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louie.miragsif you have a hard time making friends then a frat can help
AT-ATI hate just answering with a wise-ass remark.
The frats at my school were pretty shitty. The houses were garbage and the people in them were as well. However that is just one school (UBuff), i'm sure not everyone else's experiences with frats is the same as mine.
frankspiritoNot that I have a hard time making friends, but it's a great way to meet a lot of people imo + sorority girls
louie.miragsIt can be. You can make friends with people in frats/sororities and be invited to all the parties as well
theabortionatorPersonally not my thing but I have a plenty of friends who did or are in frats and like it. I've parties at plenty of frats had some insane shit happen but I just like doing my own thing.
Definitely good for some people but I'd rather just kick it with everyone and do whatever I want.
I think the whole pledging thing is pretty dumb but whatever.
GrizzlyBurrDon't join a frat man. Instead start a badass ski club then the girls will come to YOU.
MinggThis is probably gonna sound like a retarded question, but what's the big deal about frats and sororities? All I've ever heard about them is the parties which is cool and all. But besides that, what's the point?
MinggThis is probably gonna sound like a retarded question, but what's the big deal about frats and sororities? All I've ever heard about them is the parties which is cool and all. But besides that, what's the point?
louie.miragsSense of community and being a family. They are also supposed to do community service and maintain a solid GPA
louie.miragsSense of community and being a family. They are also supposed to do community service and maintain a solid GPA
frankspiritoyeah a lot of parties, but there is actually a lot of networking that goes along with fraternities. You meet a lot of people, and depending on the frat there can be a lot of successful alumni that helps out in terms of internships and job opportunities.
And not to sound gay, but your suppose to develop friends with brother like qualities/ getting really involved on campus. Some frats require good grades which can be a motivator.
It's for sure not for everyone but it has its benefits, I think it gets a bad rep from people who don't know what it's really about
AT-ATI hate just answering with a wise-ass remark.
The frats at my school were pretty shitty. The houses were garbage and the people in them were as well. However that is just one school (UBuff), i'm sure not everyone else's experiences with frats is the same as mine.
nick21861UB? If so I also go here and agree
frankspiritoI was really closed minded about greek life prior to college, going along with all the cliche sayings about frat guy. But I met some guys over the summer in a frat at my school that I really like, it opened my mind to it and now I'm rushing and actually really like it.
It all depends on the Frat, there are your typical jerk off ones, but it isn't all of them. Anyone who says otherwise is being some what ignorant imo
iFlipWant to be a douchebag? There is no easier way than to join a frat. If you're not already 100% douche, hanging out with your frat brothers will complete your transformation. You may become so completely enveloped in doucheness that you may not even realize you're a turbo-douche. Frats = douches. Plain and simple. Go ahead, buy your friends, degrade women, get bad grades because you're "committed to your frat," do all kinda of stupid shit that future employers may be able to find out about, the list goes on. Frats = douches.
pussyfooterNS is a decently terrible place to talk about frats. All frats around skiing college's are absolutely awful.
uyghurSome kids in my high school started a "frat"
uyghurSome kids in my high school started a "frat"
MinggAhhh okay haha I knew there was a better reason than just parties. Seems pretty cool if that's what you're into
Ralph_SwaggumIf you're serious about greek life and want to join a great house, don't use frat, its considered disrepectful.
That being said, I'm a brother of Phi Kappa Tau at a great school with smaller greek life. It's not very fratty, and part of the reason I joined was because I've always been part of a brotherhood throughout my life. Be it sports, clubs or scouting.
With that aside. Greek life is different school to school. rush the houses you like, and see yourself fitting into rather than who might be the "top tier" house at a school. It's a great way to network, build social and proffessional skills and gain an edge over non greeks. At some schools greek life will suck and at others its a fantastic way to meet people and make friends.
Also, fuck the haters. you geeds can go suck one.
Ralph_SwaggumIf you're serious about greek life and want to join a great house, don't use frat, its considered disrepectful.
That being said, I'm a brother of Phi Kappa Tau at a great school with smaller greek life. It's not very fratty, and part of the reason I joined was because I've always been part of a brotherhood throughout my life. Be it sports, clubs or scouting.
With that aside. Greek life is different school to school. rush the houses you like, and see yourself fitting into rather than who might be the "top tier" house at a school. It's a great way to network, build social and proffessional skills and gain an edge over non greeks. At some schools greek life will suck and at others its a fantastic way to meet people and make friends.
