<p>I am going into SCS next year and I am really curious about the frats at CMU. According to wikipedia the current frats at cmu are:</p>
<p>Alpha Epsilon Pi
Beta Theta Pi
Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Sigma
Phi Kappa Theta
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Tau Gamma
Zeta Beta Tau</p>
<p>Does anyone know the repuations of any of these frats? How popular are the frat parties and frat life in general?</p>
<p>I’ll give you what their reps have been insofar as I know, but this is just one person’s experience.</p>
<p>Alpha Epsilon Pi - Jew frat. They throw dry parties (no alcohol). </p>
<p>Beta Theta Pi - Suspended for an incident last year (cited amnesty too many times). Cool brothers that are non-sketchy but it’s hard for them to host parties in their house since they’re on thin ice. Every Beta party I’ve been to was off campus in a house up the street.</p>
<p>Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Sigma
Phi Kappa Theta - The stoners.</p>
<p>Pi Kappa Alpha - The rich, arrogant jocks who wanted to be something more. Now they live to be… well, rich jocks. They established a high chair on their side lawn this year so that they could stare at women as they walked by and holler at them. Very classy.</p>
<p>Sigma Alpha Epsilon - They have these stone lions out front. Word has it that whenever someone loses their virginity in the house they paint them from white to gold or vice versa. I don’t know if that’s true, but the lions -do- change color every now and then, seemingly at random.</p>
<p>Sigma Nu - I’ve never seen it, but everyone says they have a rape (“dance”) cage in their basement where they roofie women and then shove them into it. It’s probably just hearsay.</p>
<p>Sigma Phi Epsilon - Your basic “good old brothers” frat, known to be generally cool and non-******-y. Their pledges this past year were cute. Tim Ruff is one of their (recently graduated) brothers and I’d hit that in an instant. </p>
<p>Sigma Tau Gamma - The nerd frat. KGB kids, etc. They like anime. Not that I have a problem with anime!</p>
<p>Zeta Beta Tau - All I know is that they’re an extremely new frat and supposedly Jewish(?)</p>
<p>did beta get suspended? also, to add to their description, they’re mostly football dudes.</p>
<p>Delta Tau Delta just recently got their charter, and they have some cool brothers, at least from what i’ve seen playing sports with a few of them.</p>
<p>also don’t know too much about kappa sigma… and i’m moderately active in the Greek community. they have a flag pole and the brothers may be tight, but you really wont find yourself calling them studs or jocks…</p>
<p>hmm… random other stuff i guess:</p>
<p>-Pika and Beta seem to have the most / most attractive girls around</p>
<p>-AEPi has one of the higher (if not the highest) GPA’s</p>
<p>-Sig Nu, SigEp, Kap Sig, Phi Kap, Pike are all on the Quad. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, AEPi, and Beta are all nearby on morewood/forbes. The others are across campus.</p>
<p>-By size (total membership) i think it goes Beta, SigEp, Pika for the top 3</p>
<p>-Pika won Greek Sing with Theta (sorority), SigEp was 2nd place in Buggy (top out of Greek orgs), Phi Kap won booth.</p>
<p>-SigEp (and maybe Phi Kap?) is currently on probation (dry) stemming from events, and probably justified paranoia following the death of a student in the Pika house.</p>
<p>Don’t expect yourself to spend too much time on the quad initially. If you’re a stud, you’ll probably get dirty rushed (invited to alcoholic parties/events banned to freshman during orientation and the rush weeks). It’s not supposed to happen, but various orgs, or even just a few individuals within those organizations, don’t always play by the rules.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t expect too many big parties/events until a few weeks or a month in, and longer from organizations on probation. If you’re into that stuff, do yourself a favor and make friends in the various houses and get your name on their guests lists. Also make sure you figure out how to handle your academics before you even think of getting involved in greek life. And once you do get involved, make sure you don’t let new bad habits set in. There are really more brothers in my house than i can keep track of who I hear regretting their first year at CMU and how it brought down their GPA for the rest of their stay.</p>
