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[MasonSAE4]

Yall are crazy, when a new administration takes over you should see change. What changes have you seen? Mason was awarded number 1 up and coming university 2 times while I was an undergrad. But what happened. Are we there yet, no.

I choose GMU because I saw all the potential. But GMU never really turned the page of up and coming to actually being here. Its a university where you get a great education and you will meet really interesting people. But did the university do enough to make you love your alma matter. Did it do enough to make alumni want to donate back to the school.

Are freshman excited to start GMU, or is it their safety school. Or do they choose it because its close to home. I think you all have to realize the people on this forum are the minority of students who found something that brought us together. But the bulk of students don't care about a losing bball program. Most of greek life will complain GMU doesn't let them have fun.

The school had a greek row master plan drawn up then scrapped it around the time Cabrera came in. Can't say for certain if it was Merten/Cabrera that tossed it.

 

[Falco]

The greek life department (despite being headed by a guy who is a bit of a dunce) has gotten better since the time I entered Mason in fall '10. The problem is more they're happy with the status quo of no housing because it lets them have an "out of sight, out of mind" mentality. I'm certainly biased, but a greek row/village would solve a lot of these "no social life" complaints that are frequently talked about. Which feeds into your next point of no weekend life. It's there, the problem is it's at various houses around Fairfax. If you don't know someone, you don't know where it is/can't get a ride. At schools with more prominent social lives the parties are all a short walk off campus but due to ox/braddock there really isn't residential student housing right off campus. A greek area would fix that. But the school was super unreceptive to a group of us when we pitched multiple ideas to them about how to start the process.

I was in greek life. I enjoyed my time with it, but most of the time the guys complained Mason was breathing down our neck. and your right we need a greek row. I always thought the student apartments would be a decent idea. I know Greek life has a bad rep, but individuals involved in greek life are obviously social people. I think it would be a good idea to keep them on campus as much as possible to create a fun outgoing atmosphere. You dont have to let them throw parties on campus, but let them throw the football around together on campus just seems like a good idea to me.

Its not a perfect solution. But its something.

 

[EXpatriot13]

They should have scrapped that faculty housing or whatever those townhouses are that they built 4-5 years ago. Would have been the perfect area for Greek Housing. Do people actually live in all of those townhouses they built? I could be totally wrong, but seemed like a perfect area for it.

Not that my fraternity could have lived in said housing. But, I digress.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

90% of University presidents would axe every sorority and fraternity if they could. They are seen as symbols of exclusionary white privilege, and bullshit PC liberal culture can't have that.

Our fraternity had gays, jews, learning disabled, Mike Chandler, blacks, barnyard animals, Muslims and every type of minority, it didn't matter. We were all white supremacists.

Cabrera is as retarded PC as it gets. We've been doing this dance for 40 years at Mason...no Greek row, ever.

I love you

Jollay

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

We used to tailgate outside in January for Mason games when we'd win ten games and it was 15 degrees outside. Mason rewarded us by sicking rent a cop clowns on us, because they suck.

I hate em all.

 

[MasonSAE4]

They should have scrapped that faculty housing or whatever those townhouses are that they built 4-5 years ago. Would have been the perfect area for Greek Housing. Do people actually live in all of those townhouses they built? I could be totally wrong, but seemed like a perfect area for it.

Not that my fraternity could have lived in said housing. But, I digress.

Yeah but apparently they've been having a tough time keeping it at capacity. They've opened it up to county employees, as well as PW and Loudon county employees and anyone in the employ of a Mason partner (INOVA, etc...). It's pretty stupid. I don't think they realized instead of building townhomes that 2-3 people can occupy, if they built high density houses like fraternity/sorority housing they'd rake in the cash and also eliminate their shuttling to parties headache.

I still think Roberts Road would be ideal if they could buy out a few properties. Or a village style in that huge surface lot of lots A/C/Whatever in that back corner by the AFC.

 

[EXpatriot13]

Yeah but apparently they've been having a tough time keeping it at capacity. They've opened it up to county employees, as well as PW and Loudon county employees and anyone in the employ of a Mason partner (INOVA, etc...). It's pretty stupid. I don't think they realized instead of building townhomes that 2-3 people can occupy, if they built high density houses like fraternity/sorority housing they'd rake in the cash and also eliminate their shuttling to parties headache.

