Fraternity, Sorority or neither???
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,895
Likes: 0
From: Starkville Mississippi
No fraternity here, I don't want to be associated with any one of them.
I play rugby instead. It's funny how girls come and watch us practice while fraternity intramural football semifinals/championships were going on....
I play rugby instead. It's funny how girls come and watch us practice while fraternity intramural football semifinals/championships were going on....
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 282
Likes: 0
From: Columbia Station, Ohio
Originally Posted by madcat6183
Referee, what college you from? We had Kappa Sigs at Muskingum College where I went, theres Phi Taus about everywhere there are Sigs.
I did go to Muskingum---I graduated, though, a long time ago---'77. The Phi Tau's are right next to us---The old Alban Club and the Sphinx Club. Many of the Phi Tau's were also volunteer firemen, as well. A great group of guys. there were only two of us football players that weren't on the Mace Club...both KS's. I played OLB and long-snapper on our last conference champioship team.
By the way--- a "GDI" is a God Damned Independent..
I, too, wouldn't change anything for my expeeinces with my fraternity...
Tim C.
PS---my daughter and son are down there now---my daughter will graduate in my and my son is a freshman.
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,176
Likes: 0
From: Braselton, Georgia
well im a senior in highschool
but ill be joining Delta Tau Delta when i go to college next year. same as my brother, and he was president, same college too.
so im in automatically basically haha, plus they have a nice house and are alot of fun. and 90% of the guys in there are majoring in what im majoring.
my brother said being in a Frat, or his atleast, is alot of help cause you got people majoring in the same as you and have taken some of the classes already or are in them so you can get help easily, plus your pressured to do your work and study cause you can be kicked out for grades.
plus a place to live, hot meals cooked by someone other than yourself.
but ill be joining Delta Tau Delta when i go to college next year. same as my brother, and he was president, same college too.
so im in automatically basically haha, plus they have a nice house and are alot of fun. and 90% of the guys in there are majoring in what im majoring.
my brother said being in a Frat, or his atleast, is alot of help cause you got people majoring in the same as you and have taken some of the classes already or are in them so you can get help easily, plus your pressured to do your work and study cause you can be kicked out for grades.
plus a place to live, hot meals cooked by someone other than yourself.
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,494
Likes: 1
From: Northern CA
I need to get out of JC. Explain this to me, you pay a fee and even THEN you have to go through that initiation bs? I don't think I'd ever put myself as low as movies portray that to be. I'd pay the money but thats it. Enlighten me on what it's like to be in a Frat, what are the benefits, etc. Other than whats already been said (help with school work). And who cooks? I don't cook for nobody!! 
I joined an engineering fraternity my 2nd year of college. My first year my roommate and two suitemates pledged a large fraternity and it was expensive, the brothers abused (not hazed, more like calling them up from their dorms just to have the pledge run across campus to bring the brother a beer, drop them off 5 miles from campus and tell them to walk home, etc) the pledges and after my roommates got in, they hated most of the brothers. They were good friends with about 5 of their fellow pledges and thats it.
Didn't really make me want to join a fraternity, but when I stumbled across the engineering fraternity they were different. Only about 20 guys, all started school as engineers, not all graduated with an engineering degree, but thats OK. I keep in touch with at least half of the guys still, and most of my closest friends I met there. Most everyone there did NOT fit the fratty stereotype and I think that's part of what appealed to me.
Did it help me get a job, no not really. I did get an interview or two, but I've gotten some of the younger guys their first job, so, yes, it can help.
As for initiation, ours was ceremonial, no *** paddling. You earned your right to join as a pledge, and if you were "unworthy" for whatever reason, you usually weeded out by the 6th week of pledging. It doesn't make sense to me to abuse someone you want to form a lifelong bond with.
Nobody cooked for us in our house, but then again we lived in the ghetto and our dues were only about $300-$400 a semester. Rent for the house was ~$300 a month, and that got you a parking spot at the house, and it was only a 2 minute walk to campus.
