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illinoisgphi · 7 years

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#Illinoisgphi #gammaphibeta #gphib #university of illinois greek life #uiuc greek life

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gamma-xi-delta · 3 years

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#University of Illinois #Urbana-Champaign #UIUC #U of I #alpha phi #illinoisalphaphi #Beta Alpha Chapter #stalking #sorority news #sorority #sororitygirls #sorority girls #sororitylife #sorority life #sisterhood #greek life

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devarshruparelia · 7 years

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Day 2 - Quad Day Observations

Quad Day (the main one) is a four hour event every Fall at University of Illinois, where every Registered Student Organizations (a.k.a student-run clubs) gets a chance to pitch themselves to other college students (mostly to freshmen, to be honest) to participate in their clubs. This fall, it was on last Sunday.

Interestingly, I met with group of students representing not only non-profits like Amnesty International but also startups marketing their products to us, the students. The most prominent among them was a Santa Clara based startup called Joyrun. Rest of them were smaller marketplace dorm-room startups focussed on niches such as textbooks, apartment furniture and refurbished products.

Also, what is supposed to be a student club showcase event had a huge section of politial campaign representating Champaign-Urbana or Illinois based politicians. Local area politics, like for-profit startups were mostly absent from Quad Day last year. Along with technology startups, it looks like local area politics is going increasingly mainstream (likely due to 2016 Presidential Election of Donald Trump).

Fraternities are still huge on Illinois campus. However, there is a higher growth of people who get interested in technology and entrepreneurship, than Greek life. Association of Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, Association of Data Science and Analytics have huge number of members. No doubt, they get a lot of corporate sponsorship, but retaining such a large number of students across university definitely demonstrates its rising popularity.

I agree the sample size of organizations that I took into consideration is too small to make any of the above claims. Although, if one compares them with recent trends, they do seem to concur. This is what makes them very intriguing.

If you have some observations from your college or alma mater that you'd like to share write to me at devarsh[dot]ruparelia[at]gmail[dot]com

#quad day #uiuc #illinois #2k17 #2017 #fall 2017 #college #student #student club #registered student organization #rso #startups #startup #technology #consumer #greek life #blog365 project

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allbrainsnosense · 7 years

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Will I survive sorority recruitment with my bob? My hair is a lot longer than it is in my picture but... sigh.

#sorority recruitment #sorority questions #greek life #uiuc #help a girl out

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thestudyharder · 7 years

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Hey! I'm Mia, and I just got accepted into UIUC as a mechanical engineering major. I also got into the James Scholars Honors program. UIUC is one of my top choices but since I'm waiting for my other results, I haven't accepted yet. I would love to know more about the university! I'm from India, by the way. Which major are you doing? How does UIUC compare to other universities like Georgia Tech and Umich?

So for starters… I have a page on my blog that gives some detail about UIUC, which you can find here. If you have any other specific questions about the school, please feel free to contact me about it! One of my good friends is a mechanical engineering major at UIUC, and he will be a senior in the fall. If you have specific questions for him, let me know and I might be able to get you answers! :)

One of my best friends goes to the University of Michigan. Quite frankly, it’s a better school than UIUC in the rankings (*insert my angry face here*). But in terms of academics, partying, greek life, campus, size, feel, etc. it’s all the same.

Georgia Tech I am not an expert on, but one of my favorite resources for researching a college is College Prowler. The page for Georgia Tech is here. That being said, I know in terms of academics is compares to University of Michigan, as it’s higher up in the rankings. And while they party, their students are very driven academically, which is unlike University of Michigan and UIUC.

#lizzieilliniasks

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indirasinnerbeauty · 7 years

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When You Attend A University That Isn’t Your Dream School

It’s no surprise that I have always wanted to live in the big city. I would dream of going to college in New York City, Chicago, Boston, or LA. I was absolutely positive that I would thrive in that environment and I wouldn’t be happy anywhere where there weren’t skyscrapers and honking taxis.

I now attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Champaign is located in central Illinois, surrounded by nothing but corn fields. In fact, the oldest experimental agricultural field is located right smack next to the undergraduate library.

Believe it or not, I am the happiest that I have been in my entire life since I started attending UIUC. I’m home for the summer right now, and I can’t wait to go back to school in the fall. Surprised? Yeah, me too.

My junior year of high school, when I made the list of schools I’d want to apply to my senior year, I included one non-city school, Michigan State University, because that’s where my mom went and where I grew up. I was thinking New York University (my life-long dream school), Boston University, American University, DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, University of Southern California, and University of California at Los Angeles. I ended up actually applying to two schools on this list, Michigan State and DePaul.

