Campus Life

Students have three options on campus: Frank Dining Hall, the Coop, and the Edge Cafe. Frank offers the typical dining hall experience, with hamburgers almost every night, a varying hot entree, pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches, and always a vegetarian option. While eating there every night can sometimes become tedious, the food is rarely bad. The Coop offers a hot grill with fried chicken, burgers and grilled cheese, as well as a sandwich, salad and pizza station; also available is pre-made grab-and-go style sandwiches and salads. The Edge is all grab-and-go, though few people eat there as it is not particularly conveniently located for most people.

Frank dining hall has a lot of variety but it can get old very quickly. Frank dining hall has something for everyone including vegetarians and vegans, specifically the Wild Mushroom.There is The Coop also on campus that has grilled food like chicken tenders and and fried chicken sandwiches and more. There is also pasta, salad, and a deli. The Coop is the most popular late night option because it open until 1:30.

Food is ok

Colgate has one dining hall and the COOP which is a convenient place to get lunch and hang out in between classes. They also recently opened a pub on campus that serves food for dinner.

First-years are required to get the unlimited meal plan. You get unlimited meals at Frank, the main dining hall, and when you get tired of their food, which actually isn't bad, you have 35 meals at the Coop and 200 flex dollars for various places on campus.

Unlimited meal plan freshman year was really surprising, but what surprised me more was that all of the nearby eateries would deliver right to the dorm door!

The dining hall is nice, however for the amount of students admitted to Colgate they should have more than two dining places. Or at least make the main dining hall (Frank) bigger. The food is average, there is really nothing special about it (Colgate is supplied by Sysco after all). The hamburgers, chicken, etc. all come frozen, so it is to no surprise that the food is not that good.

The food at the student center, or The Coop is a set menu with some specials and is always good, and is the place to get late night food on campus. The new Donovan's pub menu is also good, and is a good option if one is down the hill but wants to eat using the meal plan. The Edge, a formal restaurant on campus, and the main dining hall Frank are usually good but sometimes disappointing.

Frank Dining Hall is the typical dining hall for a college. Filled with multiple options, the staff tries their best to mix up the options. After two years, however, the food can get repetitive. There are some meals to avoid, but salad, bagels, a sandwich/wrap station, and ice cream are always available. The COOP has solid options offered daily for more fast-food style options, all of which are of good quality. The Edge is a sit-down restaurant for dinner on the freshman meal plan and is a great change of pace on occasion. Donovan's Pub is a little further down the hill, but is a newly-reopened hangout for dinner as well.

The food at the beginning of the year is wonderful, but as the budget depletes so does the quality of food. However, freshmen unlimited meal plans are perfect especially if you just want a cup of coffee in the afternoon. The Edge is a great place to eat, and Frank Dining Hall (the main one on campus) is undergoing major renovations over the summer, which will greatly increase the quality of food.

It is not as overwhelming as everyone thinks it is. About 40 % of the campus participates in greek life. The social events are not confined to greek life but if that is what you like, it is there. There are three sororities and six fraternities.

Drinking

Its here, but it doesn't have to be prominent if you aren't looking for that kind of stuff.

40% of eligible students are involved with Greek life, but there is not a high pressure to pledge, according to our tour guide.

Fraternities and Sororities are definitely active on Colgate's campus

Greek Life is pretty heavily involved at Colgate. About half of the eligible students (Sophomores and above) are involved with Colgate's six fraternities and three sororities. You don't need to join one to stay a part of the social scene, but it does help a lot if you do join one, especially if you're not part of a sports team or large club. You can have more fun at Colgate without participating in Greek Life than most other schools, but it does add to the experience.

Greek life is a small part of the Colgate experience, but it does exist. While there are 7 frats, there are only 3 sororities. Rushing occurs in the beginning of the sophomore year, and students are encouraged to rush just for the experience.