Princeton Review - Greek Life & Party Rankings

[cutetiger]

Originally posted by prospectiverushee
Amazing isn't it? Hey, I added you to my buddy list. Can't wait to hear all about things that are going on at LSU

I added you to mine a couple of days ago....once i figured out how to use the new format. Hugs! BTW....the band is great this year! (As well as the football team.)

Oh yeah...you know that $3million home on Highland road? Saban bought it!

Hugs again!

[twinstars]

These rankings for major Greek scene were based on the % of students who are involved in fraternities and sororities. Some schools not listed may have a high number of chapters represented, but the actual % of the student body involved in Greek life is not that high (since they are huge schools). I am a student at one of the schools listed, and yes, the Greek scene totally dominates campus social life.

[Salience]

Originally posted by newbie
Interesting that UCSC is number 3 on the party list. Living in the Bay area and having numerous of my friends who go there, I have never heard that UCSC is a party school. Instead, I heard it's totally laid-back and has a chill-atmosphere...definitely not what I would envision as a party school??

Okay, I had family go there, and I can't figure it out. It's very mellow, very PC, and when I was in high school, and back visiting while in college, their parties were wack.

Maybe they've laced the X up on the hill, but SC is still a lil mellow college town, and not hype.

[ElleDelta3]

Hello....

University of Wisconsin Madison down to #9 on the party list...I do not think so!!

Honestly, we live in Wisconsin...there is nothing to do here other then drink beer and watch one of our sports teams. Seriously, it gets so cold hear in the winter, that the only way to keep warm is to go out to the bars!!

We have literally 50 bars within a 3 mile range...seriously, this needs to be contested!!

[DeltAlum]

You realize that his whole thing is bogus, right?

First of all, Princeton Review has absolutely nothing to do with Princeton University. Most people think it does.

Second, as I understand it, these "ratings" are basically a compilation of comments from people who attend those schools and fill out a questionaire. It's kinda like some of the All Star Games. New York and LA often have the most players -- because more people there vote for them. It's not demographic like that, but if more people at Podunk University say it's a great party school, but the people at Ignorance Is Bliss College (which is a real party school) don't bother writing in -- well, you can see what happens. Everyone wants to go to a Podunk Party and are ignorant of Bliss.

My own Alma Mater, Ohio University, dropped off the party school list this year after being number 7 or something like that last year. Did everyone there suddenly get boring? It is, in fact, a party school. Some guy on the University of Nebraska campus who was wearing an Ohio U tee shirt told me that just last week. Unsolicited. Ohio showed up on the best Greek schools, though. I think only about 8-10% of the student body is Greek, so how does that figure?

[sigtau305]

it's kind of sad that some of the lesser known schools such as cleveland state university where I attend doesn't get the props it deserved. We may have a small greek system, but it's never a dull moment when it comes to us partying. we may not have all the advantages that the major schools have, but we can hold our own.

[migreek]

Originally Posted by Pike4Life

The Princeton Review just released their rankings of Colleges and Universitie. Included in the "Parties" category are the top 20 party schools and the top 20 "major fraternity and sorority scene." There are a variety of categories (acdemics, quality of life, etc.). The rankings are based on surveys of current students. For more information go to:
http://www.review.com/college/rankings.cfm

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Parties: Major frat and sorority scene

1. Washington and Lee University
2. DePauw University
3. Centre College
4. Pennsylvania State University
5. University of Michigan
6. Michigan State University
7. Ohio University-Athens
8. University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
9. Florida State University
10. University of Texas-Austin
11. Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge
12. University of Colorado-Boulder
13. University of Florida
14. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
15. University of Georgia
16. Lafayette College
17. Vanderbilt University
18. University of Mississippi
19. Colgate University
20. Southern Methodist University

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Top Party Schools:

1. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
2. Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge
3. University of California-Santa Cruz
4. Florida State University
5. University of Colorado-Boulder
6. University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
7. Saint Bonaventure University
8. Ohio State University-Columbus
9. University of Wisconsin-Madison
10. University of Florida
11. University of New Hampshire
12. University of Georgia
13. University of Texas-Austin
14. Tulane University
15. Lehigh University
16. New York University
17. Colgate University
18. University of Vermont
19. Southern Methodist University
20. University of California-Santa Barbara

Just for Whatever You think it's Worth!
Any Comments?

List looks a lot different now.

[carnation]

LOL, I knew it had to be an old list because Pike4Life, who lives here in this town, hasn't been on GC in a zillion years.

[migreek]

Top 6 now ( according to princeton review)

1.Birmingham- Southern College
2.Wofford College
3.Bucknell University
4.Translyvania University
5. University of Mississippi
6. Pennslyvania State University- University Park

[carnation]

Oh, you are kidding me. Little Birmingham Southern? Nope, I'll put Auburn and Bama's Greeks before them any day party-wise.

[barbino]

What's not weird is that both lists have a Kentucky school (first list, Centre College and second list, Transylvania University). When I was at UK, I was told that UK had been ranked the #1 party school in the US at some point in the 1950's. Then again, when I was at UK, Centre was just getting sororities. Fraternities have always been strong there.

As for the University of Wisconsin, sure, it's really cold and there is not much else to do but drink/party-or study. I keep track of Madison because two of my three brothers now live around Madison and I'm there a few times a year. But being from the north (Chicago) and having gone to college in the south, I learned firsthand that southerners can party in ways that northerners would not even think of.

[Jeremy121588]

Where is WVU? There is no way these statistics are accurate in anyway, you can't go from number one party school to not being on the list at all.

[migreek]

Originally Posted by Jeremy121588

Where is WVU? There is no way these statistics are accurate in anyway, you can't go from number one party school to not being on the list at all.

Heard some schools greek systems decreased due to financial/ economic reasons.

[WVU alpha phi]

Originally Posted by Jeremy121588

Where is WVU? There is no way these statistics are accurate in anyway, you can't go from number one party school to not being on the list at all.

Yeah that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'm going up for a visit in April, my first in a year and a half, I'll work on bringing back our #1 spot then.