<p>What are DU, Pi Kappa Phi, and SAM known as at UPENN? Are they popular houses? Thanks</p>
<p>Actually, just DU and SAM would be good.</p>
<p>um, frat parties suck compared to general parties at the school i transferred from. reminds me of high school: cheap diluted beer, sketchy guys, too many popped collars and a general lack of classy distinction... usually in a smelly, sticky, humid basement somewhere where american kids unable to hold their alcohol may or may not have thrown up two seconds earlier...</p>
<p>My stereotypes, for what they're worth:</p>
<p>DU = quirky theatre boys. not the boys you'd think of as the usual "frat boy" party type. they're fun, but not "cool".</p>
<p>Pi Kap = more of your recognizable out-of-a-movie frat. Not quite as popular as SAE/Skulls/Kappa Sig/Beta, in my opinion, but still pretty respectable. </p>
<p>SAM = somewhere in between. not really popular, but they also don't have the dorky theatre element associated with them. probably a good fit for more down-to-earth kids who don't deal well with the popped collar thing but are still pretty chill. </p>
<p>Again...these are obviously stereotypes, and you're gonna have a pretty wide variety of guys in all houses.</p>
<p>I'd like to hear some more on these houses, I just met another person in SAM the other day and was curious. I don't go to Penn btw but have friends who do</p>
<p>any comment on AEPi?</p>
<p>What are the most prominent frats and how many guys actually live in the houses?</p>
<p>by prominent do you mean largest or "best" socially?</p>
<p>either/both</p>
<p>Advice on AEPi: make sure you're circumcised.</p>
<p>None of the frats are THAT big because there are 28 of them. Pledge classes usually range from 10-30ish maybe? Because there are so many the reputations aren't as established as sororities. This is pretty much just my opinion on the best...</p>
<p>Theos: This is actually a "secret" society, but essentially it's a frat. It's pretty big. They have great parties. A lot of Jews, a lot of New York/LA, trendy.</p>
<p>St. A's: Small, but well-established. Almost entirely New England prep school guys, wealthy.</p>
<p>Zetes: This was Donald Trump's frat. VERY wealthy, known for taking their pledges to Amsterdam every year, rumored that members sign over 1% of their wealth for their entire life.</p>
<p>Sigma Chi: Nice guys, lots of athletes (especially lacrosse).</p>
<p>Phi Delt: Preppy, lots of Southerners, like a bigger and less selective A's.</p>
<p>Owls: I actually don't really know anything about them, but it's also a secret society, more secretive than Theos, very wealthy and international and very selective.</p>
<p>Owls isn't very selective. They invite a lot of kids to their first meeting. Rumor has it that they use facebook to friend recruits. If you live abroad or live in a rich zip code they'll invite you.</p>
<p>They also walk around in fullsuits with umbrellas to hand out invites. kind of funny.</p>