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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
/hijack/ Sorry, I have to giggle at the term "Southern Ivies". The schools you reference are not Ivy League, for two reasons: The term "Ivy League" originally referred to a eight private schools in the NCAA athletic conference. More contemporary usage of the term "Ivy League" referrences the group as the country's oldest, academically prestigious universities. (Thank you WIKI). As someone who has lived in the northeast my entire life, I had never heard the term "southern ivies" until about a year ago, and it was here. It just seems like an odd concept to me. /end hijack/
As to your questions - you can look up the answers online; I am sure that there are stats on size/percentage of Greek life, and anecdotal evidence of positions, clubs, participation, etc.
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Pretentious much?'
edit: And if you're considering UVa, you mind as well consider UNC as well.
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