Everyone's brain works differently. Here's the journey a thought goes through in a frat guy's brain. Start at "Am I Talking To Someone With Boobs" and work counter-clockwise.
THE "AM I TALKING TO SOMEONE WITH BOOBS" STAGE:
This is the first stage any frat guy's thought goes through. If the answer is no, the thought continues on its full course through the brain. If the answer is yes, then he defaults to a series of scripted phrases that are used solely for the purpose of having sex with the boobed person he is talking to. Some common phrases are:
"I can't believe you wrote a ten-page paper. That's crazy!"
"I got a case of Zima at my parent's summer house."
"You're from [insert name of city/state]. I grew up near there!"
"I eat meat, but I am also a "Vag"-atarian."
"What made you want to major in [insert name of major]."
THE OLD SCHOOL QUOTE GENERATOR:
The process continues as the thought arrives here, where it's checked to see whether or not it can be scrapped, and replaced with a quote from the film "Old School." When confronted with everyday statements such as, "Do we need some more milk," "I'm having dinner with my parents tomorrow," or "What's on TV," the frat guy can (and will) respond with some of these common quotes:
"You're my boy, Blue!"
"We're going streaking!"
"Once it hits your lips! It's so good!"
"Earmuffs!"
THE EMBELLISHMENT STAGE:
Since the frat guy is under constant pressure to one-up his "Bros," every thought must enter the Embellishment Stage. At this point, the thought is "enhanced" with the addition of sexual conquest numbers or amount of alcohol intake to make tthis thought more appealing to its audience. An example:
Original Thought:
During Christmas, I saw a woman I went to high school with.
After It Has Gone Through The Embellishment Lobe:
When I went back home, I saw this big-tittied chick that I boned right after our homecoming game when I ran over this 265 pound black dude to score the winning TD. I had, like, 30 brew-dawgs that night, too.
THE "WHO TO RIDICULE" STAGE:
If a frat guy is not currently "boning some slut," getting "totally demolished at keggers," or "partying my face off," then his self-esteem can get dangerously low. At this point, the frat guy feels the need to put down others, which, in his eyes, restores him to his rightful place as Alpha Dog. If a frat guy's ego is fragile when a thought enters this stage, he immediately aborts his current thought and scans the area for possible targets and begins a harsh barrage of insults. Some common examples:
"Hey, look at the nerd. What a stupid nerd."
"Fat girl alert. Three o'clock."
"Yo, why are those Argentinians always hanging out here?"
"Check out those fags, bro. Total fags."
THE "WORDS TO END SENTENCES WITH" STAGE:
No frat guy thought is complete without a one-word description of the person you're speaking with. It can be either be the opposite of that person, e.g. (when leaving after hanging out with a group of friends) "Later, fags." Or it can be an aggressive derrogatory remark meant to engage someone in a possible phsyical altercation (When leaving after hanging out with a group of enemies) "Later, fags.
The summer before i went to college people would ask me, "are you going to join a frat?" my response was "i don't drink." All of those conversations ended there.
I think every university of southern california caucassion has to pass this this mri to be accepted...and spencer pratt..(dont think he went to college).
You don't pay to hang out with people. You pay for things like insurance, property management, and alumni events. Hardly any money goes to parties. If most of the dues money goes to parties, then that's just stupid.
Yea its hilarious because at the college I attended the average GPA for fraternities was always above the all mens GPA average. As a community our Greek system raised over $100k for charities and some even give out scholarships to kids so they can attend college. But yea we are all just a bunch of drunken womanizing assholes. I guess thats what happens when someone who has never been in a fraternity takes all his knowledge of fraternities from Old School and Animal House. I also knew much more engineers and management majors in the Greek system than independents, and both are ranked very highly in the country.
this is so true! because in real life people conform to every low budget college-comedy movie stereotype, and actually act out and say the asinine things that hollywood writers 20 years out of college believe its like.
This was the fraternity man of the 80's and 90's. The Greek system is actually turning around and the men are more respectable now, not the people you make them out to be. There's a thing called risk management tat was developed and now the fraternities are going back to the old days. Thanks for the dated stereotypes. Real cool dude.
