<p>I do not know much about Frat houses, and I know is some scenes from movies that they party a lot. I have a place right know and I would like be closer to the campus.</p>
<p>1 - Am I too late to apply for any Frat Houses?</p>
<p>2 - How much do they usually charge per month (including meals) ?</p>
<p>3 - How is the residential life going on there? Too much noise, clean, etc?</p>
<p>You are not too late to apply to fraternities. At the start of every semester, fraternities have rush where they meet potential members. This semester rush will be from August 27 to September 3. Before and during rush, visit many fraternities. If they like you, they will give you a bid, which is an offer to join their fraternity. You can find more information [url=<a href=“http://www.calgreeks.com/ifc/recruitment-information/faq/]here[/url”>http://www.calgreeks.com/ifc/recruitment-information/faq/]here[/url</a>] and [url=<a href=“http://www.calgreeks.com/ifc/recruitment-information/schedule/]here[/url”>http://www.calgreeks.com/ifc/recruitment-information/schedule/]here[/url</a>].</p>
<p>The other questions will vary depending on where you join. Joining a fraternity will probably give you the cheapest housing option near campus. Residential life will vary a tremendous amount. At my fraternity, people are up at all hours doing things, but will mostly confine it the downstairs common area, meaning that my room is quiet. However that isn’t true everywhere.</p>
<p>Based on the wording of the post, I think he’s asking about boarding instead of actually joining a fraternity.</p>
<p>If any organization has low membership and thus has extra rooms available, you should still be able to get them. The rooms are usually a little cheaper than apartments, etc.</p>
<p>Now, if you’re talking about joining a fraternity, keep in mind that it’s all about the people instead of the house/food. If you had a group of 50 extremely close friends, wouldn’t it make sense to all live together in a mansion? That’s the idea of a fraternity house.</p>
<p>A fraternity is a bond of brothers… the resident life going on in a frat house can vary greatly, and since you don’t even know who you want to rush yet, you probably won’t get much info here.</p>
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Highly idealistic and untrue comment. The real work aint Old School or Animal House</p>
<p>If you’re talking about boarding (and not actually pledging a fraternity, which is an experience in itself)…</p>
<p>1 - Nope. Frat houses are open for business.</p>
<p>2 - My friend had a single in a fraternity for 750/mo. Nice big room with his own closet, furnished bed and dresser. Meals weren’t included, though you can get on a meal plan for ~$5/meal.</p>
<p>3 - Most fraternities have a cleaning service come through once per week. House is generally pretty quiet Sun-Weds, and can be rowdy Thurs-Sat due to parties. The toughest part, I think, is the kitchen – sharing 1 kitchen with 20-40 people can be hard. </p>
<p>All in all, an experience. I lived in for 2 semesters and I really broadened my social life while still doing well in school.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the messages. Do you think I would be able to study at the frat house? I have worries that it might be a wrong decision because I prefer my room to be quiet at nights at least. I am more concerned about the housing part actually. So, you got any fraternities to suggest?</p>
<p>I am here only for 2 semesters, so I so don’t look forward to deal with all those initiation stuff, just cheap housing in a quiet and nice place is what I look for. (Not sure if it sounds realistic.)</p>