Union College-Schenectady Top Questions

Union is great, and you'll love it if you come here!

Union is great, but very hard, depending on your academic interests, due to the trimester schedule. Plus, we do not finish the academic year until mid-June (but have from Thanksgiving to January off).

Union has free shuttles to Walmart on Wednesday, and to the mall and Mohawk Commons on Saturday. The food isnt bad, but you may get sick of it after the first two semesters. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE UNION!!!!!

Union also has a very proud Greek tradition. The first three modern fraternities were founded at Union (Kappa Alpha, Delta Phi, and Sigma Phi). These fraternities are known as the Union Triad and this is something that is taught to nearly all pledges of any fraternity anywhere in the world. In addition, three other fraternities got their start at Union (Chi Psi, Psi Upsilon, and Theta Delta Chi). Union Greeks are a very special group; they are not the wild "Animal House" Greeks that are portrayed in the movies. When you see a person on campus who works hard, gets good grades, and makes major contributions to campus through extracurricular activities, chances are that person is Greek. The administration has made several changes in recent years and has been at odds with the Greeks. However, a restructuring of the administration has led to a reconciliation between the two groups and Greek life at Union is better than ever! Roughly 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of all students are in a fraternity or sorority, so there are certainly many students who lead productive, happy lives as independents. However, Union is very proud of its Greek tradition and the contribution that Union Greeks continue to make.

Frats give out free beer take advantage of it

There's nothing like a good Friday night on Union's campus. We do the sweaty frat thing really well.

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While I like Union a lot, and plan on staying, I wouldn't say it's for everyone. I'm very compatible and could have ended up almost anywhere and been fine. There are definitely some problems. It's a small college, and you can start to feel like you already know everybody, and there's nobody new to meet. Students rarely interact with the local community, so it can feel very isolating, since nothing's really nearby except Albany, and even that's fairly inaccessible. But the train station, bus station and airport are all nearby. Frats do hold a lot of authority over the social scene on weekend nights, but they are not the only option. But, Union is academically a very good school, and it's the people that keep me here, because they are more important than the size, isolation, or frats.

Union is so fun! It's a huge party school! There's always something to do on campus!

I don't really have anything left to say. The other questions pretty much covered everything I can think of.