Nobody ever explained to me why my fraternity was called what it was. Like, I knew the letters, I wore the letters, I had the letters embroidered on approximately seven hoodies. But the actual reason those specific Greek characters got slapped onto our house? Total mystery. Turns out there's a whole history behind this stuff, and it's way more interesting than the two-minute spiel you get during rush week.
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Van Wilder may have done it best. For those who sought to achieve long-lasting legend status, pulling off your school’s best prank would have been enough to make it in the word-of-mouth books. Not just a thing of high school senior year’s, college pranking perhaps hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves....
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College can be a whole lot more enjoyable when you’re not faced with the pile of student debt looming over you post-graduation. But what many don’t realize is that one small step can make mitigating that load a lot easier: taking the time to apply for scholarships, grants, merits and other financial aid....
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Which schools are the most talkative on Greekrank.com? We took a look at the numbers and ranked our most active discussions on GreekRank. Students in the thousands — sometimes over 10,000 — visit these discussion forums, and new topic threads are added every minute.
What’s the most popular school on Greekrank.com?...
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GreekRank is — obviously — known for their rankings. For over a decaded we’ve provided students with a place to place a vote on the quality of their school’s greek life, as well as voice their opinion in our forums. Some of our most active discussion boards feature dozens of students contributing daily. What schools have the most talkative forums on Greekrank.com?...
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Ask your parents what it was like when they went to college. When it comes to dining, we’ll bet they don't say they had a 24-hour Taco Bell on campus, multiple Starbucks, and the option to dine at a restaurant that was almost in the running for a Michelin rating. But for college students these days, it’s not only common but expected. ...
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Each college is known for having a professor or class that “changes your life.” The professor who calls out student errors like no teacher ever, the course that is impossible to get anything better than a "C" in, the research assignment that has you tenting downtown to get primary data on your town’s homeless population.
But what about courses that are simply unique in their own right? ...
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On campuses across the country football season is in full swing. Along with touchdowns, students get to enjoy all the colors of the autumn season. From the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast and down to the East Coast, fall is in full bloom. Let’s take a look at 10 of the most beautiful fall campuses....
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You have made one of the biggest decisions of your life to go to college. Congratulations! However, that’s not the only decision that you’ll have to make when it comes to college life. Another important decision that you’ll probably make is the decision to go Greek in college.
Greek life has lots of benefits to offer to its members – opportunities to build a network, social/community activities to participate in, a strong brotherhood bond to maintain, and many more! However, one of the biggest challenges college guys face at the beginning of their Greek life is choosing the right fraternity for themselves....
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A former fraternity leader at Northern Arizona University just pleaded guilty to hazing charges connected to a student's death. Let that sit for a second. Not suspended. Not put on probation. A guilty plea in a case where someone died. And I'm writing this as a guy who actually joined a fraternity - someone who signed the bid card, went through the process, and is still a member. Because I think that context matters here.
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