UTEP Greek Life

obiwan1221 · #1 03-04-2010, 04:13 PM

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso. . .

Greek life here in the Sun City is very different from most campuses (at least I'd argue that). We are a commuter school, there is no greek housing, and most students/administration/etc. either 1. don't know about UTEP greek life or 2. don't care/see it as productive.

If you go to UTEP or are an alumi, how do you perceive greek life in El Paso?

GO MINERS!!

epchick · #2 03-04-2010, 04:29 PM

And this warrants its own thread......why?

Greek life at UTEP is no different than at many schools across the country....especially commuter schools.

obiwan1221 · #3 03-04-2010, 04:43 PM

A place for UTEP greeks/non greeks to post their feelings about Greek Life on this campus.

No two greek systems are the same, no matter where you go.

epchick · #4 03-04-2010, 04:49 PM

If you say so "obiwan"

And again I say, UTEP Greek Life is not that different than other schools. And yes, I would know

obiwan1221 · #5 03-04-2010, 05:04 PM

I'm not trying to be rude or condescending. I just took a bit offense to your questioning of the thread. I enjoy reading posts from el pasoans and thought a thread would be a fun way to mingle and reminisce.

epchick · #6 03-04-2010, 05:10 PM

Then honestly you might be disappointed. There aren't many El Pasoans on this forum, at least not many that post.

Psi U MC Vito · #7 03-04-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by obiwan1221

Greek life here in the Sun City is very different from most campuses (at least I'd argue that). We are a commuter school, there is no greek housing, and most students/administration/etc. either 1. don't know about UTEP greek life or 2. don't care/see it as productive.

That sounds like most commuter schools I am familiar with actually.

AlphaXiDelta169 · #8 03-04-2010, 06:38 PM

I am from El Paso and I understand were you are coming from. I did not attend UTEP but I did go to NMSU. I know that Greeks were not recognized at UTEP as much as other campuses, even ones with out Greek housing, because of its atmosphere. Many of my high school friends went to UTEP and all of them that went there did not join a single Greek Organization because of the lack of attention. I now live in CA and at my current school there is a big Greek Life. I think one way that UTEP might gain more Greek life is talking to High school seniors in the area before they start UTEP. I think that this would bring more students to Greek life. But if you ever want to talk go ahead and send me a message because I understand what you are saying.

epchick · #9 03-04-2010, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaXiDelta169

I think one way that UTEP might gain more Greek life is talking to High school seniors in the area before they start UTEP. I think that this would bring more students to Greek life.

It doesn't. Because the only high school seniors (well i'm only speaking about girls) that ever seem show interest are the ones who are not attending UTEP.

AlphaXiDelta169 · #10 03-04-2010, 09:32 PM

I dont know about that because when I was in High School there they never even did a talk like that. I guess it depends on how EP has changed. I havent been around there since I left NMSU in 2006. I just wish when I was in high school someone had come to talk to me. I would have know alot more going into college which probably would have made my decision easier at the time. Even though I know I would have been an Alpha Xi either way.

PiKA2001 · #11 03-05-2010, 12:11 AM

It seems like people in El Paso who want a good education will stay away from UTEP and go to NMSU. I don't know too much about the school other than what's in the news, but ALL the friends that I've made here look down on that school. I have also heard that a large number of UTEP students commute from Mexico, so that may be a reason why there isn't an interest in greek life.

AlphaXiDelta169 · #12 03-05-2010, 12:26 AM

Thats actually a good point. Most of my high school class went to NMSU over UTEP because they felt NMSU was the better school and did not have to pay any more. However a good chunk of my school did go to UTEP and I know a couple of girls that went NPHC not NPC. I think that might have a lot to do with the culture in El Paso. But I would not know for sure since I never really got to know the UTEP campus.

epchick · #13 03-05-2010, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

It seems like people in El Paso who want a good education will stay away from UTEP and go to NMSU.

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Originally Posted by AlphaXiDelta169

Thats actually a good point. Most of my high school class went to NMSU over UTEP because they felt NMSU was the better school and did not have to pay any more. However a good chunk of my school did go to UTEP and I know a couple of girls that went NPHC not NPC. I think that might have a lot to do with the culture in El Paso. But I would not know for sure since I never really got to know the UTEP campus.

The people that claim they are going to NMSU over UTEP because NMSU is a "better" school are usually just feeding you a line. They want to justify to themselves and others why they are chosing a school that isn't as economical as UTEP (in regards to room&board vs commuting).

Most people will choose NMSU so they can claim they have that "out-of-state" experience while still being close to home.

In high school, we were kind of trained to dislike UTEP, and really unless you've gone to school outside of the area (not NMSU) then you really don't know how pretty great UTEP academics are. People want to slam UTEP because they think they can, and because they haven't experienced anything else. From what I understand (from speaking to my NMSU alumni friends) NMSU and UTEP can range from being pretty even academically to UTEP being a little more academically rigorous.

Greek Life was dwindling at UTEP because there wasn't much marketing about it. At one time UTEP was a very good place for Greek Life. The only way I knew about UTEP Greek Life was through my HS friend who found out via a girl in her class. Now it's starting to pick up and they are getting out there more.

PiKA2001 · #14 03-05-2010, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by epchick

In high school, we were kind of trained to dislike UTEP

Why?

epchick · #15 03-05-2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Why?

Apparently my teachers thought that UTEP would just screw us of an education. One of my HS teachers loved calling UTEP---ScrewTEP just for that reason. Honestly though, I really enjoyed my time at UTEP, and would highly recommend it to other students.