Hellenic fraternities and sororities, and 8 Cultural fraternities and sororities. Then we have a bunch of service/professional fraternities and sororities. There isn't really any anti-Greek feeling on campus, but in my area at least, we don't grow up thinking that going to college and rushing for a sorority go hand in hand. I didn't even know much about greek life at all until I came to college.

I know that at one point (around the 60's-70's) Berkeley's sororities really suffered in membership because at the time, it was really cool to be anti-establishment and sororities were seen as something to be avoided. But membership is going strong now.

Also, most of my California high school friends who went to other colleges went greek (one is a Kappa Kappa Gamma!).

I need to check out the campus there. I just have not really taken the BART up to that neck of the woods :)

Like Cal as in UC Berkeley :)

This reminds me of a conversation I had with an old supervisor. She was from Texas so I had to give her some slack. (And a near identical conversation with a coworker who should have known better.)

Supe: Where's Cal? Is that Cal Lutheran?

Me: Berkeley is Cal.

Supe: Berkeley is in California. But what's Cal.

Me: Cal is Berkeley. Berkeley is Cal. University of California

Supe: So Cal is the University of California? So UCSD is Cal?

Me: No! Berkeley is Cal. Cal is Berkeley. Berkeley is UC Berkeley. Berkeley was the first UC.

Supe: Huh?

Me: **walked away**

hahahah I've had similar conversations. It usually is about someone calling Cal State east bay just simply Cal. Dude....there's only one cal and its in berkeley.

LOL. At least you were nice enough to not mess with her by mixing in Cal Arts, Cal Tech, Cal Poly...or worse yet, Cal Worthington.;)

Come see Cal, Come see Cal, Come see Cal!

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Which Cal Poly - Pomona or San Luis Obispo? ;)

Yes you should. Berkeley is a hoot, the campus is beautiful, and the views back across the Bay are stunning.

Ugh i've had this conversation with my mom. Whenever she explained what school I was at she said "oh epchick is at Cal State." I always got aggrivated and would practically scream out "UGH!!! I go to Cal State East Bay!" I don't think she understands the concept that there is more than one Cal State. lol

Now I've got that stupid jingle stuck in my head!