James Madison University Campus Life

One thing JMU students will confidently say no matter the Princeton Review ratings is that we have the best food in the country. Luckily, we are nationally ranked. Our dining is primarily gourmet but has the comforting taste of a home-cook meal. We have a huge variety of options that quenches every craving.

We're sixth in the nation for campus food this year! There are almost 30 different dining locations on campus, and students are able to eat at any of them (you're not tied to specific dining halls based on living area of meal plan for example). Even after you move off campus, most students get meal plans. It's just so much more convenient and so so good! We have both Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts on campus, as well as one of four Starbucks trucks in the country!

I mean, we are nationally ranked for food. What more can I say? :) Actually, I have food allergies, and I found it pretty tough to find stuff that I could eat on campus and they way they wanted to accommodate me was less than helpful. But if you don't have food allergies, the food is wonderful.

Nationally ranked dining facilities

There are lots of places on campus to eat. The food is good, and there is a wide variety of choices, many of which can be bought with your meal card.

The food here is excellent and is ranked very highly when it comes to food and dining. There is great variety with places that are buffet style like Mrs. Greenes and D and E Halls, restaurant style like Dukes, Top Dog, Market One, Chik-Fil-A, and Madison Grille. We also have a convenience store called Mr. Chips that has a Quiznos and other food products.

The food there is amazing. Here comes the freshman 15!

Best Food EVER! Ranked 2nd Nationally and the food is glorious. E-Hall on East Campus is the place to eat if you just want to sit and have a plethora of good food options only for a punch.

The food is AMAZING. It's a good think there are stairs everywhere because I would definitely be feeling the freshman fifteen.

Some of the best in the U.S.

Not too huge, I think around 16% of the student body. You definitely don't feel like you need to rush/join, and there isn't a huge divide between the Greeks/non-Greeks.

Technically only 10% of campus is greek life but it feels like you can never escape them. I'm sure that they are nice people but they all look exactly the same.

I'm very interested in Greek Life, and I've been told that there are lots of sororities on campus

Brotherhood and sisterhood = a bond that is unbreakable.

Definitely increasing. If you want to be in it there are plenty of options, if you don't it doesn't end your chance of a social life.

Tons of options here.

I am in a sorority and absolutely love it! At first I was leery of joining but am so glad I did. Greek Life is a growing community here at JMU but you don't have to join to be involved socially or even involved in the JMU volunteering community.

There are many Sororities and Fraternities around campus if that is something you are interested in. It is a good way to get to know people and interact with people so that they will remember you.

The school isn't heavy on Greek life, but it's definitely prevalent. It seems pretty either or-- I know plenty of people involved in Greek life (Social, Special Interest and Service) who love it, and plenty who aren't.

Greek life is only big if you want it to be. If you don't like greek life you won't even know it's there. If you love it you'll be into it 24/7. It's what every you make of it and thats the beauty of it.