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Old 02-03-2009, 04:36 PM
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Your list of top greek public universities?
Your ranking of midwest greek universities?
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Old 02-03-2009, 04:37 PM
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We've discussed this before:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=18500
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=78674
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Old 02-03-2009, 04:39 PM
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Old 02-03-2009, 04:48 PM
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Yeah you did, in 2006. We are currently in the year of 2009, I wouldn't be surprise if students opinions/ rankings change.

-Thanks for the reference to an older thread, though I would like to see if there is any updates.
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Old 02-03-2009, 04:49 PM
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Yeah you did, in 2006. We are currently in the year of 2009, I wouldn't be surprise if students opinions/ rankings change.

-Thanks for the reference to an older thread, though I would like to see if there is any updates.
Ok. I think Princeton Review & US News put out rankings every year. Check those out.

Yes, we know there are rankings, but the opnions of those rankings never really change.

Somebody usually says "Oh cool, my school is on there!"

Then somebody else says "These people have NO CLUE what they're talking about, ________ University Greek system is clearly stronger than ________."

Then somebody points out that the rankings and methodologies used to create them are subjective.

And it goes around and around.

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Old 02-03-2009, 04:53 PM
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Ok. I think Princeton Review & US News put out rankings every year.
I've seen princeton, but not introduced well to US News. I know some students think ranking ( such like those from princeton) are adjusted sometimes. So I wanted more of a users of greekchat.com opinions.

-Though it would be interesting ( at least for me )
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Old 02-03-2009, 04:55 PM
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Ok. I think Princeton Review & US News put out rankings every year. Check those out.

Yes, we know there are rankings, but the opnions of those rankings never really change.

Somebody usually says "Oh cool, my school is on there!"

Then somebody else says "These people have NO CLUE what they're talking about, ________ University Greek system is clearly stronger than ________."

Then somebody points out that the rankings and methodologies used to create them are subjective.

And it goes around and around.
Princeton Review rankings differ a lot now then 2006 ( think that's the correct year), and same with MSN.
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Old 02-03-2009, 05:01 PM
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-Thanks for the reference to an older thread, though I would like to see if there is any updates.
Then look it up for yourself.
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:02 PM
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Then look it up for yourself.
Probably will only be pointless to reply to such a comment.

I've looked up this information, I was just looking for greekchat.com users opinions. If you don't want to leave a opinion, I'm okay with that.

In short words, if your just going to critize/ attack this thread ( speaking to all greekchat.com users) then your comment isn't welcome here.
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Old 02-03-2009, 05:00 PM
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Your list of top greek public universities?
Your ranking of midwest greek universities?
In the grand scheme of things, what does it matter? Focus on your grades and select a university based on academics, not solely on Greek life.
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:00 PM
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In the grand scheme of things, what does it matter? Focus on your grades and select a university based on academics, not solely on Greek life.
Asking a question about the ranking of greek schools, and now your choosing a school solely based on the Greek life?
-That's ridiculous

Due to interest/ possibility of joining a fraternity in the future, I would like to know students opinions of schools greek life ( from there I will use my own personal information such as preference in academics etc.... to determine the school overall, I just asked for a simple opinion list).
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:09 PM
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Asking a question about the ranking of greek schools, and now your choosing a school solely based on the Greek life?
-That's ridiculous

Due to interest/ possibility of joining a fraternity in the future, I would like to know students opinions of schools greek life ( from there I will use my own personal information such as preference in academics etc.... to determine the school overall, I just asked for a simple opinion list).
I'd just recommend that you as a HS student focus on that which you can control (grades) to get into college. Then pick an appropriate university/college based on what you want to do professionally for the rest of your life. Greek life, although a great part of the college experience (in my opinion), should not be your primary reason for selecting a school of higher learning. Afterall, there is no guarantee that you will receive a bid to join a Greek organization so why would you select a school based solely on Greek life?
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:14 PM
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I'd just recommend that you as a HS student focus on that which you can control (grades) to get into college. Then pick an appropriate university/college based on what you want to do professionally for the rest of your life. Greek life, although a great part of the college experience (in my opinion), should not be your primary reason for selecting a school of higher learning. Afterall, there is no guarantee that you will receive a bid to join a Greek organization so why would you select a school based solely on Greek life?
Exactly, there isn't a guarantee that I will get bid to join a fraternity, nor a guarantee that when I go to college I will try to join one. At the moment it's part of my interest. Yeah my future as a doctor is consider in choosing universities, though with interest in the greek life..... it may have influences as well.
Some things is a matter of personal preference, and no I'm not trying to select a school based on greek life , academics is more important.
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:15 PM
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:25 PM
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Exactly, there isn't a guarantee that I will get bid to join a fraternity, nor a guarantee that when I go to college I will try to join one. At the moment it's part of my interest. Yeah my future as a doctor is consider in choosing universities, though with interest in the greek life..... it may have influences as well.
Some things is a matter of personal preference, and no I'm not trying to select a school based on greek life , academics is more important.
Good luck. From a mid-western perspective, I don't know of any poor Greek systems, they are all just unique to their environment. There are good and bad chapters at any university small or large and like many things in life, you will get out of your Greek experience what you put into it. So long as you select a university for the right reasons and get accepted, then you can consider and extra-curricular activities (including Greek life). I guess that my problem is with how you asked your original questions. Getting opinions from complete strangers is no way to create an opinion of your future school. Instead, you should visit the schools and talk with students you know that are already attending that school. Strangers on GC aren't going to tell you which schools or chapters are good/bad. If you want opinions to take into consideration, do it personally with students that already attend those institutions you are considering.
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