Campus Life

They have a dining hall and Paladin cafe. At first glance the DH is your new favorite buffet: yeah that feeling goes away quickly. Its your average Dining Hall - no one is boasting about it. The cafe is pretty good and most students like it. There are great restaurants right next to campus and downtown is barely 15 minutes away.

The Dinning Hall (DH) have very bland food that sometimes make me sick so I try to not eat there as much as possible. The secrete is to use your campus cash (Paladin Points) at the Furman Golf Club clubhouse. There, they have great burgers and club sandwiches and even boneless wings!

The dining hall is an average college cafeteria. Some days the food is really good, other days not so much. There is a wide variety of food options, so everyone can usually find something they like. However, if the DH becomes too dull, there is always the Paladen Food Court and Einstein's Bagels on campus.

One word.. YUM.

Food is ok in the dining hall (DH). The best place to go (though it's expensive) is the PalaDen (PDen) food court. The DH is the place that has some type of food for everyone. Whether you can (or like) to eat everything or you're on some dietary restriction there is usually something in the dining hall for you.

The food at Furman is not like many places. It offers a wide variety to suit everyone's dietary likes and habits.

The DH is great offering a variety of dishes as well as stable everyday options such as the delicious salad bar, pizza, chicken patties, and fries.

From my visits as a prospective student, I found that the campus gave several options to dining. I asked students there and they said that they never got old of the dining options. There are several other places open on campus and if you put in a dining request, you will most likely see the choice served within a few weeks.

Lots to choose from. Nice big dinning hall with lots of different options. Student Center also has a place to eat and use the meal plan.

freshmen are required to carry an unlimited meal plan. the dining hall provides excellent choices (daily salad bar, smoothies in the morning, sandwiches, excellent desserts, ice cream machines, etc.) the meal plan also includes food points to einstein bros. bagels and the pal-a-den (moe's southwest grill, chick-fil-a, subs, and pangea's). i would suggest using the food points during exam weeks so you can take your food to a tranquil place and cram a little more for finals.

Greek life is basically your social life at Furman. Well, I mean, there are the sports groups and band groups and art groups that do their own thing and love it. However, expect Greeks to dominate the social aspect of Furman. They highly encourage you to rush, and for about 90% of students (including me!) it's totally worth it. Which explains why its still so popular. Furman has some of the best fraternities and sororities that exist in the nation, and you'll never be bored once you join. That being said, don't expect a lot of crazy activities or huge parties on the weekends if you plan to avoid Greek life.

Must do. Throws down like mad.

About one third of campus goes greek here, but there is no pressure to do so. There are enough non-greeks for people to not feel left out. Rush happens at the beginning of spring semester each year. It is time consuming, but well worth it all if you get accepted into a sorority or a fraternity.

There are a lot of Greek sororities and fraternities on campus. I don't know a lot about them since I'm not planning to join a sorority.

A great thing about Greek Life at Furman is you do not have to rush until January- giving students plenty of time to decide on which sorority they will consider or become a part of!

They're so annoying. There's so many of them and they take their rules very seriously. Girls don't hang out with other girls and guys fight over these things. If that's your thing, then this school is good for that but it's not particularly mine.

Like I said, there are greeks, but- they aren't the typical stereotypes. Everyone gets along with everyone else. Furman is already a small school (at 3,000 students) but getting to know a smaller group of people is great also. An interesting part to Furman is when the greeks rush. Furman makes sure students are ready and situated in being alone from home. They rush in the spring instead of fall. It really is a great benefit (people are able to see all of Furman's greeks compete during homecoming).

greek life is big, especial for guys, but not a necessity. it provides a great opportunity for networking but if you are not involved, it will not close any doors.