By Heather White
When Casey Priest has a problem, she knows exactly what to do. “These girls are definitely my sisters, people I can call in the middle of the night knowing they will be there.”
While they may not be blood, that doesn’t mean they aren’t a family, as Priest, a junior nursing major, discovered when she joined her sorority, Sigma Kappa.
She decided to join Sigma Kappa when she realized that it was one of the best ways for her to meet new people.
“U of L is such a commuter school,” she said. “It is pretty hard to meet people unless you get involved in some way or another.”
John Williams, a sophomore psychology major and member of Lambda Chi Alpha, shares the same sentiment.
“It’s important for people, especially those who live on campus, to get involved in U of L, other than just going to class,” he said.
With 13 fraternities and nine sororities, Greek life at the University of Louisville may be what one is looking for if they are trying to harness what college life has to offer. Although movies and television may portray fraternities and sororities as irresponsible, their members are quick to dispel that notion.
“We do things like intramurals, we interact with sororities, and do charity work,” said Williams.
“Greek life is amazing because it really opened me up to new things,” said Priest. “It helps me get involved in things that I maybe would not have, such as community service.”
Along with these various activities, according to Williams, Greek Life simply offers something for students on campus to do.
“On-campus life here is weak, because at night it just dies,” he said. “I know people who just hate it here because there’s nothing to do. About the only things that are going on are things that Greeks are doing.”
With the variety of choices, how does one go about deciding upon which fraternity or sorority is right for them?
According to Priest, it came down to finding the place where she felt the most comfortable and “at home.”
“My sorority is so diverse in that we have so many girls with different personalities and views on life, but we all come together and share the same values,” she said.
