Why did you join a Fraternity?
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Just to meet that busty redhead!
454675
fraternities & sororities that used greek letters as their names.  they are NOT actually greek & are not affiliated with greece/greeks.
823875
I used to be in a fraternity as well (and it was also not the typical). I don't tell anyone about it now. It's not as important in the real world as most greeks would have you believe.
666250
Join a fraternity, go to clubs the school has that would attract people who also want to have fun.
355599
Are you kidding me?\nHazing is usually when a group of people make others do something which they normally wouldn't do, in order to "belong" to the group (i.e.: In order to join a fraternity, you have to spray paint the Dean's house with pink spray).\nIt is usually caused by people within the organization as a test of wills, courage, etc...\nThe really bad thing about hazing is that never stops, and it evolves into more, and more dangerous dares.\nFor example: If you want to join a sorority, this year you have to throw eggs at the teachers car.\nNext year, you're part of the group, and you have to think of something more daring, like throw a brick through that same teacher's house window.\nThe year after that, they have to think of something worse, so they dare the "newbies" to throw a burning cocktail thorugh the windows, etc...etc..\nIt usually starts small (maybe giving a "pink" belly by smacking it while other people are holding you down), but it quickly gets worse and worse...that is the worst part of hazing. People don't know whe to quit!
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Shes not asking if she should join them, she wants to know if she should joing them.  "Joing" is a Chukkanees action word meaning to jump over or dodge something.  She wants to know if she should jump over Theta Alpha Sorority.  And I say joing away!
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Hello, I am a member of an esoteric Order of Freemasons, American Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for women and men. I will speak about what it cost me.\n\nFirst it cost me time and effort to apply. I had to fill out an application blank that I got through the mail and then wait. After that I had to go talk with three members of the Lodge. That took some driving since Co-Masonic Lodges are not just in every town (unlike the males only). \n\nThere was the cost for clothing. In our Lodges we wear all white suits (no, not robes and hoods!) and I did need to buy that. I also had to buy my apron (part of the apparel). The suit set me back about $300 or so. The apron was less than $50. \n\nThe year's dues is about $40.   \n\nAfter that, anything else I contribute is between me and my conscience (and my tax agent). \n\nSo, the first year cost me about $400. After that, I have not needed to buy a new suit (I did buy a new pair of trousers recently).  \n\nI drive about 800 miles a month to go to my two Blue Lodges I belong to. Most do not do that much driving. That adds up. I kick in for charity collections, too. But understand this, I am exceptionally blessed right now and I help with what I can.\n\nIf you wish to become a Freemason, no matter which Order you wish to join, you do need to be able to pay yearly dues (usually well under $100) and to buy a suit. That is usually all that is absolutely required. Fact is, I would bet that some of the Brethren in a Lodge would help out if you really needed it.\n\nFreemasons, despite what you may have read, are not all rich. Some of us are teachers (me, for instance), some lawyers, some booksellers, some groom poodles, some are nannies (the head of one of my Lodges is one), some are tax accountants, some are Feng Shui consultants. We are bonded together to change the world by changing ourselves. \n\nIf I can be of more assistance, feel free to write me. For more information about Co-Masonry, click on the link below.
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Fraternities were created by students as a way to relax and make friendships and make college life bearable as well as learn things not taught in the classroom. These groups of friends created literary societies:meeting to debate the current issue/ early campus politics. These students met secretly to discuss issues of the time and met secretly mainly cause the college wouldn't approve...Greek letters were used for the name simply because greek and latin were the major forms of studies when fraternities started the First secret society was the Flat hat Club, in 1750 the first greek letter society was Phi Beta Kappa. Fraternities usually met to discus certain issues. My fraternity was stated as a legal fraternity so the orignal members got together to discuss law. \n-------------------------------------\nI will add more later i have a paper to write. Give me more exact questions and I'll answer them the best i can
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It was a little scary at first, but I got into the swing of things pretty quickly. Your campus will probably have plenty of organizations to join, and that's a good way to meet people. You'll meet upperclassmen who can show you the ropes, and you'll meet other freshmen who'll probably be just as confused as you are. If you don't know something, don't be afraid to ask. Get to know your professors. It's a very fun and exciting time in your life. Enjoy it.
