Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Top Questions

Athletic Events are extremely popular. During football season, students form a line of tents outside of the ticket office. They bring everything with them, including their game machines and big screen t.v.'s! There is always guest speakers. Every year we have Impact Series where a different big name comes and speaks every week. We've also had Barack Obama and Maya Angelou. Every Spring graduation also has a big name speaker as well including Jeff Immelt, the CEO of GE and Maya Angelou. I met my best friends in my dorm. They lived right next door to me! At 2am on a Tuesday you are either eating the fabulous food at Wing Nuts or Chinese Buddha or craming in the library. People party on the extended weekend of Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. There's always a frat party to go to.

Most people on campus are involved in Greek life or athletics. There is usually not enough "down" time to get involved in many different activites due to the demand of the classroom. The most popular activity would be going to the football games. Weekdays are usually quiet because people are in-doors studing. Partying usually begins on Thursdays and ends by Saturday night. It is definately easier to meet people and to get involved if you are in greek.

There are many campus organizations. Freshman Council, FAB, and FreshGA are the main freshman groups. The Greek organization is very good, and one of the only ways to have a social life. The athletics are good. Football games are fun. It is free to go to go to sporting events.

Social life at Tech is what you make it. You can go greek, or not, but you certainly don't have to be greek to be somebody at Tech. There's a TON of things to do off-campus, whatever your taste(s) are. Dating can be tough though.

When you walk around campus, one thing you'll notice is that there are tons of students who participate in a variety of organizations. You would think that having to study 40 hours a week and take classes would create a decrease in extracurricular activities. Instead, Tech students are highly involved. In addition, being a part of Greek life always ensures there's fun as well, whether from a band party or Greek Week or Homecoming.

There is SOOOO much to say about social life. The best idea is to come visit Tech. Definitely make friends your first year...whether you go Greek, join an organization, or become very close friends with your freshman hall, the friends you make freshman year will last a lifetime...and help you meet other people! I definitely recommend joining a sorority (ladies only please!). Sororities are the best way to overcome the ratio, and find a support group that will last a lifetime. I never would have joined a sorority at another college, but I am SO thankful I joined one at Georgia Tech.

I believe frat parties are lame, we are in the south so I don't expect dancing, which there is none. Alcohol flows here like pollen. The best parties are the ones you and your friends have in the dorms.

The dorm I was in last year was miserable! No one left the door open, in fact, no one was ever up during the day. If I was to get up and use the restroom at night then there would be people awake. There were the two odd people who had dart gun wars and dressed up like characters out of some computer game all the time (I stayed away from these). The athletic events are not all that popular. As a big part of our student body is foreign or completely withdrawn, they don't care about sports. There are those that do care and it is fun! The Tech day at Six Flags is probably the best day of the year. Tech rents out Six Flags for the night and we all go for like $10. Its always tons of fun!

Being Greek is a really big part of Georgia Tech. It's a lot of fun and there are a large percentage of the campus who is Greek. But, there's a lot more going on campus. WE have concerts, comedians, plays, musicals plus Atlanta to go explore. Most of the time, the campus is alive until 2 or 3 in the morning, every day of the week.

I am biased, but cannot underestimate the value of the greek system in academics, atheletics, and most of all Socially. not required but strongly incouraged