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[Xylochick216]

Parties: Major Frat And Sorority Scene


How popular are fraternities/sororities?


1 DePauw University

2 Washington and Lee University

3 Birmingham-Southern College

4 Wofford College

5 Elon University

6 Sewanee - The University of the South

7 Bucknell University

8 Wabash College

9 Southern Methodist University

10 Texas Christian University

11 Fisk University

12 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

13 Dartmouth College

14 Transylvania University

15 Vanderbilt University

16 Lehigh University

17 University of Mississippi

18 Randolph-Macon College

19 Centre College

20 Gettysburg College


Good ol' Elon is #5

[TSteven]

List taken from each college's Greek Life page. Apologies in advance for any errors.

1 DePauw University

Fraternities: ATW, AFA, BQP, DTD, DU, DC, KAY, SAE, SN, SC, FBS, FGD, FDQ, FKY

Sororities: AKA, AF, ACW, DG, DZ, DSQ, GFW, ZFB, KAQ, KKG, PBF

2 Washington and Lee University

Fraternities: KA Order, KS, LCA, PKA, PKF, SAE, SN, SC, FGD, FDQ, FKS, FKY, CY

Sororities: KAQ, KD, KKG, PBF, CW

3 Birmingham-Southern College

Fraternities: ATW, QC, KA Order, SAE, SN, SC

Sororities: AKA, AOP, ACW, DSQ, ZTA, KD, PBF, CW

4 Wofford College

Fraternities: KA Order, KAY, KS, PKA, PKF, SAE, SN, WYF

Sororities: AKA, DDD, DSQ, ZTA, KAQ, KD

5 Elon University

Fraternities: AFA, KA Order, KAY, KS, LCA, PKF, SP, SC, FBS, WYF

Sororities: AKA, AXD, AOP, ACW, DDD, ZTA, ZFB, SGR, SK, SSS, FM

6 Sewanee - The University of the South

Fraternities: ATW, BQP, DKE, DTD, GSF, KA Order, LCA, SAE, SN, FGD, FDQ, CY

Sororities: ADQ, ATZ, GTU, QKF, QT, KD, KW, FKE, FSQ

7 Bucknell University

Fraternities: QC (recolonizing 2005), KAY, KDR, LCA, SAE, SAM, SFE, SC, TKE, FGD, FKY, CF

Sororities: ACW, DG, ZFB, KAQ, KKG, PBF, CW

8 Wabash College

Fraternities: BQP, DTD, QDC, KS, LCA, SC, TKE, FGD, FDQ, FKY

Sororities: none

9 Southern Methodist University

Fraternities: BQP, DLF, KA Order, KAY, KS, LCA, PKA, SAE, SFE, SC, FBS, FGD, FDQ, WDF, WYF

Sororities: AKA, ACW, GFB, DG, DDD, DSQ, ZFB, KAQ, KDC, KKG, PBF, SLG, SFW, CW

Coed: AYL

10 Texas Christian University

Fraternities: AFA, DTD, KS, LQF, LCA, PKF, SAE, SFE, SC, FBS, FGD, FDQ, FKS

Sororities: ADP, AKA, ACW, DG, DDD, DSQ, ZTA, ZFB, KAQ, KKG, PBF, SK, SLA, CUS, CW

11 Fisk University

Fraternities: AFA, KAY, FBS, WYF

Sororities: AKA, DSQ, ZFB, SGR

12 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Fraternities: Acacia, AGR, AGS, ADF, AEP, AIW, AKL, ASF, ATW, AFA, ACR, BQP, BSY, BFP, DSF, DU, DF, DC, FarmHouse, ZBT, ZY, QX, QC, IFQ, KAY, KDR, KS, LQF, LFE, LCA, PKA, PKF, PLF, SAM, SLB, SN, SP, STG, SFD, SFE, SC, TEF, TKE, TFS, Triangle, FBS, FDQ, FKS, FKT, FKY, FRH, FSK, CY, YU, WD, WYF

