"Best" Colleges and their Greek Systems

[Football Fan]

28thStreet,

It is speculation, but my guess would be yes. Many of the international students have parents who are in the U.S. military or in the diplomatic service. Even though they are U.S. citizens some students have never lived in the United States.

Keep in mind SC has alumni clubs around the world, 18 now in Asia. I do know of Greek women who are from Canada, England and some European countries. It would be interesting if Panhellenic did keep a record of international students in the chapters.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

28thStreet,

It is speculation, but my guess would be yes. Many of the international students have parents who are in the U.S. military or in the diplomatic service. Even though they are U.S. citizens some students have never lived in the United States.

Keep in mind SC has alumni clubs around the world, 18 now in Asia. I do know of Greek women who are from Canada, England and some European countries. It would be interesting if Panhellenic did keep a record of international students in the chapters.

Is that how it works? My knowledge of the international student situation is that US citizens are NOT considered international students for the purposes of admissions and financial aid. Since the statistics that a university provides are usually based on admissions numbers, it would stand to reason that US citizens who lived internationally weren't in the numbers for international students.

[Football Fan]

Munchkin,
You are correct. The university does not count U.S. citizens as international students. I was calling these students international as many of them never lived in the U.S. They may have a very different point of view about Greek life than someone who was raised in the U.S., particularly in a southern state.

USC states on their profile international students do not qualify for need based financial aid. Alumni have donated funds for a small number of highly competitive merit scholarships for international students.