Campus Life

There are not as many dining options as available at other colleges, and the food served is not the best quality.

Gourmet dishes is the best!

The numerous dining options given the size of the school will leave it so you never get board.

You have a variety of options in what you want to eat.

All food on campus is run by Chartwell's Dining Service. The food is nothing special, although it is certainly not as bad as any student would have you believe. Meal plans are required for everyone who is not a senior, so it's best to select the full meal plan; if you don't, not only will you have to provide meals for yourself, but the cost of meals in the dining halls increases to over $10 per meal.

The food is excellent. They offer many varieties and selections daily.

The food is decent. Not as good as home cooked meals, but not too shabby.

Excellent choices, lots of food. Rating should be 5 star

Food over all is not bad, but does get old after a while. The cafe is the main eatery. It has hot dishes, pastas, pizzas, sandwiches, salad bar, and desserts. However, the hours of operations don't always fit into an athlete's needs. It is closed on the weekends until 10:30 a.m. when they serve brunch, and closes at 1:30 pm. this small time frame can make it difficult for athletes to get a good sized meal. The Grill is a place where students can get burgers, pizzas, smoothies and chicken sandwiches. A lot of students enjoy this eatery place and seem fairly satisfied with it. the Final place for dining is the Coffee Shop. Here, students can get a sandwich, wrap, salad, smoothie, or coffee to start or end their day. the eating plans are probably the worst out of the entire dining experience at Illinois College. If you get the 19 meal/week plan, you are given 3meals/day, but they don't tell you that if you don't use a meal for that day you lose it for the entire week. You also have time slots that you can eat in (i.e. dinner starts at 4:30), and unlike he other meal plans you cannot swipe for anybody else who may need a meal. You're better off getting the highest block plan. That way you can use your meals with more flexibility.

Here we have a buffet style cafeteria that is open every day of the week. We also have two other places to eat. One is The Grill, where you can get pizzas, burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, onion rings, and multiple other grilled and fried foods. The other option is the Coffee Shop, which is pretty much like a Starbucks. You can also get freshly made salads and deli sandwiches here.

There are not sororities, but they have lit societies, which fill a similar place on campus.

It is what it is.

The Greek life is excellent with four men's groups and three women's groups on campus. They are not however fraternities or sororities, they are literary societies. They have Greek aspects but we also give literary productions and do numerous service projects.

There are multiple fraternities on campus. If you want to be a frat boy or girl, or if you just want to join a service fraternity we have a variety of choices.

At Illinois College, Greek Life is known as Literary Societies. They are not sororities or fraternities because the students do not live in a house together, and they must perform at least one literary production per month. The only labeled fraternity is Alpha Phi Omega because it is a national co-ed service fraternity. Each group goes through a process of selecting students to become part of their society, and each organizes a set of campus and community service projects throughout the year.

illinois college has literary societies which do literary productions, community service activities, and are great opportunities to form friendships for life.