<p>I am a transfer student at my school, and I was wondering if it would really be worth it to go Greek since I've heard that there are many advantages to being in a frat that go way beyond the partying. When I started here in the fall, I was having a hard time making friends because I had almost no common ground with the people in my dorm, and my RA and a few other people suggested it as a way to meet people and to get involved. I wonder if it would be worth it for me to seriously consider pledging because after hearing about what it's like and its perks, I'm still slightly tempted, but if I already have a pretty good social life, if I'm going out regularly with my friends, then should I bother? The reason I ask is that there are some question marks about this, if you will: will there be hazing involved? Will it be too much of a committment? Even though I like to party on the weekends, do Greeks party too much for my liking? Am I even cool enough to get into a frat? Also, at my school (UCSB), frats don't really seem to be a big part of the social life here. Most of the parties here are just non-Greek parties in people's apartments close to campus. If I actually joined a frat here, would I then find myself "isolated" from the rest of the student body? I've heard there are many advantages about going Greek, but I'm not sure if it's worth the time and effort if I don't need to. I also don't want to fall into that "frat boy" stereotype - I'm not an arrogant, meatheaded, beer-drinking idiot - although I'm open-minded enough to know that's just a stereotype, if I actually did this I wouldn't want people to think of me like that.</p>
<p>It's not for everybody but some people seem to absolutely love it.</p>
<p>Try going to some frat parties, meet the Greeks, see if you click with any fraternity, then you can decide.</p>