Rhodes College

Date: May 04 2009
Major: Unknown (This Major's Salary over time)
No quibble about academics here. If you do really well at RC, you'll have no problem getting into a good grad school if that's what you want. On the other hand, the social life should make anyone think not just twice, but several times, before attending RC. It's not enough to say that the social scene is limited and one-dimensional. The Greek system dominates the social scene to an extent that can only be described as pathological. A large part of the students are in Greek organizations, so there's really no getting away from it—even if you're an independent, you'll likely become known as an "associate" of one of the Greek societies if you happen to have a few friends there, and subject to the same reputations, stereotypes, etc. I saw great friendships come to a crashing halt on "bid night" because one person got into the "right" group and the other didn't, and members of XYZ just do not (oh no!) associate with members of ABC … and this was not a rare event. If that sounds like a very "freshman" way of viewing the world, it is, and quite a few grow out of that by the time they graduate … but quite a few don't. Just be aware that if you enroll at Rhodes, you will be labelled with two or three Greek letters (even if you don't join up), and you will find yourself subject to all the stereotyping, stratification, segregation, etc. that goes along with it. (In case you're wondering, I think there is a legitimate place for a Greek system on campuses in general, but not when it overwhelms everything else.)