Butler University is a prestigious private university that was founded in 1855. It is named after its founder, Ovid Butler. However, it was first opened under the name North Western Christian University. The school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an average acceptance rate with over 4,000 students enrolled and the school motto is “Education, Research, Service”. Students will find that there are more than 60 different academic fields, 19 graduate programs, and 8 pre-professional programs. U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 Best Colleges ranked Butler number two for all of the different Midwest Regional Universities. Butler encourages the philosophy of individual attention for its students. This is given by keeping the class size small and by not making use of any teaching assistants. There are over 150 organizations for students. There …show more content…
He is an English bulldog who loves to skateboard and work as the head cheerleader for all athletics. The nickname used for the school and its students is the bulldogs. Greek life is one of the more popular options at Butler University. This is proven by the fact that more than 35 percent of the current undergraduates are becoming members of sororities and fraternities. The first fraternity came to the campus back in 1859 and Greek life has been popular since then. The first sorority did not come on the scene until 1874. Representatives from the active fraternities create the Interfraternity Council and representatives from the active sororities make up the Panhellenic Council. The two councils work together to plan events for the entire campus. Some of the Interfraternity chapters include the Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha. Some of the Panhellenic Council chapters include Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, and Kappa Alpha
...old student at Georgia Tech, is a promising one. Against the odds, he has faced the segregation issue head on, and joined a traditionally white fraternity known as Pi Kappa Phi, as the only African American. Even more uplifting is the fact that he is the president of the fraternity as well.
So what allows a campus fraternity to fall under the category of a social institution? Social institutions are commonly conceived as the necessary focuses of a social organization, which is common to most of society and usually deals with the problems and procedures of structured social life. General characteristics of a social institution involve regulated patterns of behavior that are specific, continuous, and organized. The patterns become the regulated norm, and are carried on from generation to generation, allowing the social institution to continue on through the years. Fraternities were first developed back in the late seventeen hundreds and continued to expand over the past couple of hundred years. Today there are about sixty different fraternities all over the United States, represented by different letters of the Greek Alphabet, with several chapters and various schools. Fraternities is a ‘member only’ social institution that is just for guys, (women have similar institution called sororities). Every fraternity has a board of members that they personally e...
Every year students at an accredited university have a decision to join groups/activities. In many cases a lot of students choose to join either a fraternity or a
The mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, promote unity and genuine friendships among college women, aid in issues concerning girls and women in order to come up with solutions to eliminate or ease the circumstances they may face, maintain an ongoing interest in college life, while also being of service to all mankind. This sorority has not only empowered women to help others, but it
It all starts with rush week. Every fraternity will put together some open invite events for any student who wishes to join the fraternity. Every year over hundreds of students sign up for rush week. You can sign up for as many fraternities as you wish, but it is always a good idea to sign up for a maximum of 2. The open invite events are meet and greets, for potential new members to meet the brothers and get a feel if that fraternity is right for them.
Greek organizations are debatably the most undervalued and misconceived aspect of college campuses. Most people don’t see the benefits that fraternities and sororities bring to college campuses and their communities. Some see these organizations as large beneficial clubs and others see them as potential problems. Many of the allegations put forth by individuals that discredit the benefits and good deeds done by Greek organizations are weak justifications for their removal from college campuses. Greek organizations provide campus communities with academically responsible students, philanthropic activities and increase community involvement.
Butler is located on the very northeastern tip of Tennessee. Approximately 40 miles from the ETSU campus on Highway 67, one will first cross the Butler Bridge overlooking Watauga Lake. Then about a mile later the road begins to descend into the little town of Butler.
...pare their students to succeed in an increasingly dynamic and competitive job market (2009 p. 4). However, my research of Western Illinois University reveals that today it seems to have embraced the needed changes. According to the 2014 U.S News, their college ranking report has Western Illinois has a high ranking for a regional university. It accolades now include a diverse students population and it now bolters a raking of #13 has among the best Midwestern colleges (U.S. News, 2014)
In “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop, the narrator attempts to understand the relationship between humans and nature and finds herself concluding that they are intertwined due to humans’ underlying need to take away from nature, whether through the act of poetic imagination or through the exploitation and contamination of nature. Bishop’s view of nature changes from one where it is an unknown, mysterious, and fearful presence that is antagonistic, to one that characterizes nature as being resilient when faced against harm and often victimized by people. Mary Oliver’s poem also titled “The Fish” offers a response to Bishop’s idea that people are harming nature, by providing another reason as to why people are harming nature, which is due to how people are unable to view nature as something that exists and goes beyond the purpose of serving human needs and offers a different interpretation of the relationship between man and nature. Oliver believes that nature serves as subsidence for humans, both physically and spiritually. Unlike Bishop who finds peace through understanding her role in nature’s plight and acceptance at the merging between the natural and human worlds, Oliver finds that through the literal act of consuming nature can she obtain a form of empowerment that allows her to become one with nature.
It is located in Chicago, Illinois. The required ACT score is between 31 and a 34 composite score. There is no GPA requirement, but you have to be in the top 10% of your class. Only about 9% of all applicants get accepted. There’s about 15,048 people. The undergraduate population is 5,703 and the graduate population is 6,928. 53% of the population is male and 47% is female.The faculty to student ratio is 6:1. The University of Chicago is best known for is school of medicine, which is very compelling to me. The tuition is about $44,178 per year. And the meal plan plus housing is about $14,715 a year. Totally roughly $58,893 a year. The University does offer financial aid to students . The University of Chicago offers division one sports. They offer two sports that i found interesting, Women’s tennis and track and field. The atmosphere of the school is both scholarly and challenging. The University of Chicago compares well to my ideal college.
Directory of Accredited Programs. (2014, January 1). News Rss. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.cswe.org/default.aspx?id=17491
State universities are publicly funded, offer both graduate and undergraduate programs, and usually have large enrollments.
When entering college, it seems to be some students’ dream to join a fraternity or sorority. The question is ‘have they really thought this through?” There are many aspects of Greek society one should consider before making a decision that will affect them for the rest of their life. Anyone contemplating joining a Greek organization, needs to be educated on both the positive and negative effects they tend to have on people. Students should take special care in deciding whether it is really wise to be part of a fraternity or sorority because they can instill a desire to fit in, no matter the cost, encourage students to participate in ill-advised or illegal activities, and generate a loss of focus on what is important.
Greek life is currently on the rise. There are about “380,000 male undergraduates” that belong to a Fraternity(Bruni). This has been a huge increase of over 50% in the last ten years. Greek life is more popular than it's ever been. The idea of joining a brotherhood that will benefit you not only in college but for the rest of your life is very attractive for young students
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