The social life at SFU is not great compared to that of UBC, but if you get yourself involved in things there still is a social life.
So I would say SFU does not have a lively atmosphere, but there are social thing you can do, while UBC has a more lively atmosphere and there are social things you can do.
The social life at SFU is not great compared to that of UBC, but if you get yourself involved in things there still is a social life.
So I would say SFU does not have a lively atmosphere, but there are social thing you can do, while UBC has a more lively atmosphere and there are social things you can do.
Isn't a frat just a congregation of douchebags? Maybe popular media gives it an unfair image but still...
Also, one of the main reasons why SFU sucks hard with the whole social thing is cause there's no proper venues on campus. While UBC has two massive venues, one of them big enough to host entire music festivals.
Isn't a frat just a congregation of douchebags? Maybe popular media gives it an unfair image but still...
Also, one of the main reasons why SFU sucks hard with the whole social thing is cause there's no proper venues on campus. While UBC has two massive venues, one of them big enough to host entire music festivals.
Just want to clear the air here, because I am a 3rd/4th year crim major who joined a fraternity at UBC and I feel that many SFU'ers (understandably) have a potentially uninformed perception of what fraternity life entails.
PLEASE NOTE that I'm not trying to toot my own horn nor am I trying to promote Fraternities or Sororities. I believe SFU is what you make of it and I know there are tons of people who are perfectly happy with its social atmosphere. My goal here is to simply provide a reasonable counter to the comments presented , by someone who knows first hand what these organizations are like (I can't imagine there are many other SFU-Greeks who can provide first hand-experience on this topic).
In my experience, joining a fraternity was perhaps one of the best choices I have made during my post-secondary career. As a bit of background, I spent most of my 1st and second years being fairly bored and generally bumming around the school. On a whim, I was convinced to come out to a couple UBC Frat events by a friend I knew who happened to be in one. I too went in with the stereotypical preconception that the place was just full of a bunch of jocks and assholes. I was (for the most part, haha) wrong.
While there are certainly aspects of Fraternity life that are congruous with the media's portrayal (we do like our parties) and undoubtedly some less than savory individuals, given the sheer number of people involved in the Greek system, what I found was that the positives overwhelmingly outweighed the negatives
* On a side note, for those of you who are curious as to how I am in a Fraternity; my particular fraternity is officially an SFU/UBC chapter (although the chapter house is of course at UBC).*
Not only have I met a great group of friends and inviduals (both in sororities and fraternities), but in the past year have had an amazing time being involved with a good amount philanthropic work, have had the opportunity to gain experience in leading teams of other students on a number of projects and currently sit on an executive council where I am in charge of alumni relations. I have had the chance to network with alumni that range from business owners to lawyers, which has been invaluable as I move closer to finishing school. On the other end of the spectrum, I've gotten to see some wild parties; I always have a place that I know I'm welcome to party at on the weekends, sleep at or just relax at, whenever I want. I've even had the chance to roadtrip with 25 friends in a Winnebago down into the US to 3 other chapters. In short, I've been given opportunities and had experiences that I cannot imagine otherwise being exposed to.
Contrary to what some might believe, students in fraternities are also not bottom of the barrel morons with more beer bellies than brains. Many of them are majoring in academically rigorous programs- I have a good number of friends who are either pursuing law/med/business graduate studies or are majoring in engineering or other difficult programs; one of our recent alum is currently pursuing his LLB/MBA combined program and currently sits on the UBC board of governors. If anything, Fraternities and sororities seek out individuals who are balanced, ambitious and focused on their futures. Not stupid, lazy and only want to party.
To sum up- don't be fooled by what stupid shows like "Greek" and the American Pie movies show you. While Fraternity/Sorority life is not perfect, nor is it for everyone, it is certainly not something to be dismissed and ridiculed as easily as it often is by those who do not understand it. If you're genuinely interested, it doesn't hurt to pursue it. I did, and I haven't regretted it for a moment.
I was just about to say that LOL. What social life? SFU is dull because it's on a mountain. The only thing we seem to get up there in the fall semester is snow. The pub is regular pub food and the events they try to throw us are not really social events. LOL
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The social life at SFU is not great compared to that of UBC, but if you get yourself involved in things there still is a social life.
So I would say SFU does not have a lively atmosphere, but there are social thing you can do, while UBC has a more lively atmosphere and there are social things you can do.
I know lots of ppl in the Frats/Sors at UBC and they all turned into Frat-douches or Sor-whores.
Also, one of the main reasons why SFU sucks hard with the whole social thing is cause there's no proper venues on campus. While UBC has two massive venues, one of them big enough to host entire music festivals.
They meet on Wednesday nights or something--it's like a high profile secret society thing. And membership is invite only.
Want to join?
PLEASE NOTE that I'm not trying to toot my own horn nor am I trying to promote Fraternities or Sororities. I believe SFU is what you make of it and I know there are tons of people who are perfectly happy with its social atmosphere. My goal here is to simply provide a reasonable counter to the comments presented , by someone who knows first hand what these organizations are like (I can't imagine there are many other SFU-Greeks who can provide first hand-experience on this topic).
In my experience, joining a fraternity was perhaps one of the best choices I have made during my post-secondary career. As a bit of background, I spent most of my 1st and second years being fairly bored and generally bumming around the school. On a whim, I was convinced to come out to a couple UBC Frat events by a friend I knew who happened to be in one. I too went in with the stereotypical preconception that the place was just full of a bunch of jocks and assholes. I was (for the most part, haha) wrong.
While there are certainly aspects of Fraternity life that are congruous with the media's portrayal (we do like our parties) and undoubtedly some less than savory individuals, given the sheer number of people involved in the Greek system, what I found was that the positives overwhelmingly outweighed the negatives
* On a side note, for those of you who are curious as to how I am in a Fraternity; my particular fraternity is officially an SFU/UBC chapter (although the chapter house is of course at UBC).*
Not only have I met a great group of friends and inviduals (both in sororities and fraternities), but in the past year have had an amazing time being involved with a good amount philanthropic work, have had the opportunity to gain experience in leading teams of other students on a number of projects and currently sit on an executive council where I am in charge of alumni relations. I have had the chance to network with alumni that range from business owners to lawyers, which has been invaluable as I move closer to finishing school. On the other end of the spectrum, I've gotten to see some wild parties; I always have a place that I know I'm welcome to party at on the weekends, sleep at or just relax at, whenever I want. I've even had the chance to roadtrip with 25 friends in a Winnebago down into the US to 3 other chapters. In short, I've been given opportunities and had experiences that I cannot imagine otherwise being exposed to.
Contrary to what some might believe, students in fraternities are also not bottom of the barrel morons with more beer bellies than brains. Many of them are majoring in academically rigorous programs- I have a good number of friends who are either pursuing law/med/business graduate studies or are majoring in engineering or other difficult programs; one of our recent alum is currently pursuing his LLB/MBA combined program and currently sits on the UBC board of governors. If anything, Fraternities and sororities seek out individuals who are balanced, ambitious and focused on their futures. Not stupid, lazy and only want to party.
To sum up- don't be fooled by what stupid shows like "Greek" and the American Pie movies show you. While Fraternity/Sorority life is not perfect, nor is it for everyone, it is certainly not something to be dismissed and ridiculed as easily as it often is by those who do not understand it. If you're genuinely interested, it doesn't hurt to pursue it. I did, and I haven't regretted it for a moment.
But I'm hoping some frats/sororities start up to liven it up a bit on the mountain!