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Virginia Tech is so anti-Greek that the vast majority of Greek activities feel like they're underground, even when they're legal. Greek organizations can't advertise for social events through school newspaper ads, they can't post fliers, and they can't hand out invitations on campus. This includes both parties and philanthopic events. There's a "Rush Day" on campus, but that event is closely monitored by university administration for violations of the social codes. The town of Blacksburg has imposed a "Greek Housing Ordinance Code," which says that no existing properties can ever be zoned Greek... what that means is that frats can't buy houses off campus that aren't already frat houses. If a frat sells its house to a residental owner, the house becomes "non-Greek" and can never again be purchased by a frat. There's no way to start up new frat chapters at this school, because you wouldn't be able to get a house. The existing frats are being pushed into on-campus housing facilities, where the university can enforce anti-drinking and anti-party laws.
The university only allowed frats at all in 1972, which is when all the underground organizations surfaced.
Being in a frat at VT is like being in a little private club that throws parties every few weeks where all the same people come.
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