[Stef the Pef]

One thing that I've always been impressed about is how GC shows us the differences and similarities of our greek experiences. So with that in mind I thought I'd start a thread about that.

Tell us the following about your campus.

University: Baylor University
Location: Waco, Texas
Year Founded: 1845
First Greek Chapter: Alpha Omega (later Pi Beta Phi) in 1923
More commuter or more residential: residential
Total Enrollment: 26,000ish?
% Greeks: ? 30%, maybe?
# of NIC Fraternities: 15
# of NPC Sororities: 9
# of Locals: 6? (mostly Christian or service: KXA, Phi Lamb, BYX, Phi Kappa Chi, CHI'S, KOT)
# of NPHC groups: 7
# of Multi cultural groups: 9
Wet or Dry Campus?: dry

What type of housing arrangements does your system have (BE SPECIFIC - none, dorm floors, chapter houses close to/on campus owned by chapters, chapter houses far off campus owned by chapters, normal houses rented by chapters off campus, etc.)
None--Ruth Collins donated most of Baylor's land with a clause in her will for there never to be Greek housing built upon her land, and Baylor still goes by that. However, the Panhellenic sororities have a building of chapter meeting rooms, but most other organizations meet either off campus (there are unofficial houses) or on campus in more public meeting rooms.

Are there plans for construction of Greek housing soon?
No.

Do those with chapter houses have sleeping dorms, open airs, cold airs, porches, etc.?
N/A

Parties thrown in the fraternity houses?
Unofficially... ;o)
(Although I guess the dry parties could be official?)

Your city easy on underage drinking?
Nope. We're not called Jerusalem-On-The-Brazos for nothing...

Are bars in your city easy to drink underage in?
provided there's a fake ID? (not that I've tried--that's not my thing)

Type of Fraternity Rush (Open, structured, summer, other)
Structured?

When Sorority recruitment takes place for your system:
Deferred in January but with an introductory "Fall Parties" in November

Do Greeks run things at your school?
Yes, but not entirely.

Last Time Greek was Student Body President?
I don't remember.

Last Time Greek was Homecoming King? (We don't have homecoming kings.)
Last Time Greek was Homecoming Queen? Last year--a KKG.


Describe your typical Greek social Semester?(Are they called mixers/parties/exchanges, must they be registered, how many do you have a semester, any other "greek" sponsored social outlets, is having a party with another house a common thing or a rare thing, describe as much as possible)
Usually there's a couple mixers, a crush, a dance (either formal or casual but sometimes both), and all parties have to be registered/approved/etc.

Good relationship with the University Administration?
yes

Good relationship with Greek Affairs/Greek Life?
yes

Is your director of Greek Affairs Greek? From your Campus?
I think so...I don't know about the guy over frats, but the NPC director was a DG, though I don't know if she was from Baylor's now closed chapter or not.


Average dues associated with being in a chapter? More or less than living in Residence Halls?
Dues: about $800ish/semester for sororities including all the shirts and other fees? (Question #2's a moot point because we don't live in the chapter room, but that's a lot less than the $2200/semester I'm paying for a single room in the dorms.)

Hazing, common or uncommon?
Uncommon in sororities (they're pretty strict on us), and mostly harmless stuff in the frats.

Describe the types of philanthropies chapters do?
Lots of all-university events: Battle of the Bands, chili cook-offs, dances, etc. There's also a lot of competitive events between the sororities that frats host, like cooking competitions, volleyball tournaments, and field days like Pike's Pranks and Sigma Chi's Derby Days.

Any notable traditions for the Greek System?
Not a lot aside from Greek Week (I didn't even hear about last year's, though), All-University Sing (a big musical production with acts from most of the groups), and Homecoming floats and stuff like that.