What's great about frats?

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<p>What's so great about frats? I mean I hear a lot about them but I don't get why some people make a big deal about them. Why are they popular? How big of an influence can they have on the individual and on campus life?</p>

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<p>Parties!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>depends entirely on the school as to how much of an effect they will have on your social life. Reasons I am pledging are because I like most of the guys in the house, and so I basically get to live with a ****load of friends, I like the idea of being part of an organization with long standing traditions, and also after college, fraternities are great for networking.</p>

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<p>frats also serve the community. For example in the Bahamas Phi Beta Sigma does alot of cleanups, they adopt areas, assist the red cross, etc.</p>

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<p>i'm pledging a frat basically for the brotherhood. it's just an awesome experience to be around 70 of your closest friends. in my experience, frats are a great gateway to being active on campus and the community. it's not just parties (although they are a definite plus).</p>

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<p>Fraternities are mainly about connections while you're on campus. If you join a frat that has alot of guys that like the same things you do, then you'll automatically know 60-100 people on campus, depending on how big your frat is, and you'll know people across years. Usually, no matter how social you are, you'll only know the people maybe in your year, or maybe a few sophomores. Rushing a frat allows you to meet alot more upperclassmen who can give you advice and just all the things that go with that, they'll live off-campus, so you have places to go, things to do. Also, fraternities usually have houses, where you can eat meals and live one year so you can become even more close with the brothers. You'll always have something to do on any weekend night, because you can just go over to the house and find out what's going on. And during pledge periods you'll either have to participate or host pledge events(which in my frat all consist of getting wasted in some form). It's just a really good way to organize your social life, and find a way to just get out of hanging out with your usual friends in the dorms and maybe going to the occasional party you dont know anyone. Once you join a frat, you're likely to know the majority of the people at the parties you go to.</p>

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<p>you can probably get laid</p>

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<p>If you can't "get laid" without a couple of Greek letters to help you, you're a lost cause anyway.</p>

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<p>its not like that, its just another avenue of getting some, if you will.</p>

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<p>fraternities are a social network that allow a student to get involved with an organization and meet new people, whether it be the brothers or random sorostitues. Basically, the greek letters wont get you laid, but the family that you enter into is a great base to get involved with other stuff. FRAT!</p>

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<p>nothing :) (sorry, fratties)</p>

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<p>It's a shame a GDI can feel so high and mighty, while ignoring the positive aspects of fraternities. Hope you don't fly too close to the sun Icarus...i hear that can have consequences.</p>

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<p>can u join a fraternity even if u live off-campus? whats the price?</p>

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<p>Came to post "Everything", so I guess we have a big difference in opinion :)</p>

<p>Seriously, I've seen no downside to fraternity life.</p>

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<p>Paying for friends.</p>

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It's a shame a GDI can feel so high and mighty, while ignoring the positive aspects of fraternities. Hope you don't fly too close to the sun Icarus...i hear that can have consequences.

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<p>Its funny, other people have mentioned the sun thing before. But hey what do they know?</p>

<p>I don't get the GDI acronym, btw?</p>

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<p>bump my post</p>

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<p>If you have to join a fraternity so you can pay to have friends because you can't make them any other way - I doubt any fraternity would take you</p>

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<p>Neverborn, you will find out that fraternity men were usually the most popular people on campus even before they pledge anywhere</p>

<p>Socially awkward people never join fraternities, they wouldnt even get invites from most fraternities.</p>

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<p>i wish people would learn about the greek system before they bash it.</p>

<p>yes, we pay dues, however we are not paying for friends, because as people before me have alluded to, you must receive a bid before you can join and have to pay dues, and in order to get a bid, the fraternity must like you.</p>