Campus Life

Awful food for freshman.

Great food that's available into late hours of the night.

While the food is still school food, there really isn't much to complain about. People do complain, of course, because of the mere fact that it is college food and your mom is no longer cooking for you.

Baltimore is really trying to up their dining experience so check out local restaurants - make sure to try attman's deli if you miss the nyc deli experience. also check out food trucks!!

As a freshman, you get to enjoy unlimited dining at the FFC, the main cafeteria on campus. The quality of food varies by meal, but overall is surprisingly decent. Salad, cereal, pizza, sandwich makings and more are available at all hours, in addition to standard meal times. In short, you definitely won't go hungry.

Ugh, monotonous. I know the school is trying to change this, but this gets so boring. Especially with the cost you feel like you're being ripped off. It really becomes old after a month. They have a great dessert bar, but if you're watching your weight I suppose that won't help ;)

Meal plans readily available for freshman and upperclassmen.

The food in the FFC is okay. It's repetitive, but that's to be expected.

Here's where I start getting picky. I love my school, and I'm grateful for the meal plans, but the food they provide is generally... well, not the best quality. I ate their eggs for breakfast and I felt sick afterwards. The bread is stale. Always. The one good thing about our cafe is the Home-Style food they have. Hearty mashed potatoes, green beans, and sometimes exotic dishes; those are your best bet. Either that or the pizza. The pizza is pretty popular too. Those aren't your only choices though. Being in a city, there are MANY restaurants around the campus including Subway, a Ledo's pizza, Chipotle, a Starbucks, a Korean place, and many, many cafes.

The Fresh Food Court (FFC) always has new dishes, and the salad bar and dessert table are the best! The pizza is really good, unfortunately too! The home cooked zone and grill are amazing on most days. The grilled fruits are always really good (think grilled cinnamon apples... yummy!). The breakfeast bar that is always open has fresh cut fruit, granola, yogurt, applesauce and a rotation of healthy offerings.

Greek life is pretty big for both men and women.

Participate if you wish. Do not feel as if there are 'consequences' for engaging in opportunities outside of Greek Life.

While you do not have to be in greek life, it makes time at Hopkins pretty enjoyable and a lot more friendlier. All of the frats and sororities are very nice to one another and it is just an option for more friends and social activities.

I don't participate in Greek Life, but around a third of the students here do, and a lot of the social life (at least as an underclassmen, before you get to know people who live in apartments and therefore can throw house parties) does revolve around frat parties.

25% of students participate in Greek Life. It's not a very noticeable presence on campus--people don't shun or idolize you for being or not being a part of Greek Life. Most parties are held by fraternities, but you don't have to join one to enjoy these benefits. It's a personal preference, and people respect that here.

Umm... it's mostly fraternity driven since they're they only ones with houses and the only ones that throw parties. The sororities, from what I gather, all have their own stereotypes. Like Phi Mu are stereotyped to be bubbly and blonde etc. Frat houses are pretty dingy and gross though, and the first 2 months reek of alcohol and sweat (as most frats do) but they are so cramped with freshman that it becomes really unbearable. I mean the walls are literally dripping with sweat.

Your best bet is Pi Kappa, but I would also check out Sigma Chi (personally, I like AE Pi the best). Just text an upperclassmen and they'll tell you where the parties are. I'm not a huge fan of the Greek Life, but one thing that I do like is that they sponsor really cool activities. They had a Luau once sponsored by Sigma Chi, and because of how good the food was, we decided to go to their party that night. I would also go with people who know where to go and what they're doing. Otherwise, it won't be fun.

Cool and the people are really nice

Solid. Go for it.

Greek life exists, but it's not as dominant in campus life as most other universities. Most of the undergrads aren't in sororities and fraternities.