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I'm a Pi Beta Phi, and i love being in a sorority. its a chance to meet new people, make friends party and juts have great times, also they are tons of ways to give back to the community and get involved as a whole. check out greek life at your college, its a big thing at my school, but it might not be as important at yours. you get into them by a process called formal recruitment, informally called rush. the governing body of all national sororites, (Panhellenic something,.. aka panhel for short) sets up the guide lines for this, basically meetings with the different houses on your campus with people getting cut every day, read up about. (greekchat.com isa great resouce)\nonce you get into your sorotiy, the fun begins, mixers formals and events are your social life and they are awesome! you can be as involved or uninvolved as you want. however why join if you aren't geing to be involved? \ngo through rush and see for yourself what sororities are about :)\n\ncheck this out too! http://www.ehow.com/how_1581_join-sorority-fraternity.html
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I personally didn't go yet. I wasn't ready yet, but most likely going in September. I had to figure out what I wanted to do with my life first.Did you go? And if so why did you go to college?
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Because they aren't a part of it and they believe that hazing only occurs in fraternities and greek houses are just a place for partying, etc.\n\nSadly the sports teams on my campus party for than fraternity men, are more exclusive(only team members and girls allowed into parties), and the haze more(Seen and heard rumors)... \n\nPeople usualy hate what they don't know about and the secrets that each greek house keeps between the members pisses the non-members out cause they don't know. Psychologically they wish they knew but sadly either didn't try to rush a house or was turned off by the media...\n\nI too hate the image I have on my campus thanks to Animal House and Old School, but I know that my gpa is higher than most of the campus and I am way more involved.
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It's different on every campus.  At one school your sorority could be the "top dog", but at another one have the opposite reputation.  It's best to look at an organization as a whole before joining one.  Just because one on your campus is strong, it doesn't necessarily mean they are strong nationally.  \n\nPersonally I would avoid local organizations that are not national.  National ones have more benefits and seem to have higher standards.\n\nGood Luck with your decision.
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What in the world are you doing - pledging a sorority???\nNo one should be able to force you to do stupid stuff like that.
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i have often looked back upon my days as a sorority girl and wondered about it, primarily because NO ONE in my present life would pick me out as someone likely to have done such a thing. \n\nhowever, here's what i believe strongly i took from the experience that was valuable: leadership skills. yup, that's it! i learned how to run a meeting according to parliamentary procedure (something you actually could use later in life), how to organize fundraising or volunteer work, and how to "schmooze" with people you don't particularly like. i learned how to get along with people, especially other women. \n\nit was actually a very valuable experience, but i would caution you to pick based on who you like, and who you're like, rather than based on prestige. nobody really cares which sorority you belonged to after you're graduated. what they care about is what you learned from it. that means you don't want to be stuck with people you think are stupid or stuck up or just not-you. go for your gut, not your resumé. \n\n(and don't be surprised if by senior year you really don't want to play anymore. that's normal.)
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Probably what you refer to is a pledge name. Usually that only happens in fraternities, but I guess some girls might do it. I have yet to encounter that in any of the campuses i've been to (I know greeks from sfsu, sjsu, csu:sac, berkeley, uc davis, ucla, stanford, usc, ucsd, and one from when ucsc had a greek system).
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Definitely without.  I attended a college without sororities and fraternities, and I have taught at a number of universities both with and without.  \n\nAt the colleges with fraternities, people are much more conformist, and tend to place too much emphasis on partying, outward appearances, and the (questionable) value of "who you know" rather than "what you know."  Despite the fact that fraternities and sororities do volunteer work, they mostly serve purely social functions.  Sororities and fraternities are also inherently classist, since poorer students cannot afford to belong.\n\nColleges without fraternities and sororities have greater social freedoms, and students with dissimilar backgrounds tend to congregate more, and learn from one another more.   Students at hese sorts of schools tend to value "what you know" rather than "who you know."