Obviously the writers of both this article and these ridiculous comments have never actually learned anything about men in fraternities, other than perhaps watching a few comedy movies. Greek organizations have higher campus involvement across the board, have produced 17 of the last 25 Presidents of this country, and are generally better off than their non-Greek counterparts after college. So ridicule us if you feel it necessary; we'll be busy taking solace in the fact that we will, in all likelihood, be richer, happier, and more successful than you. And to the person who mentioned the old (and frankly tired) stereotype of "paying for your friends" I have a question for you. If a person paying to live in the dorms makes friends with his roommate, is he paying for his friends? If someone moves into an apartment building and befriends the guy two doors down, is he paying for his friends? If you pay the taxes in your city and get to know your neighbors, are you paying for your friends?
Next time you morons decide to talk about something you don't understand, why don't you just shove your thumb up your ass and focus on a topic you can at least vaguely comprehend.
Jason, there you go continuing the stereotype. What's with always wanting to shove something up a dude's ass?
Also, I'm wondering if any of you notice a difference between frat boys at colleges out in the sticks and frat boys at colleges that are more urban.
I go to a college in the city and hardly notice the stereotypical frat boy but i've also visited some friends who go to colleges out in the sticks and they're literally everywhere you look.
Paying to live in a property or paying the goverment and paying to be part of a group are two different things. If I pay rent and don't talk to my neighbors, I got exactly what I paid for, a roof over my head. If I pay my taxes and don't talk to my neighbors, I got exactly what I paid for, not getting kicked out by the city. If I pay to be part of a frat and I don't talk to anybody in the frat, then I didn't get what I paid for. Does this logic make sense to you?
And I'm just curious which frat handed this cute little paragraph to you to make you memorize so when this moment arrived you could be the valiant knight with the irrefutable logic? Bro?
Actually, you get exactly what you pay for:
You pay for your rent in the house; for your food; for your attendance at parties, events, celebrations; plus sometimes a shirt, or a sweater; And occassionally for charitable donations (in my experience usually an optional cost seperate from dues). The ability to make friends is usually a result of the whole "people/social skills" thing.
I am It'd be really cool to be all high and mighty and think that's ridiculous somehow and that I'm a mindless drone force fed that response, but sadly no. In truth, I paid just as much to my university for the same. People join fraternities for personal reasons, much like everything else they do. If people like this guy above want to somehow think that a simple affiliation is proof positive of some ignorant stereotype, well, by all means go for it. I'll never run need to tolerate him or her in real life I'm sure.
That being said, I take the graphic for what it is: entertainment. To that end, I think it's pretty funny.
Haha I'm just picturing a bunch of very effeminate males writing this and giggling and high-fiving while letting each other know how clever and witty they are.
the intentions may be good, the fact is you're paying money to just more intimate with a bunch of other guys with a super macho overtone to make it seem okay. it feels more emblematic of a society that frowns upon close relationships between men. i don't mean for that to be an insult thats what i feel the root of the issue is. also, alot of frat guys are dicks. i get it. my "secret club " phase ended at about 15. get over it, just get to know people and make friends by meeting them. damn
I was awakened from a sound sleep one night by the sound of a frat boy president slapping his "girlfriend". Since then every woman I've been involved with has described fraternity people in one way- drunken rapists. Abuse of power comes as no surprise.
Oh stop bitching. This article does describe every sing frat guy, especially in the South! I go to a University where the Greek system is apparently a big fucking deal and this article is dead on. Even if it's not how you or your "brothers" (smirk) are, stop whining like a baby it's a joke. I am sure if they were making generalizations about some other group or organization you would be laughing your asses off.
I am sorry but it is time to face it that there are members of fraternities that act like this (I know some and I know some more that don't act as the "comedic" chart implies). Just like every other group in the world has people that act like assholes that affect the opinions of how society see the group as a whole, christians, muslims, etc. All of these have the same problems. Just because you paid money to get into it doesn't grant you immunity from being ridiculed.
Also it is easier to have a higher average when your group has a minimum of usually 2.0 on GPA's and smaller than the other groups being compared. Just like you can't help people who represent frats being dicks, we can't make every dumbass study.
I went to a major college in Los Angeles in the mid '90s and lived in a house right around the corner from "Frat Row." The shit I heard out my window is pretty much in line with what you see here. I also heard a lot more disturbing shit, like hazing activities. At 3 in the morning, you would be surprised how much the drunken frat boys really, really want to see that garden hose shoved up the young recruit's "lily white ass." Disturbing, sick shit. Yeah, I called campus security, to no avail. So I called the police the next time, to even less results. At least campus security suspended these guys for two days!
