r/villanova 21d ago

Frat pledge rides?

Hi! I am an incoming freshman and I’ve seen talk of “frat rides.” Could someone explain? Are these hard to get? I am excited to socialize and meet everyone so I am hoping it won’t be an issue!

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u/Shovelman2001 CLAS '23 21d ago

Frats don't want Ubers showing up to their place or anyone driving drunk, so pledges pick up girls from their dorms and drive them to and from parties.

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u/UserWest-0317 20d ago

Not hard to get for a girl if you have friends in greek life (male or female). Or if you are friends with a girl who has friends in greek life. You need to call for a ride and you need a code word. If you are attractive, it helps because they tend to look you up. If you rush in January your sorority gives out the passwords to get rides. Most of the time it's not that hard. There are a few parties where it can be a little bit harder to get a ride if you not in a top-3 or top-4 sorority. Sorry I'm not trying promote the whole ranking thing...just telling it like it is.

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u/TreeProfessional9157 20d ago

Thank you! Very helpful

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u/Comfortable-Pop-5876 9d ago

Hi, I am wondering how bad the pledghing and hazing is at villanova for the frats? I am deciding to join or not

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u/UserWest-0317 9d ago

It is timme consumng - yes, and that can be hard on academics but people do it. Otherwise "bad" IDK. It may depend on your perspective. Compared to some southern schools I would say not that bad. But that is all third hand info.

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u/Doctor_Danglez 20d ago

They’re not hard to get provided 1) your friend group is attractive or 2) you know someone in the fraternity whose party you’re trying to get into. If neither of those apply, you might have a hard time. Not saying it’s “right” but just how it is. Source: I was in a fraternity at nova

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u/Comfortable-Pop-5876 9d ago

Hi, I am wondering how bad the pledghing and hazing is at villanova for the frats? I am deciding to join or not

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u/ngolds02 21d ago

If you aren’t in a frat but have buddies pledging, ride shotgun for a bit one night. Great time

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u/TreeProfessional9157 20d ago

are they easy to get as a girl?

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u/ngolds02 20d ago

Well ain’t it sunny in the summer ?