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•   Total Sororities: 1
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Dalhousie University is a mid-size research university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and its Greek system is a smaller, more intimate part of campus life compared to what you'd find at larger American schools. Halifax has a real university town feel — there are multiple schools packed into a fairly compact city — and Dal's social scene reflects that. Greek life is one option among many, not the dominant social force on campus.

The fraternities operating at Dal include Alpha Epsilon Pi, Kappa Alpha Society, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi, Zeta Psi, and Phi Kappa Pi. On the sorority side, Alpha Gamma Delta has a presence on campus. Canadian Greek life generally doesn't follow the same IFC/Panhellenic council structure you'd see at a big American state school, and Dal is no different — the organizations here tend to operate with a bit more independence from a formal pan-campus council system.

Recruitment works differently here than the formal, highly structured rush weeks common in the US. It tends to be more casual and relationship-driven, which fits the overall culture of the school. If you're coming from the States expecting a huge Greek Row with chapter houses lining a boulevard, adjust your expectations — housing situations for chapters at Dal are generally more low-key than that.

Philanthropy and community involvement are a real part of how chapters here present themselves, which tracks with how Canadian Greek organizations tend to position themselves on campus. Social events happen, but Greek life at Dal isn't the kind of thing that dominates weekend conversation the way it might at a large American flagship. It's a more contained community, and members tend to be pretty plugged into the broader Dal social scene outside of their chapters too.