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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

You'd be surprised. RPI is one of the best tech schools in the country, and Greek Life is huge there. Location might have a lot ot do with it though. I know the NYU Greek life is very weak because a lot of students don't see the need for it with all that is available in the area.

I'm at MIT, and Greek life is huge here as well. I'm sure it's just a matter of the demographic and foci of the students. I definitely know that at Caltech, there is an amazing focus on research and academics. Not that they're all bookworms, but the students seem to believe that the main purpose of college is purely academics, and they are all very devoted to their studies. Pasadena isn't exactly the best college town with tons to do, but I would figure that Caltech students have enough on their plate without having to deal with pledging.

At MIT, Greek life isn't so much about the "party" aspect as it is about having a support group. The brothers and sisters in our GLOs are the people we go to for stress relief, for help with classes, for career guidance. In all universities, there are vastly difference reasons for the existence and purposes that Greek life plays, whether it's mainly social or mainly academic.