Stereotypes come from somewhere. There are exceptions but I deal with this crap every time I go out. I know some good frat guys but the vast majority of them make the others look like complete assholes.
A bunch of Isaak Hayes' after the Scientology episode of South Park.
Some of the commenters have taught me that fraternities now a days might not be good at taking a joke or applying a reference to an amusing stereotype rather than a to real individuals. While I acknowledge the tarnished image of fraternities I think that the best thing to correct that image would probably be continuing to support the positive actions that several of you have spoken of rather than allowing people to read your comments and say "stupid frat boys cant take a joke."
All I know is that most of the former frats I work(ed) with are kind of annoying once you get past their false, brotherly front. They don't seem to continue their education at all, and frequently spout knowledge/suggestions/ideas that've been obsolete for years. I can't expect anyone to comprehend how terrible this is without having had worked in a situation detailed as such.
So, following the stereotype that exists whether some of you like it or not: If you want a position of authority that doesn't require knowledge of job position and accordingly, make tons of money regardless of the fact, join a non-progressive fraternity! You'll be set for life...
I was in a fraternity for 2 years... this article, despite its lack of evidence or support, is pretty much spot on. Of course, it does not take into account the nearly 1% (wow) that actually do some good for their communities and schools. The movies aren't simply perpetuating stereotypes... they exemplify truth to a very large extent.
Eh, depends on the fraternity, some are like that, some aren't. I've met guys from other fraternities who are exactly like that and other guys who are polar opposites. Of course they don't laid very often but whose keeping track right?
When I got to college there was a rush event across the street I went to. Typical frat guy was giving us the low down on frat life-"yeah we like to party, if u need to study you can always find someone to study with you, but we know how to party, and we play IM sports, but we party most weekends"...and this continued for 5 minutes. At the point he realized he was losing me and my roommate he brought over the "smart kid in the frat" and told us how many credits he was taking. Wow 21 that's impressive....."yeah well I'm on academic probation so I guess I need to party less.
Reason's I didn't join:
I don't want to pay someone elses beer tab.
I can make my own friends.
I value sleep.
I don't want to be someone's bitch for a year.
a) most fraternities expressly forbid fraternity funds paying for alcoholic beverages
b) the fact that you think that fraternity guys are paying to make friends only shows how much you misunderstand the whole system
c) so does everyone else
d) neither does anyone else. there are fraternities that have been around for a long time that reject the standard hazing and secrets bullshit.
a) looks good on paper, but how true is that? you and i know.
b) the fact that you think that fraternity guys are NOT paying to make friends only shows how you can justify being part the whole system. some of the dues I've heard people pay to belong in a frat/sorority are ridiculous.
c) so does everyone else. unless you like to be woken up in the middle of the night to have to run laps around the track.
d) uh huh. i went to a tier 1 university and there were still stories of haz...oh wait, maybe they called it team-building or establishing brotherhood.
Frat fucks just drink, rape girls and jerk off their fellow brethren in the shower. They are a waste to society as whole. Every now and then one guy from each house will actually have aspirations in life...that is rare though.
Rip on the greek system all you want but the fact is that most of the influential figures in sports, politics, and fortune 500 CEO's/leaders in this country have been in the greek system. It provides a vast networking system for members to connect. Not to mention there are many advantages to being in a fraternity. Being able to help out the community through organized activites. Donating to charity. The greek system at my school donates over 2 million dollars a year to cancer. Another plus is there are regular events to meet new individuals throughout the greek system. Why wouldn't you want to meet more people?! Life is about networking and meeting new people. I went to a school with over 30,000 students. If you want to meet a good amount of people a good way to do it is through the greek system. I had two jobs and was in the greek system while attending school. It was just a way for me to meet new people. Was I paying for my friends? Hell no..Do I like everyone in my fraternity. Hell no! You're not always going to like everyone.
Most people don't like frats because
1. You would never get in/ or you didn't get a bid
2. You are socially awkward
3. You don't understand the concept that knowing people gets you places.
4. You are too afraid of negative stereotypes
5. You only want to be friends with your highschool friends in college rather than break out of your shell.
DON'T KNOCK IT UNTIL YOU TRY IT. NOT ALL FRATS ARE THE SAME SO TO GENERALIZE IS JUST PLAIN IGNORANCE.
