Campus Life

The dining courts at Purdue have a great variety and quality of food. They are all buffet-style with a combination of pre-prepared and make-your-own food options. For example, you can craft your own omelet, pizza, pasta, quesadilla, burrito, and stir-fry every day at one of the dining courts. Each dining court has their own signature food areas, but they all have the basics as well. There are healthy food options at every dining court, so it is possible to avoid the freshman 15 if you chose wisely. There is also always the option to get On-the-Go food for a meal if you do not have a lot of time between classes to walk back to the dorms for lunch and sit down to eat. The meal plan is based on a swipe system where you get 12-20 swipes (each meal is one swipe) per week and a certain amount of dining dollars per semester. The swipes expire at the end of the week, so make sure you get to On-the-Go before it closes on Friday afternoon to use any extra swipes you will have that week on dorm room snacks! The biggest downside to the system at Purdue is that you cannot use your swipes on other people, such as your older friends or visiting family. You will need to budget your allotted dining dollars each semester to pay for them. Dining dollars also work at the Residence Halls convenient stores as well as the food places in the Union, which was really nice if you like Starbucks! Finally, the dinning courts are open for every meal except Sunday dinner. So you will need to figure out another option on Sunday nights. I suggest using dining dollars at Cary Knight Spot which has really good food and is open late!

Purdue has some of the highest rated dining courts in the US. There's something for everyone, whether you enjoy trying new things or keeping it simple.

Although I don't frequently go to the food courts, when I have gone, and reports I have received are that the food is excellent.

Purdue's Dining Courts are fantastic. There is such a variety and a never ending supply of delicious food. At Purdue, you definitely won't go hungry. There is also a wide array of restaurants and coffee shops. Purdue's campus is full of great options for dining.

We have one of the highest rated dining court systems in the country, and it shows! Once people move out of the dorms, they are dying to get back to the dining courts!

Delicious!!! Great dining court system. You will never get put of a dining court being hungry!

I find that there is so much variety and choices to pick from at Purdue it is impossible to go wrong with food at this school. There are different dinning courts for resident students to go to that picking will be the problem.

Purdue dining has been ranked in the top 50 schools in America. Our dining courts allow students with the choice of eating a variety of food from different cultures. There are also places where you can get food when you do not have the time to sit in the set hours.

Great food, many dining hall options. You can look at menus online and choose where to eat based on what has your favorites. Tons of make-your-own options such as pizza, pasta, stir fry, and quesadillas.

The food is amazing and there are a lot of varieties such as create your own pizza, create your own pasta, create your own stir-fry, steak, shrimp, and all the desserts you can think of including yellow cake batter ice cream.

Greek Life is pretty big at Purdue. Sorority rush happens really early in the fall, so if you are at all interested in getting involved you should look into it before classes start. Rush for fraternities is more casual throughout the fall, so there is more time to decide if you want to join. I am not personally involved in the social Greek Life, but I have heard great things about the experience from people I know. I also dated someone for a year who was in a fraternity where I was able to see that the friendships you make are really for life and it can be a lot of fun to be a part of if you have the time to commit to it. There are also a large number of professional and service fraternities that are less of a time commitment, but another great way to get involved and network.

3rd largest greek system in the country, which is a very positive experience for everyone apart of it.

Purdue Greek Life: http://www.purduegreeks.com/

GREAT!

Unlike some other colleges, here at Purdue the Greek life dominates the campus making it an important part of Purdue's culture.

I am not in greek life however I have several friends in the greek life and they love it.

You should join, gives you something to do on the weekends.

Huge.

there is plenty of houses for Greek Life so if you would like to join there are lots of programs to choose from.

There are so many Greek houses on campus it seems like everyone is involved. I myself am not, and in fact only about 11% of students are. They make a difference on campus and volunteer in many ways.