Category: The Social Ivy

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.

The Social Ivy is a complicated, exciting and diverse place to spend four years. Welcome to the first section dedicated exclusively to exploring all things life at Penn.