How do you get into the college scene

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<p>there is nothing innately wrong with the greek system. there are fraternities for all types of people. don't like to drink? join a dry house. want to do a lot of community service? rush a house known for doing a lot of c.s. want to get blitzed 4+ nights a weak? rush a party house.</p>

<p>and, just for your information, you're not "paying to be friends with people." there are plenty of clubs which charge dues - except with the fraternity some of that money actually goes towards tangible uses for you. you want a house that you can beat the **** out of and have pledges clean for you? you have to pay for that. you want to have parties where you have 10 kegs? you have to pay for that. you want to go on date functions/have mixers/go to formal you have to pay for that. dues would be incredibly low if you didn't have any of that stuff - and if you didn'thave any of that stuff, joining a frat would be pointless. just consider it a lump upfront sum towards towards a semesters worth of fun. remember, very few frats actually make money, few break even, and most run in the red, so you're getting your money's worth</p>

<p>that being said, if you don't have that core group of friends from freshman dorms to hang out with after your first year, you need to join a bunch of clubs - or else you're in for a lonely 4 years.</p>

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<p>Haha. Why join frats? If it's frat parties you want, then make friends with people in frats, and there you go, free frat parties. (:</p>

<p>As for me, I've been making friends through friends, and then more friends through those friends. So my network has just been expanding. And then I make a new random friend, and then branch out from there again. It works.</p>

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<p>i agree with you syneria...i mean if frat parties arent exclusively for the members you can still go to them and meet new people...which is the whole point ...right?</p>

<p>my friend, who isnt a part of the greek system, just started her freshman year at ucdavis and she told me that her first day there she was invited to a frat party. she loves it there and she has met a bunch of people.</p>

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<p>"What do you guys think your mighty morphing power rangers?"</p>

<p>LOL! Thats the funniest thing I've read all day.</p>