Looking to Bring Greek Life to my University

[glittergal1985]

You are going to have a very difficult, if not impossible, time bringing national groups to a campus with an anti-Greek administration. If you still plan to pursue, your first step will be to gather a large group of women who are as interested in this endeavor as you are. Good luck.

[adpiucf]

I don't think you're going to see Greek Life at the school during your time there, given the set of facts that has been presented. You might find your time better spent pursuing other activities. For Greek Life to thrive, it is essential to have a somewhat supportive administration.

Before people come on here to point out that there are a smattering of Greek Systems that are not officially recognized by their universities, I'd like to remind you all that the Florida State University System (home of UF/FSU/UCF/USF/etc.) is not, and will never be, Harvard.

If I were the OP, I would not waste my time trying to bring Greek Life to an administration that is opposed.

[33girl]

Can someone from Florida explain - is this a former branch campus that has just become a 4-year school?

If the majority of the student population still transfers to a main campus after 2 years, it is going to be hard to encourage groups to colonize there - whether the administration is in favor of it or against it.

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Can someone from Florida explain - is this a former branch campus that has just become a 4-year school?

Yes, but the transition is not quite so recent. It became its own university 5+ years ago.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Yes, but the transition is not quite so recent. It became its own university 5+ years ago.

Well, that to me (in terms of seeing whether it can sustain Greek life/a primarily residential student population) is "recent." The first freshmen entering after it was on its own would only have graduated in 2010 at the earliest.

[naraht]

First of all, I find it bizarre that USFSP would talk about discriminatory greeks, when the USF main campus appear to have a fairly standard Social Greek system including groups NIC, NPC, NPHC and a couple of other Umbrellas.

But I do agree that with only 457 residential students, that social greek life is unlikely.

[adpiucf]

Undergrad enrollment is 6,000. I believe the term "residential students" refers to students living on-campus.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Can someone from Florida explain - is this a former branch campus that has just become a 4-year school?

If the majority of the student population still transfers to a main campus after 2 years, it is going to be hard to encourage groups to colonize there - whether the administration is in favor of it or against it.

It was always a branch campus; I think now it's autonomous from USF. I don't think people are transferring from those schools as much as they would from a typical community college. They're just commuters--people with families or students living at home to save money and not just as a way to get to FSU or UF like it was in the past.

I find the "discrimination" explanation fishy...almost sounds like the brothel law explanation.