Campus Life

Could be improved

Food is not as bad as people purport it to be.

The food isn't great to be honest. HOWEVER, there are benefits to William & Mary dining that you won't get anywhere else. At other schools they have food on lock down. But the food is open at W&M. You can have 12 bananas if you want 12 bananas. You can sit in the dining halls all day on one swipe. If you want to get in line 27 times for 27 different sandwiches you can do that. They have To-Go options so that you can get food and run if you need to go. The cooking staff are hilarious and so kind. So, the food may not be quality, but in terms of quantity you'll get your money's worth if you take advantage of it.

Honestly.. the food is pretty bad.

There are three main dining halls: Sadler, Marketplace, and the Caf. Sadler's food is average. Sometimes it's great and sometimes it's not-so-great. Marketplace is essentially a food court with five different restaurants (including Chik-Fil-A). The Caf usually has above average food.

There are three dining halls on campus, but plenty of other chains that do not take meal plan money. The food at the dining halls is not spectacular, but it is not that bad either. Starting with the Class of 2016, students will be required to have meal plans (which can only be used at the three dining halls) until they graduate.

Once again, nothing to complain about. Food is variegated and of great quality.

Same as dorm life - average. We do, however, have a Chick-Fil-A and it's pretty awesome.

Depending on whom you ask, they either prefer Sadler Center or the Caf. In my opinion, Sadler Center is awful and the Caf is only slightly better. Honestly, the food quality is terrible and if you can afford it, it's better to buy and cook your own meals.

Meal plans are not quite reasonable.

Supposedly really good.

Greek Life is a huge part of William & Mary life. As a non-Greek person, sometimes it can feel like we are kind of left out. But it doesn't really matter, because there are still other things to get involved in. There are still other non-Greek affiliates that make your experience just as full, and you have just as much fun as a Greek affiliated person because you'll make friends that like you for you, not just because you're in the same fraternity or sorority.

Greek life at the College is actually fairly prevalent. There are 16 fraternities and 13 sororities on campus, as well as many other Greek-letter honor societies that induct members based on proficiency in certain departments, such as music or theatre.

Never joined. Price to join a frat is atrocious--approximately $400 per semester. Save your money and use the time to do meaningful activities like internship or community service.

My roommate joined a sorority, and she loved the experience.

Nice. Sometimes Alcohol. Be aware of.

As I'm not a member of a fraternity or sorority, I can't really speak to the quality of greek life. As far as I know, about 33% of students are members of greek organizations, including honor fraternities.

About a third of the student body is greek- but it's not really exclusive.

Greek Life is very popular at W&M, comprising roughly 27% of the student population. Fraternities and Sororities have a large presence on campus through their philanthropic activities and open social events.

Frat parties are quite crazy but end pretty early. Rush week is at the beginning of the school year, and while I didn't rush it was a pretty big thing on campus especially amongst freshmen.