I still think Roberts Road would be ideal if they could buy out a few properties. Or a village style in that huge surface lot of lots A/C/Whatever in that back corner by the AFC.

Ah yea, didn't think they were all being lived in. Goes to show it wasn't the greatest idea seeing as they had to expand beyond just direct Mason employees. Common sense and George Mason don't always get along.

Definitely agree with Jollay though - it's just never going to happen.

 

[MasonSAE4]

Ah yea, didn't think they were all being lived in. Goes to show it wasn't the greatest idea seeing as they had to expand beyond just direct Mason employees. Common sense and George Mason don't always get along.

Definitely agree with Jollay though - it's just never going to happen.

Probably not unless organizations acquire property privately

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Shit we let a couple of guys in named Omesh and Atul. I still have literally no idea what the hell those two guys are.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

We did have housing in 1996, briefly, but "faulty wiring" put us back at square one. All the while the freshmen were sitting pretty up in president's park.

 

[MasonSAE4]

We did have housing in 1996, briefly, but "faulty wiring" put us back at square one. All the while the freshmen were sitting pretty up in president's park.

Unless they ever decide to take the bulldozer to Masonvale, looks like purchasing private property is the way to go. That's what we've been looking at anyways. Nothing like a little fire code violation to get a party started.

 

[KAOriginal]

Modern kids whining about the University not providing an acceptable social life? GET OVER IT.

Make your own life like we did back in the day...take advantage of what they do have, and then for God's sake get the F off campus and visit one of the world capitals in your back yard that has restaurants, pro sports teams, massage parlors, museums, other schools etc. An endless supply of entertainment.

Be proactive in creating your social existance and not rely on some bureacracy to do it for you. You know the REAL WORLD.

As someone said forget the brochure...if you wanted campus life to be set for you so you wouldn;t have to leave campus...then you need to grow up or transfer to a campus where you can stay in your safe space....

 

[GreenLantern]

When I was a student, there was no fast food, only the Ratthskeller. Half of my classes were in converted trailers and the most exciting thing to happen on campus was the flasher who hid in the woods!

 

[MasonSAE4]

When I was a student, there was no fast food, only the Ratthskeller. Half of my classes were in converted trailers and the most exciting thing to happen on campus was the flasher who hid in the woods!

I'd trade the JC Burger King for a woodland based sex offender to be honest

 

[Falco]

I'm still panicked. Don't get me wrong. But imagine if we held onto our leads againts Towson and Mount St. Mary's. We would be 5-1. Then going to play a 0-4 Jmu team.

 

[gmutom]

I'm still panicked. Don't get me wrong. But imagine if we held onto our leads againts Towson and Mount St. Mary's. We would be 5-1. Then going to play a 0-4 Jmu team.

Seriously, you didn't expect any kind of learning curve with four true freshmen and five sophomores rotating in and out of the rotation? I admit there have been some frustrating stretches and coaching decisions, but I couldn't be happier with how we played the last two games after the a**-kicking Houston put on us.

The key now is taking the momentum of the last two games into the JMU game Saturday. Baby steps...

 

[Falco]

Seriously, you didn't expect any kind of learning curve with four true freshmen and five sophomores rotating in and out of the rotation? I admit there have beens some frustrating stretches and coaching decisions, but I couldn't be happier with how we played the last two games after the a**-kicking Houston put on us.

The key now is taking the momentum of the last two games into the JMU game Saturday. Baby steps...

Frankly I think the players are playing just fine. I think the issues in the first few losses were on the coaching staff.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

I'll wager 7-6 record going into Atlantic play

 

[Herndon]

My fraternity was all white guys....wait, I'm doing it wrong, aren't I?

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Modern kids whining about the University not providing an acceptable social life? GET OVER IT.

Make your own life like we did back in the day...take advantage of what they do have, and then for God's sake get the F off campus and visit one of the world capitals in your back yard that has restaurants, pro sports teams, massage parlors, museums, other schools etc. An endless supply of entertainment.

Be proactive in creating your social world and not rely on some bureacracy to do it for you. You know the REAL WORLD.

As someone said forget the brochure...if you wanted campus life to be set for you so you wouldn;t have to leave campus...then you need to grow up or transfer to a campus where you can stay in your safe space....

A f**king Men!