Originally Posted by Lucky SC (Post 1622400)

you like UT's greek life? i'm thinking about going there for grad school for my MBA

Originally Posted by Lucky SC (Post 1622400)

you like UT's greek life? i'm thinking about going there for grad school for my MBA

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin (Post 1622416)

I'm a grad student at Texas. I can't see why Greek Life would matter in making a grad school decision. :confused: I've seen people mention this before, and if you choose a grad school based on Greek Life, you're probably making a poor decision. To me, it's completely irrelevant. I guess you might consider alum activities in the region, but even still, with grad school you should just generally go to the best school you are accepted to.

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin (Post 1622416)

I'm a grad student at Texas. I can't see why Greek Life would matter in making a grad school decision. :confused: I've seen people mention this before, and if you choose a grad school based on Greek Life, you're probably making a poor decision. To me, it's completely irrelevant. I guess you might consider alum activities in the region, but even still, with grad school you should just generally go to the best school you are accepted to.

Originally Posted by macallan25 (Post 1622408)

UT as in Texas or Tennessee?

I think our greek system is one of the strongest in the country. I don't know much at Tennessee, never had any friends go there...........which is actually kind of odd now that I think about it. I can think of people I know at every school in the SEC.......except Tenn.

Originally Posted by Lucky SC (Post 1622400)

you like UT's greek life? i'm thinking about going there for grad school for my MBA

Originally Posted by EE-BO (Post 1622525)

Greek Life at Texas rocks. The only fault I could find with it back in my day was that the houses tended to be more territorial about socials and the like. At Georgia and Auburn, plus a couple of other common road trip stops, parties tended to be bigger and more open. At Texas they are fairly closed- due in large part I think to costs and various noise/crowd restrictions which are pretty tightly enforced.

When I was going to Georgia, my girlfriend and I were regularly invited to mixers for other GLOs. But at Texas not so much.

I got my MBA at UT- went right into the program after undergrad and actually still lived in the house my first semester (not the best idea, but fun.) PM me if you ever want more info on the program here. It is first rate and if you want to stay and work in Texas- the Texas MBA is what you want for networking and to make a very strong statement about who you are.

Originally Posted by EE-BO (Post 1622525)

Greek Life at Texas rocks. The only fault I could find with it back in my day was that the houses tended to be more territorial about socials and the like. At Georgia and Auburn, plus a couple of other common road trip stops, parties tended to be bigger and more open. At Texas they are fairly closed- due in large part I think to costs and various noise/crowd restrictions which are pretty tightly enforced.

Originally Posted by Lucky SC (Post 1622535)

dang sounds like we got the same game plan here, i wanted to do undergrad business at UGA or South Carolina, wherever i end up staying at. and then goin to Texas for MBA, and then possibly Vanderbilt or UVA for law school... lol i'm all over the place i know.

But i was thinking highly about doing FIJI at UGA as i got 2 good friends in it, and i hear they are legendary at Texas. I know it doesnt matter as i stated before as ur undergrad is what really matters, but i still think it would be cool.

I'll get back at ya down the road and keep in touch, thanks for the advice and offer!

Originally Posted by macallan25 (Post 1622597)

Some of the finest men I have ever met. Excellent, excellent house.

Originally Posted by Lucky SC (Post 1622602)

now are these the kind of guys that party hard and also are upstanding members of the college community, or the type that know they are in the best fraternity on campus and are just drugged out and arrogant.

I mean no disrespect, but i definately ran into both types of "top tier" houses, you know what i mean.

Originally Posted by EE-BO (Post 1622607)

Drugs are present in fraternities to the same extent they are present in the general population- being a user or non-user in and of itself should not inform your decision for the most part. At Georgia there are some houses known for marijuana use- which I find rather low class- but aside from avoiding houses like that where most people are pot smokers, I would not get too worried about the drug question.

FIJI is a top house at both Georgia and Texas and it would be greatly to your credit to be a member if that is your destiny.

Originally Posted by Lucky SC (Post 1622948)

well i almost expect marijuana to be present either in the open or behind closed door in any fraternity these days, really just the way it is. But you would be surprised at how openly cocaine is present these days.

I don't like to associate with something known for being a "coke fraternity". Because i def know of a couple of those types on dif campuses

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin (Post 1622952)

100% best statement on the matter I have seen. It is true to my experience at W&L at least.