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March 2nd, 2009 at 02:07 pm
my roomates joining a frat i'm only waiting for him to transform into this.
March 2nd, 2009 at 02:25 pm
The summer before i went to college people would ask me, "are you going to join a frat?" my response was "i don't drink." All of those conversations ended there.
March 2nd, 2009 at 03:04 pm
I think every university of southern california caucassion has to pass this this mri to be accepted...and spencer pratt..(dont think he went to college).
March 2nd, 2009 at 03:06 pm
sdkjgvdigdsg
March 2nd, 2009 at 04:47 pm
My cousin is in a fraternity and says it's disrespectful for me to call it a "frat," even though he says it all the time. Can anyone explain this?
If you hang out with a bunch of guys you're essentially paying to be around, that's just sad.
March 2nd, 2009 at 05:11 pm
is your cousin a idiot cause if so that could be the problem.
March 2nd, 2009 at 07:54 pm
Its a fraternity. Bro
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:06 pm
You wouldn't call your country a "cunt"...
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:32 pm
your right, if you were going to abbreviate country, it would be count
March 3rd, 2009 at 08:06 pm
You don't pay to hang out with people. You pay for things like insurance, property management, and alumni events. Hardly any money goes to parties. If most of the dues money goes to parties, then that's just stupid.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:04 pm
This is hilarious. I'm in a fraternity, but I won't deny the usually-true stereotypes.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:02 pm
I'm going to go undercover as a frat. Bro.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:03 pm
Yea its hilarious because at the college I attended the average GPA for fraternities was always above the all mens GPA average. As a community our Greek system raised over $100k for charities and some even give out scholarships to kids so they can attend college. But yea we are all just a bunch of drunken womanizing assholes. I guess thats what happens when someone who has never been in a fraternity takes all his knowledge of fraternities from Old School and Animal House. I also knew much more engineers and management majors in the Greek system than independents, and both are ranked very highly in the country.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:23 pm
You should put in here that some of them get butt hurt and offended.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:24 pm
you knew much more?
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:05 pm
You fags should lighten up and slam some natty ice... BRO!
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:05 pm
this is so true! because in real life people conform to every low budget college-comedy movie stereotype, and actually act out and say the asinine things that hollywood writers 20 years out of college believe its like.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:09 pm
This was the fraternity man of the 80's and 90's. The Greek system is actually turning around and the men are more respectable now, not the people you make them out to be. There's a thing called risk management tat was developed and now the fraternities are going back to the old days. Thanks for the dated stereotypes. Real cool dude.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:09 pm
Where the jager-bombs at?!? Bitches!
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:15 pm
Obviously the writers of both this article and these ridiculous comments have never actually learned anything about men in fraternities, other than perhaps watching a few comedy movies. Greek organizations have higher campus involvement across the board, have produced 17 of the last 25 Presidents of this country, and are generally better off than their non-Greek counterparts after college. So ridicule us if you feel it necessary; we'll be busy taking solace in the fact that we will, in all likelihood, be richer, happier, and more successful than you. And to the person who mentioned the old (and frankly tired) stereotype of "paying for your friends" I have a question for you. If a person paying to live in the dorms makes friends with his roommate, is he paying for his friends? If someone moves into an apartment building and befriends the guy two doors down, is he paying for his friends? If you pay the taxes in your city and get to know your neighbors, are you paying for your friends?
Next time you morons decide to talk about something you don't understand, why don't you just shove your thumb up your ass and focus on a topic you can at least vaguely comprehend.
March 2nd, 2009 at 09:28 pm
Jason, there you go continuing the stereotype. What's with always wanting to shove something up a dude's ass?
Also, I'm wondering if any of you notice a difference between frat boys at colleges out in the sticks and frat boys at colleges that are more urban.
I go to a college in the city and hardly notice the stereotypical frat boy but i've also visited some friends who go to colleges out in the sticks and they're literally everywhere you look.
March 2nd, 2009 at 09:56 pm
Paying to live in a property or paying the goverment and paying to be part of a group are two different things. If I pay rent and don't talk to my neighbors, I got exactly what I paid for, a roof over my head. If I pay my taxes and don't talk to my neighbors, I got exactly what I paid for, not getting kicked out by the city. If I pay to be part of a frat and I don't talk to anybody in the frat, then I didn't get what I paid for. Does this logic make sense to you?
