<p>The frats are a different and distinct as the dorms. There is this image of fraternities as a group of beer-swilling anti-intellectuals. Frankly such people would simply not have gotten in to MIT (and indeed the average Frat GPA has remained stubbornly higher than the average dorm GPA).</p>
<p>Every living group has its own characteristics. One dorm has frequently been referred to as “the largest frat on campus” due to its social scene. There are fraternities where Faraday’s definition of “fun” would be welcomed and there are those where it would be spurned. But the same statement could be made about the dorms. Keep an open mind, and I am sure you can find a living group where you fit in perfectly.</p>