128 schools meet this page’s criteria: four-year colleges where at least 20% of undergraduates are in a fraternity or sorority.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifies a school for this collection?
We average the share of men in fraternities and the share of women in sororities, and require at least 20%. That is roughly the top quarter of schools that report the figures at all, and it is deliberately a participation test rather than a presence test: most four-year colleges have a fraternity somewhere, which tells you nothing about whether Greek life shapes the campus. Schools that report Greek organizations without publishing participation rates are excluded rather than assumed either way, and every school page shows the underlying percentages whether or not the school clears the bar. 128 schools currently clear the bar.
Why not just list every school with a fraternity?
Because almost every four-year college has one, so that list would tell you nothing. Presence is close to universal; participation is not. It ranges from under 1% of students to more than three quarters, and that spread is the thing worth filtering on.
Do I have to join a fraternity or sorority?
No. Even at the highest-participation schools, a substantial share of students never rush. What high participation changes is the social default, which is worth knowing before you commit rather than after.
What is rush week?
The recruitment period when chapters meet prospective members and extend bids. Timing and format vary by school, and at some campuses it is a far bigger event than incoming students expect.
Do small colleges have Greek life?
Many do, and participation rates at small schools are often higher than at large state universities because a single chapter represents a bigger share of the student body. Several of the highest-participation schools in this collection enrol under 2,000 undergraduates.
Why is a school I expected missing?
Most likely it does not publish participation rates. Schools reporting Greek organizations without a percentage are left out rather than assumed either way, and their profile pages say so. A small number are also excluded because the two reported rates are identical, which in this data indicates one combined figure rather than two measurements.