And I'm just curious which frat handed this cute little paragraph to you to make you memorize so when this moment arrived you could be the valiant knight with the irrefutable logic? Bro?
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Actually, you get exactly what you pay for:
You pay for your rent in the house; for your food; for your attendance at parties, events, celebrations; plus sometimes a shirt, or a sweater; And occassionally for charitable donations (in my experience usually an optional cost seperate from dues). The ability to make friends is usually a result of the whole "people/social skills" thing.
I am It'd be really cool to be all high and mighty and think that's ridiculous somehow and that I'm a mindless drone force fed that response, but sadly no. In truth, I paid just as much to my university for the same. People join fraternities for personal reasons, much like everything else they do. If people like this guy above want to somehow think that a simple affiliation is proof positive of some ignorant stereotype, well, by all means go for it. I'll never run need to tolerate him or her in real life I'm sure.
That being said, I take the graphic for what it is: entertainment. To that end, I think it's pretty funny.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:21 pm
LMAO, aint it the truth bro! Well done!
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March 2nd, 2009 at 08:21 pm
Haha I'm just picturing a bunch of very effeminate males writing this and giggling and high-fiving while letting each other know how clever and witty they are.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:21 pm
the intentions may be good, the fact is you're paying money to just more intimate with a bunch of other guys with a super macho overtone to make it seem okay. it feels more emblematic of a society that frowns upon close relationships between men. i don't mean for that to be an insult thats what i feel the root of the issue is. also, alot of frat guys are dicks. i get it. my "secret club " phase ended at about 15. get over it, just get to know people and make friends by meeting them. damn
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:21 pm
I was awakened from a sound sleep one night by the sound of a frat boy president slapping his "girlfriend". Since then every woman I've been involved with has described fraternity people in one way- drunken rapists. Abuse of power comes as no surprise.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:20 pm
Oh stop bitching. This article does describe every sing frat guy, especially in the South! I go to a University where the Greek system is apparently a big fucking deal and this article is dead on. Even if it's not how you or your "brothers" (smirk) are, stop whining like a baby it's a joke. I am sure if they were making generalizations about some other group or organization you would be laughing your asses off.
March 3rd, 2009 at 09:29 am
hahaha person who didn't get a bid
March 3rd, 2009 at 08:07 pm
insecure are we?
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:25 pm
Jason, man, relax. This is obviously ridiculing the frat boy stereotype you see in movies.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:31 pm
Methinks a blogger is jealous.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:36 pm
@ Jason
I am sorry but it is time to face it that there are members of fraternities that act like this (I know some and I know some more that don't act as the "comedic" chart implies). Just like every other group in the world has people that act like assholes that affect the opinions of how society see the group as a whole, christians, muslims, etc. All of these have the same problems. Just because you paid money to get into it doesn't grant you immunity from being ridiculed.
Also it is easier to have a higher average when your group has a minimum of usually 2.0 on GPA's and smaller than the other groups being compared. Just like you can't help people who represent frats being dicks, we can't make every dumbass study.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:38 pm
I went to a major college in Los Angeles in the mid '90s and lived in a house right around the corner from "Frat Row." The shit I heard out my window is pretty much in line with what you see here. I also heard a lot more disturbing shit, like hazing activities. At 3 in the morning, you would be surprised how much the drunken frat boys really, really want to see that garden hose shoved up the young recruit's "lily white ass." Disturbing, sick shit. Yeah, I called campus security, to no avail. So I called the police the next time, to even less results. At least campus security suspended these guys for two days!
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:38 pm
join a real gang...
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:44 pm
Duuuuuuuuuude. I got sooooooooooo wasted last night.
(waits for hi-5)
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:52 pm
Stereotypes come from somewhere. There are exceptions but I deal with this crap every time I go out. I know some good frat guys but the vast majority of them make the others look like complete assholes.
March 2nd, 2009 at 08:55 pm
A bunch of Isaak Hayes' after the Scientology episode of South Park.
Some of the commenters have taught me that fraternities now a days might not be good at taking a joke or applying a reference to an amusing stereotype rather than a to real individuals. While I acknowledge the tarnished image of fraternities I think that the best thing to correct that image would probably be continuing to support the positive actions that several of you have spoken of rather than allowing people to read your comments and say "stupid frat boys cant take a joke."
