<p>^Business frats have parties and pledges lol… Their pledge processes are known to be a lot more rigorous than that of social frats…</p>
<p>Business frats don’t have parties where hot sorority goes and their pledge process is different in terms of rigor. Social frats (good ones at least) you are a slave to the actives. Based on everything I’ve heard from friends in business “frats,” pledges just have to do tons of case studies and academic work. My suggestion is access what you want from a fraternity then decide what you want to do. If you want ragers with hot girls and sorority exchanges and stuff, go for a social frat. If you want experience, networking and interview preparation, join a business frat. Also keep in mind the two aren’t mutually exclusive</p>
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<p>“hot girls” and “berkeley” in the same thought? blasphemy.</p>
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<p>"“hot girls” and “berkeley” in the same thought? blasphemy. "</p>
<p>this.</p>
<p>There are plenty of hot girls at Berkeley, they apparently just don’t associate with you guys…</p>
<p>I was under the impression that being a hot girl and attending Berkeley were mutually exclusive.</p>
<p>Anyway, what should I expect if I plan on joining a business fraternity? Is the process difficult?</p>
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lose the goggles, baby</p>
<p>So umm… Is it even possible to rush for DSP as a freshman? Or are there other clubs that I could join?</p>
<p>Anyone know?</p>
<p>^not first semester freshman, you can second semester though</p>
<p>At Berkeley, DSP and AKPsi are really neck and neck if you look at the legitimacy of the two frats. DSP simply puts up a facade of prestige and likes to present themselves as the better frat. Doing some simple research shows that the two are actually almost the same though.</p>
<p>Looking at full fraternal networks though, I’d say AKPsi has a stronger one. AKPsi has a worldwide network while DSP only exists in the US. So if you’re looking to work internationally, you might want to look into AKPsi.</p>
<p>DSP: 270 college chapters, 60 alumni chapters in the US only
AKPsi: 295 college chapters, 90 alumni chapters worldwide</p>
<p>AKPsi is also a lot stronger than DSP on the East Coast at school like UPenn (Wharton), NYU (Stern), and Cornell. In the end though, whichever one you join will be a good opportunity.</p>
<p>On each of the frat pages, all the members internships/jobs are listed…</p>
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DSP for I-Banking / Finance, AK Psi for Consulting, and BAP if you’re an impatient first semester freshman. I believe DSP has the highest acceptance rate for Haas out of any org, but stats can be misleading about whether or not the frat actually helped. Berkeley Consulting and TBG are better for consulting than any business frat, but I’ve heard the community is not as close. It’s pretty competitive, so don’t worry if you don’t get into any of them haha. Just pull a VCG and make your own club.
For consulting clubs, BC/TBG/NIB are the strongest with BC leading the pack in terms of project quality, intellectual curiosity and internship/FT placements.
DSP is the most prestigious of all the business fraternities, with top placements in investment banking (Goldman, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan etc) and consulting (MBB). Also the strongest culture among business clubs (they know how to have a good time and most members drink quite a bit).
That being said, most of these orgs have very low acceptance rates and you have to be a stellar candidate (strong GPA, sociable, good interview skills) to get in. Good idea to spread the net wide as a freshman and see which people you get along with the best. Networking and gauging the culture of different groups helps a lot too.
Wow, my D will be so overjoyed to know that Cal is so full of amazing looking guys that they can be so disparaging about the average Cal gal. Goggles go both ways, my friend.
DSP definitely is not the most prestigious business fraternity. While they have a lot of alumni in banking within SF, AKPsi has historically placed better for New York, which is by far the most difficult and technically demanding office to recruit for. Overall, I think DSP definitely has, on average, recruited better for banking; however, the top bankers from Berkeley have always been in AKPsi (Qatalyst, Morgan Stanley Menlo Park, Ares, Vista Equity). A few of them skip banking entirely and go straight to private equity.