Canadian Schools & Sororities?
 

Do any of you go to UofT, UofWO, or UBC and can tell me about the greek life at those schools? Which ones have special housing for soroity members? Im just looking to find out what people think of them! Also, are there any other Canadian schools with good greek systems? Tell me about them please! :)

And also, if anyone has any rush stories please share ! :)

don't the colleges have websites that include at least some of this information?

/edit -- I tried this crazy new invention called GOOGLE and found out for myself. You should try it!

Ive looked on the sites and google, but i just wanted to know about peoples experiences.

There's also this recruitment thread:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=115617

for UBC - which is from 2010.

Thanks guys! What are your recruitment stories?

I ended up COB'ing Theta at UBC. Best decision I ever made, however, it doesn't make for a very interesting recruitment story :)

Prettyv;
I bet if you elaborate it can be more interesting! Whats COBing like? Did you try doing formal recruitment or skip it? I want to hear it!

Jen;
Well, at least you joined! And that must have sucked :( how far in did you get?

OP, I bet if you use the search function in the recruitment forum you will find a gold mine of information.

People who've posted have given you as much information as they are comfortable giving.

The way you keep asking for details - it's kind of creepy, actually. People around here get nerjus when a newbie come on the site and starts probing for specifics. Just sayin'...

Oh, im sorry! I really didnt think of that! Well jist so you know im a girl goibg into grade 11 in september, and i was encouraged to look into what i want to do after i graduate, so i thought id look into sororities, as thats something ive wanted to do since i was younger. Im really sorry if i creeped you guys out ! Im gonna go look under the recruitment section now though. Thanks!

It's good to be enthusiastic, but realize it's easy to get TOOINYOURFACE. :) You have 2 years of high/secondary school left. Be an active student (clubs, sports, etc), keeps your grades up, figure out what ELSE you want to do after you graduate, because greek life won't pay the bills after you graduate from college. Then look at programs of study and pick your school based on what you want to have a degree in, not on their greek life. THEN you can worry about getting a bid from a sorority. You'll do fine, but prioritize.

This!

There's certainly nothing to scoff at at any of the schools you've mentioned - they'd all be great choices and they all have great reputations. That said, I know UBC isn't easy to get into, so make sure your grades are up to par!

As far as the process goes, at UBC, it is very similar to American schools. We do have a formal recruitment process that is very much like the recruitment stories on this board. I know when I went through I was wondering how similar they are - and UBC's follows the traditional 3-round recruitment style that you can find at many schools on this board.

Although UBC Sororities do COB - you can find definitions by search function, I do know that most (if not all) sororities will be well above total after recruitment - so I'm not sure if that will be helpful to your research.

If you're from the Vancouver area, also be warned that your reputation will follow you from high school to UBC sororities. So - if you're the kind of girl who shows up at frat parties with a fake ID, just be warned that TONS of sorority girls are there, they are watching, and they are taking note of your behavior!

Good luck through the rest of high school - you can worry about recruitment then! It's not like the SEC schools, there's no need to worry about rec letters, or making a name for yourself beforehand. Many girls who rush don't know the first thing about Greek Life.

Thanks for the advice guys ! Im not exactlybsure what courses i want to do yet, but probably something along the lines of marketing or journalism. Yes, i do know that theyre completely different, but they both appeal to me :) anyways, thank you guys for the help. And how far back approximately do they look for grades?

I'm not sure how it is in Canada, but in the US when you gratuate from high school, you will have a cumulative grade point average. That's what they look at, and it's an average over all 4 years of high school.

You guys have helped me alot :) thank you!

I'm in Manitoba, which is a much smaller Greek system, but ditto on what has been said. Focus on your core high school subjects (that will get you into university). Sidenote: Grade 9 and 10 classes don't factor into your acceptance at all, and Grade 11 only does if you do early admissions. At least in good ol' MB.

Being that you are factoring Greek systems into the universities you are looking, consider adding Canadian schools with smaller Greek systems to your list. Even though my chapter doesn't have a house (none do here), we still have the whole Greek experience, it's just different. I find that a major difference between Canadian and American schools (even at places like UBC and U of T), you have to explain the Greek system a lot more.* I have to say, I love that I know EACH girl in my chapter, and almost every girl in the other chapters. It's totally different than a lot of people's experiences, but there are still benefits.

If you have any questions, shoot me a PM and I can try to help.

*I'm sure there are places in the US that are like this as well.

UWO has a pretty good greek system as well. Its pretty exclusive consisting 5 International NPC sororities, and 1 National sorority ( my sorority Delta Psi Delta). We also have 8 fraternities at UWO! Greek life is great every where you go! Ottawa has an amazing greek life with about 14 sororities ( a lot of locals are popping up there) and around 10 fraternities, thats where i joined my sorority and opened a chapter at UWO in october 2010.

This website will also send you to links about Greek Life at U of T, UWO and UBC. http://www.canadiangreeks.com

U of T and UWO do have "live in" sorority houses.

UBC has Panhellenic house, which is here: http://vapa.bc.ca/