Campus Life

Three main dining places. There are also many meal plan options.

The food here is excellent and the dining choices on and off campus are the students' most raved about thing. We have the famous Joe's Hot restaurant which is the most popular choice of students right across the street from the bristol gym on campus.

Not very healthy options. There's always a new dish everyday so you don't have to worry about getting bored. However some of the choices are terrible for you - chicken alfredo.

There is only one cafeteria, which has decent food. There are two other eating options on campus, but the food can get old fast.

HWS dining services is one of the few low points of the school. However, the other on campus dining options (the cafe and the pub) both have good food so you can switch it up. In addition, Geneva has multiple great restaurants that are very close to the school that students can take advantage of.

There is one dining hall and one pub on campus. Many houses use co-op meal plans. There are limited kitchens in the dorms.

HWS has three on-campus dining options: Saga, the Cafe, and The Cellar Pub. Saga is the only dining hall on campus, located in Scandling Center. Students choose their meal plan before each semester begins, and regardless of which plan you choose, Saga is the most available option. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, Saga has a pizza station, a classics station (which features home-style cooking), a grill, a vegetarian station, and a salad/sandwich station. Students tend to complain about the lack of variety of food as well as the quality, but you're not going to find Mom's cooking anywhere except home. It could be worse, but it could be a lot better too. The Cafe, also located in Scandling, resembles a mini food court with several restaurant stations: Grill 155* (featuring burgers, chicken fingers, etc.), Freshens Smoothies, Stacks (serving wraps, subs, and sandwiches), and Salsa Rico (featuring a variety of Mexican food). The Cafe also has pre-wrapped sandwiches, salads, wraps, sweet treats, etc. Students can either pay cash, or use the One-Swipe Meals or Snack Money available through their meal plan. However, remember that these meal plan options can go fast before the semester's over if you use them too frequently, which you will often be tempted and forced to do with the busy nature of college life. Saga may no longer be serving when your classes end, and the available cereal and salads during the off-hours cannot fulfill the deepest of hungers. The third and final option for on-campus dining is The Cellar Pub. Located beneath Coxe Hall, The Pub has a large menu packed with variety, featuring burgers, paninis, salads, pastas and more. The Pub also serves Starbucks drinks perfect for a between-classes pick-me-up. The Pub is the best dining option by far, but as it uses the same payment methods as the Cafe, is an unrealistic option for everyday dining and is best left for special occasions.

Unfortunately Hobart and William Smith Colleges only has fraternities.

We have fraternities but no sororities, sorry.

There are frats but no sororities.

Greek life is a big part of campus life. While there are no sororities at this time, there are 7 fraternities on campus that involve many different types of people. Anyone who I have talked to says that their experiences with their fraternities have been the best part of their time at HWS.

Due to the coordinate college system, HWS only has fraternities, not sororities. Every few years, a group of WS women will attempt to establish one, but it will ultimately be voted out by the rest of the student body. This is generally considered to be because as women can attend the fraternity parties, there is no need to risk the other stigmas that sororities often carry. Hobart Fraternities include Chi Phi, Delta Chi, Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Theta Delta Chi. Hobart men cannot rush until their sophomore year. Chi Phi and Kappa Sigma host the most parties open to the entire campus. All fraternities host exclusive socials and gatherings in addition to these parties. For more information on frat parties, see the What to do for fun section.