March 2nd, 2009 at 09:26 pm
fucking skanks.
March 2nd, 2009 at 09:38 pm
fraternities are covers for gay ass-pounding sleepovers, this is fact. the only thing getting rushed is your sphincter.
March 2nd, 2009 at 09:53 pm
I work in IT.
All I know is that most of the former frats I work(ed) with are kind of annoying once you get past their false, brotherly front. They don't seem to continue their education at all, and frequently spout knowledge/suggestions/ideas that've been obsolete for years. I can't expect anyone to comprehend how terrible this is without having had worked in a situation detailed as such.
So, following the stereotype that exists whether some of you like it or not: If you want a position of authority that doesn't require knowledge of job position and accordingly, make tons of money regardless of the fact, join a non-progressive fraternity! You'll be set for life...
March 2nd, 2009 at 09:56 pm
I was in a fraternity for 2 years... this article, despite its lack of evidence or support, is pretty much spot on. Of course, it does not take into account the nearly 1% (wow) that actually do some good for their communities and schools. The movies aren't simply perpetuating stereotypes... they exemplify truth to a very large extent.
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Eh, depends on the fraternity, some are like that, some aren't. I've met guys from other fraternities who are exactly like that and other guys who are polar opposites. Of course they don't laid very often but whose keeping track right?
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
When I got to college there was a rush event across the street I went to. Typical frat guy was giving us the low down on frat life-"yeah we like to party, if u need to study you can always find someone to study with you, but we know how to party, and we play IM sports, but we party most weekends"...and this continued for 5 minutes. At the point he realized he was losing me and my roommate he brought over the "smart kid in the frat" and told us how many credits he was taking. Wow 21 that's impressive....."yeah well I'm on academic probation so I guess I need to party less.
Reason's I didn't join:
I don't want to pay someone elses beer tab.
I can make my own friends.
I value sleep.
I don't want to be someone's bitch for a year.
March 3rd, 2009 at 01:00 am
a) most fraternities expressly forbid fraternity funds paying for alcoholic beverages
b) the fact that you think that fraternity guys are paying to make friends only shows how much you misunderstand the whole system
c) so does everyone else
d) neither does anyone else. there are fraternities that have been around for a long time that reject the standard hazing and secrets bullshit.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 am
a) looks good on paper, but how true is that? you and i know.
b) the fact that you think that fraternity guys are NOT paying to make friends only shows how you can justify being part the whole system. some of the dues I've heard people pay to belong in a frat/sorority are ridiculous.
c) so does everyone else. unless you like to be woken up in the middle of the night to have to run laps around the track.
d) uh huh. i went to a tier 1 university and there were still stories of haz...oh wait, maybe they called it team-building or establishing brotherhood.
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Frat fucks just drink, rape girls and jerk off their fellow brethren in the shower. They are a waste to society as whole. Every now and then one guy from each house will actually have aspirations in life...that is rare though.
March 3rd, 2009 at 08:11 pm
hater.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I'm not in a frat, but they were created for getting laid and getting in with the fat in the old boys club
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Rip on the greek system all you want but the fact is that most of the influential figures in sports, politics, and fortune 500 CEO's/leaders in this country have been in the greek system. It provides a vast networking system for members to connect. Not to mention there are many advantages to being in a fraternity. Being able to help out the community through organized activites. Donating to charity. The greek system at my school donates over 2 million dollars a year to cancer. Another plus is there are regular events to meet new individuals throughout the greek system. Why wouldn't you want to meet more people?! Life is about networking and meeting new people. I went to a school with over 30,000 students. If you want to meet a good amount of people a good way to do it is through the greek system. I had two jobs and was in the greek system while attending school. It was just a way for me to meet new people. Was I paying for my friends? Hell no..Do I like everyone in my fraternity. Hell no! You're not always going to like everyone.
Most people don't like frats because
1. You would never get in/ or you didn't get a bid
2. You are socially awkward
3. You don't understand the concept that knowing people gets you places.
4. You are too afraid of negative stereotypes
5. You only want to be friends with your highschool friends in college rather than break out of your shell.
DON'T KNOCK IT UNTIL YOU TRY IT. NOT ALL FRATS ARE THE SAME SO TO GENERALIZE IS JUST PLAIN IGNORANCE.
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