- NCSU
Didn't really make me want to join a fraternity, but when I stumbled across the engineering fraternity they were different. Only about 20 guys, all started school as engineers, not all graduated with an engineering degree, but thats OK. I keep in touch with at least half of the guys still, and most of my closest friends I met there. Most everyone there did NOT fit the fratty stereotype and I think that's part of what appealed to me.
Did it help me get a job, no not really. I did get an interview or two, but I've gotten some of the younger guys their first job, so, yes, it can help.
As for initiation, ours was ceremonial, no *** paddling. You earned your right to join as a pledge, and if you were "unworthy" for whatever reason, you usually weeded out by the 6th week of pledging. It doesn't make sense to me to abuse someone you want to form a lifelong bond with.
Nobody cooked for us in our house, but then again we lived in the ghetto and our dues were only about $300-$400 a semester. Rent for the house was ~$300 a month, and that got you a parking spot at the house, and it was only a 2 minute walk to campus.
- NCSU
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 226
Likes: 0
From: Cape Girardeau MO
I suppose it depends on the Greek climate at the given college. Most organizations have evolved far beyond the 'Animal House' stereotype. At the campus I attended, at the time (early 80s), roughly 1 of 3 students were part of a fraternity/sorority organization.
There is a strong camaraderie built if a proper organizational structure is in place. Working together to maintain the physical house, teaming up for philanthropic projects (ours was helping the Cerebral Palsy school in town), a formal mentoring program where the upperclassmen were available to help out those just getting into the major-specific classes - the list of social benefits goes on. Plus, it was much cheaper than living in university-provided housing and less-isolating than living in an apartment off-campus.
Many national fraternities have worked hard to eliminate the 'bad boys', the party houses with poor grades and alcohol/drug excesses. Even my chapter, which had been near the top in grades, intramural sports, campus organization participation, and graduation rates - fell into a dismal state in the early 90s. The national organization came in and cleaned out the underperformers, and essentially restarted the chapter with a core of guys committed to achieving the fraternity's goals.
Being a member can help during job interviews, particularly if one finds that the interviewer was Greek too. Gives a common area of discussion to help make conversation during the interview, and demonstrates that one did more than just go to school - something many companies look for in trying to find a candidate that will fit into the company culture.
There's the good sides and the bad sides. There are tremendous benefits, however, it does take up some time. Recommend to look at what's available on the given campus, then make a choice. Suggest that it rounds out the school experience by getting involved with some type of extracurricular organization - whether it be something as large-scale as a fraternity, or something else like a special-interest group - automotive enthusiasts group, RC-car group, spelunking group, etc.
And, I'm a Sigma Phi Epsilon alumnus from the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla.
There is a strong camaraderie built if a proper organizational structure is in place. Working together to maintain the physical house, teaming up for philanthropic projects (ours was helping the Cerebral Palsy school in town), a formal mentoring program where the upperclassmen were available to help out those just getting into the major-specific classes - the list of social benefits goes on. Plus, it was much cheaper than living in university-provided housing and less-isolating than living in an apartment off-campus.
Many national fraternities have worked hard to eliminate the 'bad boys', the party houses with poor grades and alcohol/drug excesses. Even my chapter, which had been near the top in grades, intramural sports, campus organization participation, and graduation rates - fell into a dismal state in the early 90s. The national organization came in and cleaned out the underperformers, and essentially restarted the chapter with a core of guys committed to achieving the fraternity's goals.
Being a member can help during job interviews, particularly if one finds that the interviewer was Greek too. Gives a common area of discussion to help make conversation during the interview, and demonstrates that one did more than just go to school - something many companies look for in trying to find a candidate that will fit into the company culture.
There's the good sides and the bad sides. There are tremendous benefits, however, it does take up some time. Recommend to look at what's available on the given campus, then make a choice. Suggest that it rounds out the school experience by getting involved with some type of extracurricular organization - whether it be something as large-scale as a fraternity, or something else like a special-interest group - automotive enthusiasts group, RC-car group, spelunking group, etc.
And, I'm a Sigma Phi Epsilon alumnus from the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla.
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,843
Likes: 0
From: St. Charles, MO
Originally Posted by Josiah
Explain this to me, you pay a fee and even THEN you have to go through that initiation bs? I don't think I'd ever put myself as low as movies portray that to be.
