Princeton discourages freshman from joining fraternities and sororities

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Nothing new here. This has been the case at Princeton for some time. The reality is that at Princeton, Greek life simply isn't as big as at some other schools. Not to say that the experiences of Princeton Greeks aren't enhanced by Greek life, but fraternities and sororities are not at the center of the social orbit at Princeton; eating clubs are. As I understand it, most Greeks at Princeton also belong to an eating club.

Exactly - at some point you have to pick you battles, and Princeton just isn't a place to battle this out. Some schools are less friendly to Greek Life, and Princeton is one of them. They've been sending out letters (or at least communicating those sentiments) since the late 90s, and they're not going to stop any time soon.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Exactly - at some point you have to pick you battles, and Princeton just isn't a place to battle this out. Some schools are less friendly to Greek Life, and Princeton is one of them. They've been sending out letters (or at least communicating those sentiments) since the late 90s, and they're not going to stop any time soon.

I agree. As it turns out anyway, there are chapters that thrive at Princeton--NPHC chapters come to mind immediately, but there are others as well. They simply aren't recognized by the University.