Tiers in The SEC

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

I agree. LSU students are just plain wild. Maybe it's because the only time I've been there was for the No.2 LSU v No.9 Florida game, but the whole town was insane- ALL weekend.
I think you'd need some true cajun roots to make it there.

I think I'd love LSU greek life if I went there, but it is different. The traditional roots are still present, but yeah, just a whole other ballgame.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I think I'd love LSU greek life if I went there, but it is different. The traditional roots are still present, but yeah, just a whole other ballgame.

That's what made my rankings so tough.

Louisiana in itself is an odd state and very different from the rest of the South. Throw in a top school and it's another world I think. It has an excellent Greek system but there's somethin unexplainable about it in my opinion.

I had Auburn ranked lower because of my own admitted bias. I've visited there and found it very good for greek life, but last year I met some fraternity guys that I believed to have been top tier at another fraternity house pre-gaming for the Arkansas-Auburn game. They weren't dressed for the occasion for the game and had some odd people that weren't respectful. They were definitely not 3rd tier guys, but not 1st tier at Arkansas either. Of course, that is just one anecdote and there are perhaps thousands that contradict it.

[lsu_rosewhite]

I am enjoying this thread very much. It is an interesting topic and I love reading the informative responses.

Although it's been MANY years since I was on campus, I wouldn't trade my Greek experience at LSU for anything in the world!

One thing I wanted to point out is that the campus is (was) made up of primarily three distinct groups from Louisiana...the North Louisiana students, New Orleans students, and the South Louisiana students...each group has a different "flavor" from these vastly different regions of the state. Now, the out-of-state students, especially from Texas, are gaining in numbers, too.

Louisiana a "different" state...absolutely!
A little wild...yes!

But, oh how we love LSU!

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by lsu_rosewhite

I am enjoying this thread very much. It is an interesting topic and I love reading the informative responses.

Although it's been MANY years since I was on campus, I wouldn't trade my Greek experience at LSU for anything in the world!

One thing I wanted to point out is that the campus is (was) made up of primarily three distinct groups from Louisiana...the North Louisiana students, New Orleans students, and the South Louisiana students...each group has a different "flavor" from these vastly different regions of the state. Now, the out-of-state students, especially from Texas, are gaining in numbers, too.

Louisiana a "different" state...absolutely!
A little wild...yes!

But, oh how we love LSU!

Baton Rouge is a drinking town, with a football problem.