Attention People from SoCal

[TristanDSP]

Originally posted by amycat412
I went to USC. PLENTY of tradition there.

USC is probably the most traditional west coast school, but I don't know if it'd compare with the tradition of Greek Life at Alabama or Tennessee, for example.

Correct me if you think I"m wrong, though.

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by TristanDSP
USC is probably the most traditional west coast school, but I don't know if it'd compare with the tradition of Greek Life at Alabama or Tennessee, for example.

Correct me if you think I"m wrong, though.

You are not wrong. USC has good tradition for a school out here, but it pales in comparison to any of those SEC schools.

THAT IS A GOOD THING. TRUST ME

[utealum]

USC's got big houses and strong chapters, as well as the stratified tiers, overinvolved hometown (Newport) parent/alums, and strong local traditions (deliveries come to mind) that are also typical of "Southern" greek systems... but they are not as intense or ingrained. And I think the fraternities are even less "traditional" than the sororities in the sense that our fratty friends use the word. It is like an extremely mellowed out, West Coast version of SMU.

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by utealum
USC's got big houses and strong chapters, as well as the stratified tiers, overinvolved hometown (Newport) parent/alums, and strong local traditions (deliveries come to mind) that are also typical of "Southern" greek systems... but they are not as intense or ingrained. And I think the fraternities are even less "traditional" than the sororities in the sense that our fratty friends use the word. It is like an extremely mellowed out, West Coast version of SMU.

exactly. I almost went to SMU after my 1st semester of college. I try to explain to people that SMU is very similar to USC, except when you step off the SMU campus, you aren't sprayed by bullets or bums.

SMU is definately definately DEFINATELY awesome, and their frat houses are WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY more nicer than the USC frat houses.


but USC is better

[L.O.C.K.]

Thanks for the help everyone.

And I'm staying at Riverside w/ my bros and in LA. Also going up to Sacramento to interview the lone suriving founder (he is 95!!!)of Pi Alpha Phi Fraternity, Inc. which was established 1926 at UC Berkeley.

Should be good times!!

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally posted by BobbyTheDon
[B]I'm pretty sure the Asian greek scene here is probably better than any other place in the nation. Especially when you have schools like UCI, UCR, UCSD and what not. They aren't strong at UCLA, USC or many of the Cal States though.

That's not true. AGLOs are quite popular throughout the UCs and CSUs. In fact, UCLA is home to the first national Asian fraternity.

Latino greek scene is alright, but I mean its not huge or anything. i think schools like Cal St LA, Cal State Dominguez Hills (It's a real school) have more latino greeks than any other school.

This is also very inaccurate. CSULA and CSUDH tend to have much smaller participation in LGLOs than in other public institutions. At some CSUs and UCs, you can find 5-10 LGLOs on a given campus, and some relatively large chapters, to boot.

[BobbyTheDon]

Well I guess it just depends on what you define "huge" or "good". UCLAs asian greek life doesn't compare worth didly squat compared to UCI or UCR. Even though Lambda Phi Epsilon was founded there, they do not particularly have a large presence as you would think.

Sure Asian greeks could be popular throughout alot of the UCs or Cal States, but once again UCI and UCR blows everyone else away.

I won't argue with you about the latino greek scene. It would be pretty obvious that you know more about it than I do, but I will add that the latino greeks in SoCal probably have a much larger presence here than anywhere else in the nation, and even then, I still don't consider it to be large. But that is just my opinion.