<p>If you’ve spent this much time on CC preparing for college, there’s really no reason to blindly throw yourself into something once you get here. It’s just not worth it, brah ;)</p>
<p>Ah, Beta’s on probation, not suspension. My bad. </p>
<p>Also what the feck happened to Lamda Phi Ep? The asian frat? I didn’t think they went anywhere but they’re not on that list and their website’s down. Hmm. Anyhow, if you’re asian and a party kid/know one of them, they’ll probably ask you to rush at some point.</p>
<p>There are two Asian-interest fraternities, both of which will have a house in the sorority quad next year, Lambda Phi Epsilon and Pi Delta Psi. There are 3 African-American interest fraternities, although not much is known about them. They are more “underground”.</p>
<p>“They are more “underground”” Shady…</p>
<p>Does anybody know anything about Alpha Kappa Psi?</p>
<p>That’s the business frat, yes? All I know is that they’re academically selective, co-ed (female members are still “brothers”), and they currently own a sweet piece of real estate in the form of one of the Resnik special interest apartments.</p>
<p>Yeah, they’re the official business fraternity on campus. They have a lot of members, around 60-70ish, a lot of business majors, but many non-buiness. Not quite sure what they do exactly, but they have a very good networking opportunity and runs a lot like a business lol.</p>
<p>I am currently a freshman. I am a computer science major and I compete in robotics competitions. How hard is it to get into Beta? I heard the guys play football and I don’t but I heard they are pretty cool dudes. I think I would fit in there.</p>
<p>For trolling, it’s actually not that bad.
On a side note, it’s funny to see how the frat culture changed.</p>
<p>Lambda is pretty legit for parties.
Sig-Ep has gotten quite a bit douchier.
Pike is dying, having gotten knee-deep in trouble.
Kappa Sigma has a lot of cool brothers and they’re getting a bit more presence in the social scene. Still not the “jock” frat though.
ZBT is straight up gone.</p>
<p>I remember there was a Jewish fraternity that was trying to start up around 2004 or so. They had a house towards the end of Beeler Street. What wound up happening to them? </p>
<p>Also, lol at SigEp being douchier. My freshman roommate pledged with them, and I could really see some of them turning into bros with how the times have changed.</p>
<p>lambda’s still here! (the asian frat) They threw a party every night during orientation lmao. they’re really nice people though!</p>
<p>Lambda is known for hazing, so if anyone is planning on rushing Lambda have that in mind.</p>
<p>Alpha Epsilon Pi: Known as the Jewish frat. As a dry frat they throw non-alcoholic parties which generally go under the radar, but most of the brothers are nice guys.</p>
<p>Beta Theta Pi: The “football house”. I heard that last year their rush class was 1 hockey player and the rest were football players. They throw a good halloween party but a lot of girls find the atmosphere of Beta uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Delta Tau Delta: As a recently reinstated house, DTD is still trying to pick up steam, but right now they’re growing faster than any other house. The brothers are known to be academic and not known as huge partiers, but they’re all pretty nice.</p>
<p>Kappa Sigma: One of the smallest fraternities, but very tight-nit. Known to be fairly quirky and has a fairly solid reputation.</p>
<p>Pi Kappa Alpha: Used to be an awesome house, but after somebody died and somebody got brain damage they’ve been basically thrown under the bus by IFC. They had a huge pledge class this year but the fact that they lack a house has made them unknown to most students.</p>
<p>Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Known to be preppy, with a somewhat stoner-ish reputation. They always play four square on their porch and most of the brothers are very social. Also is one of the most selective fraternities. On the negative side, I know a few girls who found SAE to be somewhat ******y.</p>
