Category: The Social Ivy

Studying in an Ivy League library gives you a lustful feeling of being surrounded by successful academics and an abundant wealth of knowledge writes Ireland Gorecki.

The Social Ivy editor Emma McClure argues that a Sidechat poll about election related breakups underscores the complexities of navigating politics while dating, particularly if you lack communication.

Digital note taking has taken over, and it’s time we go back to good old fashioned pen and paper.

To help you make the most of your Penn experience, we have compiled a long list of things we think every student should do during their time in the City of Brotherly Love.

Lexi Boccuzzi is an institution. She is unlike anyone that I have met—and will ever meet, I’m sure—at Penn.

A traditionalist’s defense of long-distance as a way to create lasting marriage ready relationships.

We have more power to shift culture at Penn than we think, it’s time we take action to improve our mental health.

The American Dream is but a recipe with a broad range of ingredients mixing and matching. A Mexican-American explores the complicated views of the American Dream and Promise among students at Penn.

Can men and women just be friends? The age old question constantly nags at any intimate cross-gender friendship. It’s about time we explore the boundaries of the infamous “platonic” best friends relationship.

While Penn lives up to it’s reputation as one of the most social top schools, that social scene is often not accessible for everyone due to high costs for entry. It’s time for Penn’s upper class to change its ways.