Best Fraternities at Vanderbilt 2008

<p>Alright I made a new account cause my last one had too much info in my profile</p>

<p>So this is always controversial, and also probably completely pointless but I'm going to rank the fraternities from what I've experienced so far as a rush. I have been to every single house multiple times, and except for the really sucky ones, I know at least 2 brothers at each. Granted, this may not be the best way to rank them, but its also important to note that I'm not just ranking based on who has had the best parties. I'm averaging 5 nights out per week, and all my buddies in my hall are rushing pretty hardcore too so I know what's up as well as anyone else.
And remember, these rankings are for 2008. So if your frat was amazing last year but sucks now/is on probation, you'll probably get a crappy rank...live with it (That means you VandySAE).</p>

<p>Top Tier (In Order):
Beta: Guys are cool, tailgates are sick, parties have been wild and always well attended. If you don't know any brothers, their beer policy will suck for you and you probably think the guys are jerks, but they're just watching their own backs. Also, it encourages you to stop being antisocial and meet some of the boys. Sometimes there are a disproportionate amount of ugly girls there, but I think that's because the freshman class this year is lacking and this is a traditional frosh girl hangout spot..</p>

<p>KA: Again, sick tailgates for the football games. Parties are always packed and I've had a great time at most. Though they sometimes will bring in a jam band, and while that's sick, it means no dancing and a lot of standing around just drinking and all, which can be chill but if you're looking to meet a young lady, a good ol' grind sesh is always better...Either way, pretty sick house, two hottest girls I've hooked up with this year I met here.</p>

<p>Pike: Back on campus, and they had a hell of a return. Some really cool guys, know a bunch of them, more than most of the other houses and they are chill. Have a sketchy reputation and I can see where it comes from, some are scumbaggy but get to know them and you'll see that they are good guys for the most part. They are intense, real wild partiers, which I love but some might not.</p>

<p>Phi Psi: This is a probably the biggest change from any of the rankings before. Honestly, the guys here are the chillest brothers I've met anywhere. Their parties have been great all year, they always bring in a really good band, probably the best was that Sublime cover band. The one party that was pretty weak was during parent's weekend...A lot of really hot girls at the parties. Much more laid back than the others, but I've been by on a Monday night, and their beruit is absolutely insane, its full contact and later in the night, when things start getting sloshy, bodies are hitting the floor and tables are going down...pretty sick spot.</p>

<p>Second Tier (In Order):
Deke: One of the best tailgates I've gone to was here, and they had one good party I went to, I forget which one, definitely not Tupacalypse, there were like 12 people there at like 1:30 when I stopped in, but there were too many parties going on that night and everyone was scattered...Anyways, I'm putting them up here because a couple of my boys are rushing and went on a formal with them, which I heard was sick. Good groupies.</p>

<p>SAE: Went to a party there at the very beginning of the year, off campus, and it was cool. I know a couple brothers and they are also chill, but to be honest, they have had absolutely no presence on campus this year, and the only reason they are even this high in the second tier is because three of the guys in my hall are rushing and insist that they are one of the most legit and will have a sick rebound later.</p>

<p>ZBT: Some of the most fun parties this year have gone on at ZBT. Actually, there parties were no less than top tier, but I've gone to some of the rush things mid-week, and some of the guys are really weird/losers, so that hurts them a lot...Anyways, if they keep up the sick parties and get a good pledge class next couple years they could possibly be top tier in the future...possibly.</p>

<p>Kappa Sig: Their white out party at the beginning of the year was a lot of fun, but since then they've been pretty lame, KappaZoo was a terrible idea for a party, who the hell buys/brings an animal costume to college for a lame theme party? Guys are alright.</p>

<p>AEPi: Solid parties, outside it always looks like its going to be sick, and then you get in there and its just decent, probably because the girls aren't the best and the brothers are lame as hell. </p>

<p>Rest are not worth ranking.</p>

<p>That was really long. There's going to be some people who disagree, but I've talked to a bunch of kids and this is basically the consensus this year. If you are rushing, don't all of a sudden change where you are thinking of pledging because some anonymous freshman who could be a complete tool posts some rankings on a website...go where you like it best.</p>

