Small School Life

Greek life at Muskingum University is definitely what you make of it. That being said, I believe most of the great things that occur on MU campus somehow involve greek life. Yes, Muskingum greek life is pretty small. There are six sororities on campus: Chi Alpha Nu, Theta Phi Alpha, F.A.D, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Lambda Chi Omega, and Delta Gamma Theta. Each chapter is fairly small, with a cap around 50, although many of them have much fewer members. Although greek life at Muskingum is small, it is still a strong part of campus and something a lot of people really enjoy being a part of. I am so glad I joined Chi Alpha Nu my freshmen year. I could not wait to join a sorority. All of my friends at other state schools had already gone through recruitment and were happily placed in the sorority of their choice. Muskingum, not surprisingly, does things very different than other schools, greek life being one of them. Therefore, our risk was not until the spring semester. I could not wait to finally return to school after christmas break. When I went through recruitment, I realized that basically everyone involved in greek life at Muskingum was completely normal, not your typical sorority girl or weirdo. The greek life system at Muskingum was pretty unique though. Kianu especially stood out to me as it was a local sorority. My friends at state schools did not have any local sororities at their campuses, but this stood out to me. I liked the idea that I could be a part of a club that was founded and solely existed at Muskingum University. Despite Kianu being so original, it has many involved alumna located all around the world. Anyways.. Many who are not involved in MU greek life may not realize it, but Greek life actually puts on a lot of Muskingum’s most popular events. The members of these clubs, sororities and frats are usually hold the leadership positions in non-greek clubs, such as relay for life, which puts on a lot of events on campus. These clubs also put on many fundraisers that are beneficial to the community and provide social life for non-greeks on campus.