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Hey everybody!

I was just wondering about what percentage of your school is greek.

My school is pathetic. We're one of the biggest schools in North America (University of Toronto) with 60,000 students. I'd say the Greek Population is less than 1%. There are less than 700 greeks at my school. Give or take. Numbers fluxuate. 7 sorors, about 15 or so frats. That too changes from year to year. (frats fold, colonies form...). The school doesn't recognize us so that might have something to do with the numbers. People at my silly school just don't seem to be interested. Their loss.

Leslie

University of Illinois is about 25% Greek. So with 25,000-30,000 students, you're still talking about 7,000 or so Greeks. I think this is a typical percentage for large universities.

although Iowa is in the Big 10 with Illinois, and has about 25,000 students... we are only about 12-13% Greek

Boston University - ~16k undergrads
reports vary, putting the greek pop. b/w 6 and 10%, with 8 fraternities (plus 2 sub-rosa) and 11 sororities. interestingly enough, BU used to be a huge greek school as late as the early '70s, with almost all nat'ls represented, then the administration attempted to remove all greek life, and in the mid-'80s greeks began rebounding. crazy.

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, about 7% Greek. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif

i go to a small private liberal arts school that is 75-80% greek... people consider you strange if you don't rush. we have 5 national sororities and 15 national fraternities for about 1,700 undergrads.

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My school has about 10% greeks when it comes to sororities...with the men though, it's like 5%. The fraternities haze pretty badly though. We have 10 sororities (but it's too many!) and about 8 frats...they come and go so quickly

The figures I heard when I rushed freshman year were:

50% of guys were greek
60% of girls were greek.

The school is 3,000 undergrads. Out of 400 freshman women over 300+ rush! Greek life is HUGE.

I just wanted to clarify Ceres is not local we are International and we are not just for ag majors. Our chapter is mostly ag majors but only "an appreciation of agriculture or the rural lifestyle it represents" is needed. Hopefully in the future we will have more non-ag majors for more diversity. It is sad that on our own campus people don't really understand who we are.

I think my school has only 10% Greeks now.

Back in the day when I was there it was up to 20%.

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This is an interesting topic... I think my my school is about 30% Greek!! There are 9 sororities and 15 fraternities!!

My school has 15,000 students and we only have about 3% the max it has been is 5% about three years ago. Our school has 11 fraternities (there was 12 until three years ago) and seven sororities, along with one local that is for Ag majors. There are three BGLO fraternities and three BGLO sororities. Their numbers are a lot lower, although I wish they were higher because I love doing things with them. OUr school's ethnic population is only 5%. That is what is pathetic here!!!

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I forgot to put mine in.

My school is probably less than 1% greek. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif Pretty pathetic huh??

cash78mere,

What school do you go to?? I am interested to know how 300+ women rush! That is amazing!!

Hey AOX81!

I graduated from the University of Richmond. The school is 3000 undergrads----exactly 1,500 girls and 1,500 boys. Which makes each class approx. 400 girls and 400 boys.

Greek life is HUGE. We have 6 sororities and maybe about 8 or 9 frats. I don't remember. We've lost 3 or 4 over the last few years.

We have 4 nights of recruitment. The first night, there are TONS of girls to talk to, but by the 4th night, that number is much lower. It really isn't that bad, since it's all we know. Each party is between 45minutes to 1 hour.

I don't know what else you'd want to know but I'd be happy to answer any questions! Either post them or email me!

Every girl would get a bid with our system. But some won't settle for anything less than their 1st choice so they drop out. IF they were to accept a bid from any of the 6 sororities, EVERY girl could be matched. (at least, that's what I've been told). But it doesn't work that way.

http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif --cash

It's pathetic...10% men, 2% women, 2% co-eds.

I just wanted to clarify Ceres is not local we are International and we are not just for ag majors. Our chapter is mostly ag majors but only "an appreciation of agriculture or the rural lifestyle it represents" is needed. Hopefully in the future we will have more non-ag majors for more diversity. It is sad that on our own campus people don't really understand who we are.

I wasnt trying to be insulting, when I dated a guy in FH that was what I was told by a member of Ceres (that they were for Ag majors) I didn't know they were international, though, mainly because I looked for a forum for Ceres and not finding one I thought that meant you were local. I am truly sorry if I offended you... I certainly wasn't trying to.

back when I was in college--Greek Life was HUGE with 13 sororities and something like 25 fraternities with each house 80 to 120 members.

