Princeton Review: Most Intense Greek Life Scene

Zeta13Girl · #1 07-28-2008, 06:02 PM

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Senusret I · #2 07-28-2008, 06:33 PM

I have never heard of Birmingham-Southern College.

#3 07-28-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

I have never heard of Birmingham-Southern College.

I didn't know about BSC until their bid lists were posted on GC one year.

Scandia · #4 07-28-2008, 06:58 PM

I do not appreciate their listing UF as the number one party school. I knew I was going there for sure- yet people tried to dissuade me from it due to this. If you do not want to party at UF, you certainly do not have to.

Elephant Walk · #5 07-28-2008, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeta13Girl

So we all know what colleges have the highest percentages of greeks. Some of these you may not be surprised about, but there were a couple that definently took me by surprise.
But this is what students told the Princeton Review:

1. Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, Ala.)
2. Wofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.)
3. Bucknell University (Lewisburg, Pa.)
4. Transylvania University (Lexington, Ky.)
5. University of Mississippi (University, Miss.)
6. Penn State -- University Park (University Park, Pa.)
7. DePauw University (Greencastle, Ind.)
8. Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, Va.)
9. Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pa.)
10. University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.)

I'll give them UF, Wofford, Ole Miss, DePauw, and Penn State...

But where in the world is Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, etc?

Or Hampden-Sydney?

#6 07-28-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

I do not appreciate their listing UF as the number one party school. I knew I was going there for sure- yet people tried to dissuade me from it due to this. If you do not want to party at UF, you certainly do not have to.

Get over it.

FSUZeta · #7 07-28-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I'll give them UF, Wofford, Ole Miss, DePauw, and Penn State...

But where in the world is Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, etc?

Or Hampden-Sydney?

just a guess, but i imagine that a lot of this is based on the percentage of students that go greek.

LAblondeGPhi · #8 07-28-2008, 07:37 PM

I appreciate how they lack a definition of "intense" and offer no real supporting info. I like facts, dagnabit.

At least it's a fun read.

Elephant Walk · #9 07-28-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

just a guess, but i imagine that a lot of this is based on the percentage of students that go greek.

It's not though.

Wake Forest is somewhere between 40% Greek and Penn State (according to Wikipedia which we all know is a wealth of boundless information) is at 12%.

breathesgelatin · #10 07-28-2008, 08:02 PM

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just a guess, but i imagine that a lot of this is based on the percentage of students that go greek.

Not really. Princeton review is mostly based on student surveys. When I was at W&L, there was this campaign by the administration to get "model students" to respond to the Princeton review surveys in order to get W&L's ranking as a party school decreased. I think we were also high on the Beer, Hard Liquor, Conservatism, and Party Schools lists at that time. So they wanted us to respond to the surveys that we weren't those things, I guess. Looks like it may be working because we aren't on the Hard Liquor, Beer, Party Schools, or Greek Life list this year. HA.

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I'll give them UF, Wofford, Ole Miss, DePauw, and Penn State...

But where in the world is Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, etc?

Or Hampden-Sydney?

I can understand why Texas isn't on it. Depending on who responded to the surveys. Alabama is ridiculous. It's ridiculous that Hampden-Sydney isn't on there. Same goes for W&L for that matter. I'm actually sort of upset W&L isn't on the Greek Life one. Stupid.

#11 07-28-2008, 08:35 PM

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Same goes for W&L for that matter. I'm actually sort of upset W&L isn't on the Greek Life one. Stupid.

I was surprised W&L wasn't on there too. Didn't you guys make the Greek Life list every year for years now?

Tippiechick · #12 07-28-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

I do not appreciate their listing UF as the number one party school. I knew I was going there for sure- yet people tried to dissuade me from it due to this. If you do not want to party at UF, you certainly do not have to.

Oh, for God's sake, Scandia. Seriously? Seriously? You don't appreciate their listing UF as number one? I doubt they give two shits.

And, what does it matter if your school is ranked one in partying or number of lepers? Anyone who has any brains knows that not everyone parties at party schools.

BUT, heck yeah, Ole Miss. Way to go both in % of Greeks and partying!

CrackerBarrel · #13 07-28-2008, 08:54 PM

Congrats Gators on your commendable success in topping the party school, students study the least, and packing the stadium lists. A campus after my own heart this year.

jubilance1922 · #14 07-28-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW

Get over it.

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Originally Posted by Tippiechick

Oh, for God's sake, Scandia. Seriously? Seriously? You don't appreciate their listing UF as number one? I doubt they give two shits.

And, what does it matter if your school is ranked one in partying or number of lepers? Anyone who has any brains knows that not everyone parties at party schools.

BUT, heck yeah, Ole Miss. Way to go both in % of Greeks and partying!

These posts made me laugh.

Carry on.

alum · #15 07-28-2008, 09:37 PM

Although I'm sure the W&L administration is happy to see their school not make the top party/drinking/whathaveyou category, I am wondering if they are curious as to why W&L is not on the lists at all for the top academic LACs. According to several other academic listings, Washington and Lee is usually in the top teens for nationally ranked Liberal Arts Colleges.