Greek Life encompasses a large, and exciting, part of the Dartmouth experience. With almost 60% of students being affiliated in a fraternity or sorority, it's hard for that not to be the case. Here is my view of Greek Life so far.
Part of my sophomore fall has involved rushing and getting involved with Greek Life. Now that it's finished, I thought I'd take some time to reflect on this experience.
Something unique about Dartmouth's Greek life is the fact that freshmen cannot rush. However, for those who wish to rush a sorority, there are a ton of pre-rush events to help you get to know the different Greek houses across campus.
It's that quaint avenue peering through the Rocky arch—a place seldom touched upon on admissions tours and during information sessions—and a topic so often dodged around such that when I was applying to college, I even found it intimidating.
To give you some insight, here are the types of questions I was asked by girls decked out in flair, including snake onesies, avocado leggings, cat ears, and glitter, glitter, glitter!
Working in admissions and interviewing campus-dwellers for our 3D Magazine, I've always been curious about what made Dartmouth special for current students, deducing exactly what set it apart so that they chose to spend their next four years here.