My senior year, after endless talks with my parents, I decided that I would apply to one city school in the Midwest, DePaul, and the rest of the schools that I would apply to would be Big Ten schools in the midwest. Private schools were extremely expensive, and living in a big city would be expensive too. Not to mention, living far away from home would be both difficult and costly for all of us. I applied to all state schools (other than DePaul), Michigan State, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Northern Illinois, and Illinois. I got into 7 of the 8 schools that I applied to, and ended up with scholarships to 5 of those. My short list became DePaul and Illinois.

Before I found out that I got into Illinois (and got a scholarship), I decided on DePaul. It was perfect. It was in the big city of Chicago, and less than an hour from home. I got a very hefty scholarship, and I got into my preferred major, and the honors program. I liked the curriculum, and I found an awesome roommate who I was dying to live with (shoutout to Sam, if you’re reading this, because I am still super sad that we couldn’t be besties). It was all set and done. Then, a few months later, I found out within the same week that I had gotten into both Illinois and Indiana. Indiana had a top 15 journalism program, and Illinois gave me a scholarship on top of the in-state tuition.

I went to visit Illinois with my parents. I thought “I’m doing this for them. I’m sure I’ll hate it and then they can’t nag me anymore to consider all of my options.” I set foot on that campus and was practically swept off of my feet. My program was absolutely everything that I wanted and needed. The college of media was absolutely impeccable. My parents’ wallets would be sincerely happy, and the caliber of the university as a whole was very impressive. I fell in love.

It broke my heart to say goodbye to my decision to attend DePaul in the fall, but I committed to Illinois and bid adieu to my dream of being a city girl. It all felt so close, my dreams coming true. I’d be an honor student in college, and I would be living that big city, adventurous life that I dreamed of. I was hesitant to attend Illinois (UIUC) with a third of my graduating class, in the middle of sorority and fraternity-ville.

I got to UIUC, with a randomly assigned roommate, in a randomly assigned dorm. I experienced so much loneliness that first month. It felt like all anybody wanted to do was study, and then party. I saw so many drunk people puking, sorority girls happily holding their bid cards up, and extremely studious engineering students working on their honors projects. I felt like I didn’t fit in anywhere.

I was obviously studying a lot, college ain’t easy people, but I had a lot of free time. I felt as though I could be doing so many awesome things with that time if I was at DePaul in Chicago. I felt like the sore thumb at UIUC. I wanted to transfer.

As the year progressed, I joined extracurricular organizations that filled my time with awesome things. I made friends and became best friends with my roommate. There were definitely difficulties, but that happens anywhere and everywhere. The positives outweighed the negatives, though.

I was exposed to some cool classes that made me realize I wanted to change my major. Because of the extracurricular activities that I joined, I have gained a mentor for life who happens to be a professor with a PhD whose film premiere I got to attend, and whose house I’ve gotten to eat at. I’ve gotten to perform an original spoken-word poem in front of more than 100 people. I’ve spoken on a panel for a conference alongside people with doctorates. I have gotten nearly 50 pieces of work published, some through nationally renowned publications. I’ve gotten to go on a retreat to a lake to learn about diversity. I’ve gotten to show prospective students why it’s always a great day to be an Illini.

Socially, it’s been pretty good too. I gained some friends, and then lost some of those, and then gained more. I grew so close to my roommate that we decided to live together next year again. I went on a spring break trip to Florida with a group of 8 other friends. I went to a concert on campus with an amazing friend, and we caught the teddy bear that the singer threw out into the audience. I attended concerts, film festivals, and talks. I took a spontaneous road trip with friends. I’ve gone on some awesome photo shoots. I explored downtown Champaign and Urbana to find a lot of really cool things. I spent so much time at a certain coffee shop that it started to feel like home. I learned how to work the trains, and I took them to visit my best friend from home, and to visit Chicago. I spent a surprising amount of time doing cool things in Chicago. I’ve been able to have fun without drinking or being a part of Greek life, although it was hard at first. I’ve experienced disappointment, but I’ve made a few really great friends that I am endlessly thankful for.

UIUC is a great place. I’m challenged academically, and my passions are encouraged. I am extremely supported by the staff and faculty. I feel safe if I need to walk home from the library at night. I have found a few awesome friends, and I have experienced some awesome things. While I still dream of moving to the big city after undergrad, I know I made the right choice in terms of where to spend my first four college years. This place is already helping to shape me into who I want to be, and continues to surprise me with the amazing things that it holds.

To the kids who are upset because they aren’t going to their “dream school” this fall, give wherever you are going a chance. Try to make the best of your circumstance, and give it time. You never know what you might find, and there’s always a reason for a school having a big name and prestige attached to it.

The moral of this story is that I didn’t go to my dream school, and I’m more than fine.

I am endlessly grateful that I chose to be a part of UIUC’s class of 2020; my life is a million times better than it was before this place.

With love,

“ILL-”

(y’all are supposed to scream “-INI” now. ok, bye)