37 Fraternity chapters. The Interfraternity Council is the governing body for the 37 Fraternity chapters at the Pennsylvania State University. How many fraternities and sororities are at Penn State? Community at a Glance 4 Governing Councils # of Chapters Interfraternity Council (IFC) 37 Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) 8 National Pan-Hellenic […]
City of Pittsburgh Slang Pittsburgh, located in western pa and uses the word yinz. Yinz – the Western pa way of saying you all. Yinzer- The people of Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. Sweeper- is another word for vacuum. Creek – pronounced crick it is a body of water. Stillers- The […]
Milk has been called a nearly perfect food; a source of protein, calcium, and several other important nutrients. Some farmers say that Pennsylvania’s state beverage can be an effective repellent to the state animal (the white-tailed deer) by spraying diluted milk on garden plants. Why is Pennsylvania milk important? The […]
Cornell, which has a larger undergraduate population than Penn, has 42 fraternities in its Interfraternity Council, 11 sororities in its Panhellenic Association and 17 Multicultural Greek Letter Organizations. Which Ivy League school has the best Greek life? “Northwestern, compared to Yale, has a very large Greek life and a highly […]
The City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia’s nicknames include Philly, The City of Brotherly Love, The Birthplace of America, The City that Loves You Back, The City of Neighborhoods, The Quaker City and The Cradle of Liberty. There are more than 3,800 murals in Philadelphia. How did Philly get its nickname? […]
Texas lies in the middle of U.S. states in terms of safety, having the 30th lowest property crime rate — and 35th lowest violent crime rate. Is living in Texas dangerous? Texas is the nation’s 5th most dangerous state to live in, according to a ranking that considers crime, weather, […]
London Crime Rate Although the crime rate in London has been increasing, it is still a relatively safe city. In fact, according to the Economists Safe Cities Index, London is the fourteenth safest city in the world. In 2019/20 the London crime rate was 101.48 crimes per thousand people. Is […]
There has previously been speculation that the Oxbridge Rule, a rule which prevents prospective students from applying to both Oxford and Cambridge University, was a result of the historical competition between the two Universities as the schools do not want to be second choice to anyone, let alone their ‘rivals’. […]
Oxford’s main doctoral research degree is called a DPhil (our name for the PhD), and usually takes between three and four years to complete. Is a PhD at Oxford worth it? An Oxford DPhil (PhD) can be a fantastic boost to your career if you are smart and pro-active in […]
Location of the ancient city of Philadelphia. The best example of an ancient City of Brotherly Love was a town in Lydia, a kingdom of western Asia Minor. This settlement was located east of ancient Ionia in modern Turkey, near mount Tmolus, by the Cogamus River. Where is Philadelphia in […]
Delaware wanted freedom from both England and Pennsylvania Delaware finally broke free from Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Drawing inspiration from America’s battle to be independent from England, the people of Delaware sought to be liberated from the Penn family and Pennsylvania (via Delaware Online). Why was Delaware colony created? […]
Among the 50 states, Pennsylvania fares very well in terms of safety: the Keystone State’s violent crime rate is 21st lowest in the nation, while its property crime rate is 8th lowest. Pennsylvania’s overall safety looks more impressive when we examine its cities on an individual basis. Is Pennsylvania safe […]
Penn’s Woods. American colony, later U.S. state, 1681, literally “Penn’s Woods,” a hybrid formed from the surname Penn (Welsh, literally “head”) + Latin sylvania (see sylvan). Does Pennsylvania mean Penn’s Woods? The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William […]
The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system. New York and Philadelphia grew at a fantastic rate. What type of colony was the Pennsylvania Colony? proprietary colonyPennsylvania Pennsylvania Colony […]
The next six Ivy League schools date back to the 18th century. Yale became the third-oldest U.S. university with its founding in 1701, followed by Penn in 1740, Princeton in 1746, and Columbia — New York state’s oldest college — in 1754. Brown and Dartmouth followed in 1764 and 1769, […]