Sororities: 4-H House, aKDF, AGD, ADP, ADR, AEF, AKA, AOP, AF, ACW, AWE, GFB, DG, DDD, DZ, DXF, DSQ, ZFB, KAQ, KD, KKG, LQA, LTW, PBF, SA, SGR, SDT, SIA, SK, FM, FSS, CW

Coed: AYL

13 Dartmouth College

Fraternities: AD, AFA, ACA, Bones Gate, GDC, QDC, KKK, LUL, SAE, SN, SFE, FDA, CGE, C Heorot, YU

Sororities: AXD, APW colony, DDD, DSQ, EKQ, KDE, KKG, SD, SLU

Coed: AQ, The Tabard, FT

14 Transylvania University

Fraternities: DSF, KA Order, PKA, FKT

Sororities: AOP, DDD, FM, CW

15 Vanderbilt University

Fraternities: AEP, ATW, AFA, BQP, BCQ, DKE, ZBT, KA Order, KAY, KS, LQF, LCA, PKA, SAE, SFE, SC, FBS, FKS, FKY, WYF

Sororities: ADP, AKA, AOP, ACW, DG, DDD, DSQ, ZFB, KAQ, KD, KKG, LQA, PBF, CW

16 Lehigh University

Fraternities: ASF, ATW, ACR, BQP, DSF, DTD, DU, DF, QX, QC, KA Order, KS, LCA, SAM, SFE, SC, FGD, FKQ, FSK, CF, CY, YU

Sororities: AGD, AOP, AF, ACW, GFB, DG, KAQ, PBF

17 University of Mississippi

Fraternities: ATW, AFA, BQP, DKE, DY, KA Order, KAY, KS, PKA, SAE, SN, SFE, SC, FBS, FDQ, FKT, FKY, CY, WYF

Sororities: AKA, AOP, DG, DDD, DSQ, KAQ, KD, KKG, PBF, SGR, FM, CW

18 Randolph-Macon College

Fraternities: QC, KS, LCA, SAE, FDQ

Sororities: AGD, DZ, KAQ, FM

19 Centre College

Fraternities: BQP, SAE, SC, FDQ, FKT

Sororities: ADP, DDD, KAQ, KKG

20 Gettysburg College

Fraternities: ATW, ACR, LCA, SAE, SN, SC, TKE, FGD, FDQ, FKY, FSK

Sororities: ADP, GFB, DG, SGR, SSS, CW

[Xylochick216]

I know Sig Ep is colonizing at Elon in the fall, too

[AznSAE]

wow! # 12 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has a lot of greek chapters.

[NebraskaDelt]

Illi is trying to play GLOs like baseball cards...collect them all! It would be kind of neat if a school had enough greek support to have all NIC, NPC, and NPHC groups on one campus.

[sigtau305]

Originally posted by AznSAE
wow! # 12 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has a lot of greek chapters.

I can testify to that. I was there attending a Leadership Conference in 2001. I visited the Alpha Chi Chapter of Sig-Tau My first night of the event. I was impressed by the number of Greek Houses at Illinois.

[TigerOwl]

University of Illinois. Largest Greek System in the country. IFC 44; Panhellenic 29; Black Greek Council 11; United Greek Council 11. Total 95. Almost all have houses. 21 sororities go thru fall recruitment, 1,308 registered in 2004 (1,298 showing up on first day).

[ice_cold]

Penn State has a larger greek system. 60+ fraternities, 20 NPCs, 8 NPHC, and a bunch of LGLOS.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally posted by TigerOwl
University of Illinois. Largest Greek System in the country. IFC 44; Panhellenic 29; Black Greek Council 11; United Greek Council 11. Total 95. Almost all have houses. 21 sororities go thru fall recruitment, 1,308 registered in 2004 (1,298 showing up on first day).

At the height of the Illinois greek system, we had over 100 fraternities and over thirty sororities, ALL HOUSED!

It blows my mind.

[pinkyphimu]

Originally posted by DeltaBetaBaby
At the height of the Illinois greek system, we had over 100 fraternities and over thirty sororities, ALL HOUSED!

It blows my mind.

holy canoli!!! that sounds crazy! do you know how long ago that was?