<p>Sigma Phi Epsilon: Biggest fraternity (80+ brothers), as well as the richest fraternity in terms of endowment. They throw a lot of parties which are extremely inconsistent, but every once in a while they’ll throw a good party. Also doesn’t have pledges - everybody starts as a brother and can work their way up different “levels” of brotherhood. There’s a sense across campus that SigEp is so big that it’s almost impersonal, since you probably won’t ever know the names of all of your fellow brothers.</p>
<p>Sigma Nu: One of the smallest fraternities, and has a reputation as being very relaxed and chill. They had the 2nd highest GPA on campus last year but they are also among the most socially active fraternities given their size. In the past, they’ve had a reputation as the “stoner frat”, but currently that definitely isn’t the case. Known for throwing occasional parties which are always fairly awesome.</p>
<p>Sigma Tau Gamma: Smallest fraternity (apparently they have between 10 and 20 active brothers…) and, like PIKE, doesn’t have an individual house. Known to be the nerdiest fraternity, but every brother in Sig Tau loves it.</p>
<p>Sigma Chi (Colonizing): Only started recently, so it doesn’t have a house on the Greek quad. Known to be a very chill group of guys, though some people criticize them for trying to be “too bro”, which can make some of them pretty ******y. A subset of Sigma Chi has a stoner reputation. Their parties are fairly small but very relaxed and somewhat enjoyable.</p>
<p>Delta Upsilon (Colonizing): One of the smallest fraternities. Was only recently re-introduced to CMU. All the brothers are fairly quiet, but together they seem to be very tightly knit. On the other hand, most students at CMU don’t know that DU even exists…</p>
<p>Just an update on the Fraternity Scene:</p>
<p>Pi Kappa Alpha: Pike is still a good house but they are off campus because somebody died at a party a couple of years ago. Great guys overall and I love their social events.</p>
<p>Sigma Alpha Epsilon: This one is hit or miss. It’s a big fraternity so they have some AWESOME brothers and some losers. I think their nationals just got rid of the pledge process so they’re joining Sig Ep in that regard, which is honestly probably gonna increase the amount of goobers in the fraternity… </p>
<p>Kappa Sigma: Have some cuties in their recent rush classes. They’re kind of small and don’t do as much on campus but their brothers are classy and they throw solid parties (their annual beach party is awesome!) I think they’re underrated right now and somewhat unknown on campus.</p>
<p>Alpha Epsilon Pi: Still the Jewish frat. Still dry. Still lame.</p>
<p>Delta Tau Delta: I met a delt alum from the 90’s on the quad during carnival. He didn’t even know they were back on campus (they currently have a Maggie Mo house but I think are moving back into the quad next year.) So yeah; not much party presence, some of the brothers are nice I guess.</p>
<p>Phi Delta Theta - Newest fraternity. Officially they’re dry but they definitely hold wet events. They have some really quality brothers but initiated a lot of random when they were colonizing, so they’re hit or miss…</p>
<p>Sigma Phi Epsilon: Easily the biggest fraternity which is both good and bad - they have a lot of campus involvement but on the flip side there’s not that much brotherhood and I’ve heard of anecdotes of brothers trying to rush other brothers that they didn’t realize were in the fraternity. No pledge process. Like SAE, they have good brothers and not so much, but I get more of a sense of try-hardness.</p>
<p>Lambda Phi Epsilon: Asian Fraternity. They’re not in IFC so they haze, but they throw some pretty bangin’ parties at the beginning of the year. Some people say Lambda Blue has cough syrup though…</p>
<p>Sigma Nu: They got kicked off the quad and are now in a small house on maggie mo. I guess the best way to describe them is dorky boys who like to have fun. Used to throw a decent amount of parties.</p>
<p>Sigma Tau Gamma: Nerd frat. It’s super small and I don’t think they have a house.</p>
<p>Sigma Chi: No house on the quad and some people accuse them of being to-try-hard and TFM-wannabes. I’m friends with some brothers and find them to be pretty down to earth people though.</p>
<p>Delta Upsilon: Another Maggie-Mo fraternity, this seems to be where people go if they don’t get a bid.</p>