Ohio Wesleyan University–Where Greek Life Dominates the Social Scene

In his recent visit to Ohio Wesleyan University, Mark comments on its reputation of being a party school. However, two things are important to keep in mind.  First, every school is a party school.  Second, Ohio Wesleyan is a great liberal arts college, even for kids who don’t want to party at the frat houses.
Check out this video.

Mark Montgomery
Educational Consultant
 
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Here’s the transcript if you’d like to read:
I’m here right now on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University.  This is a Methodist – traditionally Methodist university in Delaware, Ohio, which is just north of Columbus.  Ohio Wesleyan University is a nice mix of the Liberal Arts, and Business, and Pre-Professional Education; about 2,000 students, so it’s a very nice, intimate, little campus.
Ohio Wesleyan has a reputation of being a party school, and it’s true that it has a very important fraternity and sorority program of Greek life here, and the administration is often trying to rein the Greek system in and make sure that the alcohol use is under control.  But I think it would be unfair to say that Ohio Wesleyan is a party school.  I think pretty much every campus in America is a party school in one way or another.  There are some where alcohol plays a relatively minor role, but really any campus is going to have alcohol available.
So, for the student who makes good choices – I think that’s what we have to think about when we’re thinking about party schools, is, are students prepared and able to make good choices once they arrive on a college campus?  Now, if a student is unable to make those choices and is turned loose, shall we say, on a campus, whether it’s Ohio Wesleyan or any other university campus in America, yes, they’re going to make some bad choices, and end up getting fined and maybe put on probation, as Ohio Wesleyan sometimes does.  But really, if you make good choices, if you remember that college is about your education and not just about the partying, then you’re going to get a great education at a place like Ohio Wesleyan.
Now, opportunities are terrific.  There are small class-sizes, really good relationships with professors.  The opportunities are here.  But the opportunities also are here for getting into trouble, so that’s really the case at any college campus.
As you’re making choices about which school, yes, you can decide whether you want the Greek system or whether you don’t want the Greek system, but what you really need to decide is, how are you going to stay on track academically and achieve your goals educationally, so that that will propel you into your future?