[ms_gwyn]

Originally posted by TigerOwl
University of Illinois. Largest Greek System in the country. IFC 44; Panhellenic 29; Black Greek Council 11; United Greek Council 11. Total 95. Almost all have houses. 21 sororities go thru fall recruitment, 1,308 registered in 2004 (1,298 showing up on first day).

I'm willing to bet that at least some of these chapters (Panhellenic) either overlap or locals....

Because their are 19 NPC
ΑΧΩ, ΑΔΠ, ΑΕΦ, ΑΓΔ, ΑΟΠ, ΑΦ, ΧΩ, ΔΔΔ, ΔΓ, ΔΖ, ΓΦΒ, ΚΑΘ, ΚΔ, ΚΚΓ, ΦΜ, ΦΣΣ, ΠΒΦ, , ΣΔΤ, ΣΚ

and 4 Non-NPC that are part of the panhellenic council and participate in formal recruitment in some form or another
4-H , ΑΩΕ, ΔΞΦ, ΣΑ

NPHC
ΑΚΑ, ΔΣΘ, ΣΓΡ, ΖΦΒ

United Council
ΑΔΡ, αΚΔΦ, ΛΤΩ, ΛΘΑ, ΣΙΑ

So there are a total of 32 Sororities at UIUC

[33girl]

Thank you Gwyn, I was thinking the same thing but too lazy to figure it out.

As far as the Penn State vs Illinois thing, I believe the answer is that Penn State has more organizations, but Illinois has more students participating. So you can take "largest" either way.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally posted by pinkyphimu
holy canoli!!! that sounds crazy! do you know how long ago that was?

The Roaring 20's.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally posted by ms_gwyn
I'm willing to bet that at least some of these chapters (Panhellenic) either overlap or locals....

Because their are 19 NPC
ΑΧΩ, ΑΔΠ, ΑΕΦ, ΑΓΔ, ΑΟΠ, ΑΦ, ΧΩ, ΔΔΔ, ΔΓ, ΔΖ, ΓΦΒ, ΚΑΘ, ΚΔ, ΚΚΓ, ΦΜ, ΦΣΣ, ΠΒΦ, , ΣΔΤ, ΣΚ

and 4 Non-NPC that are part of the panhellenic council and participate in formal recruitment in some form or another
4-H , ΑΩΕ, ΔΞΦ, ΣΑ

NPHC
ΑΚΑ, ΔΣΘ, ΣΓΡ, ΖΦΒ

United Council
ΑΔΡ, αΚΔΦ, ΛΤΩ, ΛΘΑ, ΣΙΑ

So there are a total of 32 Sororities at UIUC

There are groups on campus that don't belong to any council, or at least there were when I was there (Phi Beta Chi, for example).

[blueangel]

Here's the news release I received from Princeton Review:

PRINCETON REVIEW ANNUAL COLLEGE RANKINGS

BASED ON 110,000 STUDENT SURVEY

NOW OUT IN "BEST 361 COLLEGES: 2006 EDN."



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Other ranking lists in "The Best 361 Colleges" and the #1 colleges on them are:



Toughest College to Get Into -- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Cambridge MA)

Profs Rated Highest by Their Students -- St. John's College (Santa Fe NM)

Most Beautiful Campus -- Pepperdine Univ. (Malibu CA)

Best College Library -- Harvard College (Cambridge MA)

Best College Newspaper -- Univ. of Arizona (Tucson)

Happiest Students Overall -- Stanford Univ. (Stanford CA)

Frat & Sorority Scene Biggest -- DePauw Univ. (Greencastle IN)

Top Stone-Cold Sober School -- Brigham Young Univ. (Provo UT)

Top Party School -- Univ. of Wisconsin (Madison)

Students Lean Most to the Left (Politically) -- Mills College (Oakland CA)

Students Lean Most to the Right -- Hillsdale College (Hillsdale MI)

Most Religious Students – Brigham Young Univ. (Provo UT)

Race/Class Relations Friendliest -- Franklin W. Olin Col. of Engineering (Needham MA)

Gay Community Most Accepted -- New College of Florida (Sarasota FL)

Students Most Supportive of Their College Sports Teams -- Univ. of Maryland (College Park)



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