Our Rush was SCARY! 4 Conversation days--you visited each house twice for those one on one conversations with the actives, 1 skit day, 2 "house days" where we gave tours of the house, and preference.

Generally about 1,000 women rushed each year.

While I have asked repeatedly to list your schools to let us know where you are at , IT seems many are not proud of their schools let along their chapters. My State U is a tough campus, but if not for the GREEKS there would be little done. We have @ 6100 students. If your not proud of your school or F/S then look else where or be someone who tries to change things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

There are about 40,000 undergrads at UBC (University of British Columbia) and about 700-800 in our greek system. Pretty sad.

University of Ottawa has about 25,000 undergrads but is only about .6% greek. Anyone else see a pattern with Canadian schools?

15,000 Students

11 Sororities
16 Fraternities

11% Greek

My school has under 2,000 students. There are 9 Fraternities and 5 sororities. Only about 25% of the students are in GLO's. However, freshmen as of now can't rush so that number basically reflects the percentage of upper classmen who are in GLO's. Still not a very big number. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif

Erin

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At the University of West Georgia we have 9,000 students - 65% female, 35% male, with a minority population of 25%.
We have 8 NIC frats, 6 NPC sororities, and 4 NPHC frats/sorors. Approx. 14% of men and 16% of women are Greek -- the average chapter size is 48 for NIC fraternities, 65 for NPC sororities, and 8 for NPHC frats/sorors. The largest fraternity has 76 and the smallest has 17; the largest sorority has 77 and the smallest 59; and for the NPHC the largest frat/soror has 9/11, and the smallest has 6/8.
I've never understood why a school with a 65% female population does not have more sororities...we've got another fraternity scheduled to colonize next fall, and have had 3 fraternities colonize within the last 2-3 years.

#1 Greek Campus In the US!
2300 Students
7 Sororities
12 Fraternities
80% of campus is Greek. People are kind of outcasts if they aren't in a house. It's ridiculous at times. Rush is brutal.

What school?

DePauw in Greencastle IN!

How is rush brutal? Does most everyone get a bid?

EzeKKG - is the AOPi chapter coming back there anythime soon? Or are they thinking of bringing a new sorority in?

I find that most people view new comers into the game as competition for members, resources, and status. For the IFc groups its harder to prevent others from coming on, and may not be legal.

The NPC groups have built-in protection in the NPC compact. I am not sure if it takes a unanimous vote of Panhell or a majority to let a new chapter come on. But ragrdless they don't have to let a sorority be recognized.

Our Panhell here made one group wait around three semesters.

Don't worry about it I didn't mean to come off sounding offended. I just wanted to educate. I'm a Gamma pledge class member so I guess that info was a lot more important to know back when i pledged spring '97. Thats all

Iowa State:
about 30,000 students

14 Sororities and 28 Fraternities

13% greeks

I have a friend who attended DePauw her freshman year and wanted nothing to do with greek life there. (Although most of her friends were/are greeks). Then she transferred to my school, Capital University (Columbus, OH). There are approximately 1800 undergrads, and about 5-8% greek (depending on the year). She pledged my (our) GLO her 1st semester there!


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Phi Beta Fraternity
Phi chapter

I am a student at U of Illinois...we are the largest greek system in the country supposively..."Nation's largest Greek-letter community: 54 fraternities and 30 sororities; about 20% of all undergraduates participate" fraternities had a fall '99 member total of 2552 (it's larger this year i don't know by how much) I am not sure if that counts the new BGLOs or not...i am not familliar with them...there are a lot of greeks...that's all i know....

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Wow. Sometimes I wish I went to some of your schools instead. I go to University of Chicago and somewhere in one of the new student manuals, it says greek life is around 10% but if I had to make a guess myself I would go more around 6 or 7%

I would say that the 10% is probably the number of people who go through Rush...and fewer actually are initiated. I know that there's usually some attrition between the end of Rush (when numbers are submitted) and Initiation.


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I believe that 20% of the student population at Indiana University is greek.

we have 19 sororities and about 26 (the number fluctuates) fraternities.

Xp2K

East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)

9 NPC groups

14 IFC Groups

Maybe 10% Greek

At Montana State University-Bozeman, there are 7 fraternities and 4 sororities, with about 5 to 7 percent of the 11,000 students greek.