<p>What are the major fraternities on campus that put heavy emphasis on sports?</p>
<p>Sigma Pi and Phi Kappa Psi are the only two I know of… I’m gonna pledge Sigma Pi this upcoming Fall. Athleticism is a must to get a bid for the fraternity. They work and play hard (I see their members in the gym all the time).</p>
<p>I got to know a couple of high ranking members and I know 2 guys from the most recent class, so my bid is in I hope. Pledge with me! Besides sports, Sigma Pi really gets a lot of love from the sororities. I was talking to an AChiO girl and she said I would have a lot of fun as a Sigma Pi ;)</p>
<p>Only reason I can’t really recommend PhiPsi is that I’m sure they’re very very expensive. It’s one of the much more prestigious fraternities (lot of important historical figures have been members, but that only jacks up the price).</p>
<p>Now what type of athleticism are we talking about. . . Like, do you have to be in really great shape, cuz I play basketball every other day and lift weights every day, so I would like to think that I can hold my own in terms of weight lifting but my cardio isn’t super great. Also I mainly play football, so do you have to be able to play more than one sport? And I have been looking for guys to pledge with me because all my friends think they are better than frats so sure I would pledge with you, as long as Sigma Pi sounds as good as you state ; )</p>
<p>haha as long as you are fit! the fraternities here play intramural sports against each other. as far as I know, you dont have to play (you can be a member just to experience the brotherhood life), but being a player makes you an even more valuable member. as for the sports they play, checkout their site here at [Sigma</a> Pi Fraternity, UC Irvine](<a href=“http://www.ucisigmapi.org/]Sigma”>http://www.ucisigmapi.org/) Apparently they’re champs at basketball, wrestling, tennis, soccer, hockey, etc… it keeps going!</p>
<p>I just noticed, Inland Empire? Nice I’m from the 909 too :]</p>
<p>Yeah im from San Bernardino, CA, but yeah I would definitely wanna play some intramural football. So are you going through the whole rushing process that begins welcome week?</p>
<p>Of course! You have to! Rush week is very very important. You can’t just waltz into a fraternity and get a bid. Rush week is where you make yourself known, and its quite a bit of work. Basically, rush week is where all the fraternities hosts events for people interested to check them out. To guarantee your chances of a bid, you have to go to all of the events, and not just that, you basically have to talk to the members, A LOT. Ask questions, add them on facebook, become friends, and simply be cool. You have to be memorable. After rush week, the members get together and decide who they want in the fraternity. If they don’t remember your name, you’re not getting in. </p>
<p>I rushed and pledged another fraternity last year. The pledging process (which for most fraternities lasts a quarter) wasn’t impossibly hard (but definitely far from easy) for me but that fraternity just wasn’t what I was looking for so I depledged after a couple of weeks. If you get a bid, they will call you asking if you want join. Make sure its what you want before you say yes, because if you depledge a Greek fraternity, you won’t get into another easily (they have a blacklist of some sort). Luckily, the fraternity I depledged wasn’t Greek.</p>
<p>Join their Fall 2010 Rush group on Facebook for the latest updates because no one seems to be tending to the site, but hey its summer lol.</p>
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<p>Yeah I understood all that I just thought it might be different for you cuz u already know some guys in the frat as well as ur a second year. But anyways what dorms did u live in ur first year</p>
<p>Middle Earth, but I won’t mention which hall (you’ll see why)</p>
<p>Best year of my life. Really good fun and made friends I’m sure will last forever. While I’m sure Mesa Court parties harder than ME, my hall had parties every week, and we partied pretty hard. The RA never knew (THE WHOLE YEAR) that every Friday night we were all in the study room playing beer pong and doing crazy stuff. I got tired of the party scene pretty quickly though lol.</p>
<p>I roomed with people from high school too. Worst <em>**in choice of my life that nearly ruined my first year of college. They were potheads and smoked and drank all the time. The roomed smelled of weed and everyone knew it was them. The room was also a *</em>*in mess. It was so bad that I basically ditched the room and them (I only slept there) as I always hung out somewhere else making new friends. This worked to my advantage as it forced me to become more social and outgoing. I miss dorm life so much. You WILL cry when its time to move out, because its something you’ll never experience again (unless you dorm 3rd year, which I plan to just to relive the experience).</p>
<p>Yeah that’s what I keep hearing, and I hope so cause Im not entering UCI with too many high school friends, but anyways during welcome week you have to rush more than one frat even if you made up your mind, and also would you accept a bid to another frat even if it wasn’t your ideal, preferred frat but you somewhat liked the frat? Thanks again for all your help.</p>
<p>If I’m not 100% sure about a fraternity, I will not accept the bid. When you accept the bid, you have to pay pledge fees which are nonrefundable if you depledge. Some fraternities charge as much as $150 for pledging and I’m not gonna risk that much money.</p>
<p>Yeah makes sense so how much r the pledge fees for sigma pi</p>
<p>Their site says $150 for pledging I think. If you’re a freshman, you can get that waived as a scholarship I think but I don’t know how to apply, and I’m a sophomore anyway. Initiation fees are $350, and I don’t know how much they cost overall (quarterly, yearly, or however they deal with it). It seems like a lot, but they throw a lot of events (yacht parties, vegas, etc) every quarter, so I think its well worth it.</p>
<p>Ite sounds good, I guess Sigma Pi, Sigma Chi, and Kappa Sigma are all viable options for me, with my emphasis on sports and overall compatibility with the frat members, which I will get to explore during welcome week</p>
<p>Alright man! Keep researching and find whats right for you! It sounds like your first year is gonna be a blast. Good luck.</p>