Campus Life

Hope contains two dining halls, Cook and Phelps Dining Hall, and an open kitchen called the Kletz. All of the food is locally grown and is made fresh daily. All types of gourmets are met such as vegetarian, salad, pizza, pasta, deli, sandwhich, Globe (Oriential), Chihopele (Hispanic), etc.

lots of options and flexibility in meal plans

Phelps Dining Hall really isn't as bad as many people make it out to be. Sure, it isn't your momma's cooking, but there are a number of healthy options with nearly every imaginable dessert you could ever ask for.

There are many options for food like vegetarian and sandwiches besides the main courses.

Only one dining hall, but it can be fun because you will see your friends always. There is a lot of variety in the food. They are especially considerate to those with special dietary needs and restrictions.

There are several dining options on campus. Phelps, the main dining hall, is open to everyone, has lots of variety, but the food tends to not be great quality. Cook is open to upperclassmen, people living off campus and residents of Cook Hall, and I'm told it has less variety but better food. The Kletz is a made-to-order, ��� -la-carte-type place with pretty good food and really nice breakfast specials. Cup and Chaucer is located in the library with snacks and drinks, and Cool Beans is a coffee shop next to the Kletz. The college is planning on adding more dining options with the new student center in the works, but if you're looking for stellar cuisine, Hope may not be the college for you. Meal plan options are on a meals-per-week basis, and unused meals do not carry over week to week, so it's rather inflexible. However, the staff at all the dining options are the nicest people, and they love talking to all the students.

It's Holland, so you can expect traditional Dutch cuisine outside of campus. Hope has three dining halls, all of which serve a variety of options.

For the most part, the food here is great. There are plenty of options that even the pickiest of eaters can find something to chow on.

Phelps hall is the main cafeteria on campus and in addition to the many options for food, it also is a wonderful place to socialize.

Phelps dining hall, despite what they say, is not so bad. You have to get creative sometimes, but there are so many options that it is hard to get bored or go hungry. The Kletz is expensive and has strange hours sometimes, but has decent fast food and snacks when you need them. The two coffee shops on campus are pretty great and fun to study in.

Students must live in a campus dorm the first year. However, after the first year, students can join Greek life and decide to live in various cabins/cottages around the year.

highly, highly recommended

Rush is in spring. There are a bunch of frats and sororities. There are rumors about most of them. One, APO, is a coed service fraternity that really isn't associated with Greek Life. There are both social and academic frats and sororities. Beyond that I know nothing.

Greek Life is a part of Hope College. It is a good way to make connections but definitely not the only way to meet people at Hope.

Hope is a place where you can flourish in or out of Greek Life. There are some groups who party a lot, but others who lend all the support and friendship you could want. Surprisingly, there isn't much tension between Greek Lifers and the rest of the students.

The greeks are all around. I have not participated but Ive heard they have a great time. However, there are not many national greek organizations.

Greek life at Hope is a little different seeing as it is made up of mostly only local sororities and fraternities, but that doesn't make it any less real. If anything, I think that it makes the traditions and friendships made stronger.

Greek Life is a great community, and is traditionally different from larger schools. Recruitment is relaxed and enjoyable, nobody feels like they have to make the right impression. There are plenty of sorority and fraternity types which fit anyones personality. Fraternities are typically more wild than the sororities...but thats not surprising!