Also, fuck the haters. you geeds can go suck one.
lIllII didn't go into college as a friendless virgin, so no.
mmccarthy14You obviously don't know OP you dingus.
Anyways, if you can get aside from the stereotypical frat guy ego, frats are pretty cool. The sense of brotherhood kinda remind me of my high school. Just don't like how you have to be "in" with a fraternity to actually go to a fraternity party. I showed up at Chi Phi at URI with 6 girls (me and my friend +6 girls) and they wouldn't let me and my friend in just cause we weren't part of the frat. I would understand if just two random dudes showed up but we brought girls and our own alcohol. But it's cool, apparently Chi Phi and Fiji use roofies on the girls at their parties so i think im good.
Overall, if you are trying to meet new friends a frat is fucking awesome for it. Just don't be a stereotypical frat douche. Do it for the greek life, not the title.
mmccarthy14You obviously don't know OP you dingus.
Anyways, if you can get aside from the stereotypical frat guy ego, frats are pretty cool. The sense of brotherhood kinda remind me of my high school. Just don't like how you have to be "in" with a fraternity to actually go to a fraternity party. I showed up at Chi Phi at URI with 6 girls (me and my friend +6 girls) and they wouldn't let me and my friend in just cause we weren't part of the frat. I would understand if just two random dudes showed up but we brought girls and our own alcohol. But it's cool, apparently Chi Phi and Fiji use roofies on the girls at their parties so i think im good.
Overall, if you are trying to meet new friends a frat is fucking awesome for it. Just don't be a stereotypical frat douche. Do it for the greek life, not the title.
mmccarthy14You obviously don't know OP you dingus.
Anyways, if you can get aside from the stereotypical frat guy ego, frats are pretty cool. The sense of brotherhood kinda remind me of my high school. Just don't like how you have to be "in" with a fraternity to actually go to a fraternity party. I showed up at Chi Phi at URI with 6 girls (me and my friend +6 girls) and they wouldn't let me and my friend in just cause we weren't part of the frat. I would understand if just two random dudes showed up but we brought girls and our own alcohol. But it's cool, apparently Chi Phi and Fiji use roofies on the girls at their parties so i think im good.
Overall, if you are trying to meet new friends a frat is fucking awesome for it. Just don't be a stereotypical frat douche. Do it for the greek life, not the title.
frankspiritoIt doesn't matter if you bring girls or booze, a frat party with a sorority is that. If you were apart of that you wouldn't want randos showing up. Plus it would depend on how attractive the girls are or if you know anyone there. And Chi Phi has never been involved with roofies. A Fiji frat in a different state did in the 70s so thats where that came from. Nothing to do with this chapter.
Moral is, I wouldn't knock it because you haven't been to one rush event. Coming on the other side of things I think you would have a better understanding and see the interest.
Plus depends on the frat don't generalize. URI is all greek life for parties, kids will be scrounging for things to do/ parties later in the year that are LAME. URI has 15 of the hottest sorority girls in the country
frankspiritoMoral is, I wouldn't knock it because you haven't been to one rush event. Coming on the other side of things I think you would have a better understanding and see the interest.
frankspiritonot trying to roast mike. And i would invite you to come if your down, just telling it from my perspective as I am unsure on if I want to pledge
maximiliaanif you think you will like a frat, go for it!
a lot of my friends are in frats or have been and they all liked it big time + it will really help you in your further working life, seriously it could be my friends but everybody i know who has been in a frat got a job instantly after college and if you ever want something to get fixed somebody in your frat would know the right guy for that.
but offcourse you can also not join it and just become friends with frat people, but that way you wouldnt meet everyone.
Ralph_Swaggumquoting mmacarthy
" I showed up at Chi Phi at URI with 6 girls (me and my friend +6 girls) and they wouldn't let me and my friend in just cause we weren't part of the frat. I would understand if just two random dudes showed up but we brought girls and our own alcohol.
Just don't be a stereotypical frat douche. Do it for the greek life, not the title."
Not sure how it is there, but we don't let random dudes into our parties for risk management purposes. It helps keep the numbers down and limits the party to mostly people we know. Both guys and girls.
That last sentence, is right on the money.
As to the roofies thing, I can't tell you how many roofie rumors I hear a semseter about who is roofing who. Lax team, hockey team, this frat that frat those guys etc...It's a rumor that spreads faster than herpes lol