<p>I skimmed this for entertainment and it was great. Also, it is not cool to speak or type like a 15 year old crack case from Jersey Shore. I know that might be what you and your "boys" do, but stop.
1) SAE
2) KA
3) DKE
4) Beta
5) Sigma Chi</p>

<p>Drops off, A LOT</p>

<p>6) NU Society / Kappa Sig
7) really not even worth it at this point</p>

<p>Sorry pal somebody's gotta let you know, you clearly suck.</p>

<p>Also, I'm not even going to bother defending my fraternity to you. Basically, we've been either #1 or #2 on this campus since the 1960s with either old Phi or KA at times and continue to do so off campus. Glad nobody's inviting you.</p>

<p>Oh, and I don't have a problem with all the Jewish people at this school nowadays, so if that's what your into, ZBT probably edges out AEP, but I know nobody in them worthwhile.</p>

<p>The rankings have changed a lot in the two years since this was posted so I thought I’d give a more updated list:</p>

<p>Top Tier

  1. SAE- very southern, giant house, hot guys
  2. Beta- very northern, fun parties, sketchiest place EVER
  3. KA- tries to be very southern, jerks
  4. Pike- lots of hairgel, but fun parties, New Yorkers</p>

<p>Middle Tier:
Sigma Chi- preppy, very normal guys, very sweet guys, cute, kind of like SAE-lite
Lambda Chi- kind of a random mix of guys, but really fun parties
Kappa Sig- another very random mix of guys but they rage hard
ZBT- weird group of guys but a lot of fun, very Jewish but not as hardcore about it as AEPI</p>

<p>Bottom Tier:
AEPi
Phi Delt
Sigma NU
ATO</p>

<p>I read through this previous posts and thought they were not up to date/pretty biased. Here’s my take on what the current fraternity scene looks like at Vandy:</p>

<p>Top Tier:
SAE - Almost entirey southern; Cool guys; Their house is under renovations for a year or two, so that is a downside
BETA - Northern kids from prep schools; Cool guys; A lot of chicks are afriad to go there, but they’re mostly good dudes
KAPSIG - With KA getting kicked off campus for two years, these guys could probably be considered the newest members of the top tier. They throw down with no regard for rules(which probably explains why they’re often on probation) and have some solid tailgates</p>

<p>Middle:
DKE - Known as the druggy frat. They pull some chicks and have decent tailgates, but if you don’t smoke or do hard drugs regularly, probably not for you.
SIGMA CHI- Mix of southern/northern guys. Some real cool brothers, but some losers also. Have decent parties
AEPI - Jews from the northeast. If you like techno, grinding on jappy chicks from New Jersey, and have a tendency to abuse hair gel, this is definitely the place for you</p>

<p>Bottom:
LAMDA CHI
SIG NU
ATO
PHI SI
FIJI</p>

<p>Yes, because KA got kicked off campus, all guys in Kappa Sig automatically become cooler and the guys in KA stop existing off campus and at bars…that makes sense</p>

<p>For freshman reading, you’ll find that picking a fraternity has nothing to do with rankings. You may visit a top tier fraternity and sense that they are overtly racist or a bottom tier and find they are much less full of themselves and fun to be around. You may find that the guys at SAE are just like your friends at home or find they are just like the guys you hated at home. Speaking from the perspective of a middle tier fraternity member myself who rushed almost all of them. Pledge where you fit in. </p>

<p>I’d say DoresOnTop’s popularity rankings are accurate but the stereotypes are not so much. Fraternity stereotypes get played up a lot even when they aren’t particularly true. Though girls do noticeably fear going to Beta. Also wouldn’t be so quick to move Kappa Sig into top tier just because KA is gone. DKE/Sig Chi both have potential.</p>

<p>Also to put the bottom tier in order:</p>

<p>ATO / SIG NU
LAMDA CHI
FIJI
PHI SI</p>