ASU throws good parties. You'll meet plenty of college students who like to party and live it up. But as a rule, the people do the partying, drinking, etc. Not the actual fraternities. If you join a fraternity, you will be subject to meeting GPA requirements, turning in study hours (possibly), community service and being a responsible person. They do throw parties; the new members are often the ones doing the set up and clean up. No fraternity values parties and beer and pot. These are national organizatons steeped in tradition (some more than 200 years old!). Many alumni are actively involved in programming which includes values such as brotherhood, service and scholarship. I am sure, however, at ASU or any college you will meet people fraternity men or not, who value parties and beer and pot as much as you do.

Don't join a fraternity for the parties. You won't be disappointed by the social aspect-- there are parties, date functions, formals and mixers with sororities. Not to mention football games, road trips and intramural sports. But there are also a lot of rules. There may be a handful of members in a chapter you join who enjoy alternative recreational activities. But fraternities are also mentored by alumni advisers and they engage in regular programming to encourage good lifestyle and academic choices.

Make sure you know what you are getting into. It's not just about parties.

Is that actually a serious question??? Because we get more than a few PNM perps every year....

I wouldn't join a fraternity just for the parties. You can go to those even if you're not in one. My cousin rushed for about 5 minutes at Pitt. Then he realized that if he joined a fraternity he'd actually have to pay for the beer. :rolleyes:

No, not really.

It's just funny since we're usually concerned with people perping letters.

I'd use "wannabe" more than perp in this guys case...

Although I do feel what you said is a bit immature and should definitely be pointed out as such, I do genuinely believe you want to learn more about fraternities. Just so you know, life will change a lot in college. It's not going to be like high school, so be prepared. If you want your life to stay like it is now, you might want to go to a community college, and continue hanging out with your high school friends.

For info about your college's fraternities, try this page: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/mu/greeklife/

Just so you know, most fraternities and sororities were established in the 19th century, and value brotherhood and sisterhood, not partying. However, depending upon the fraternity that you choose to join, these can be added benefits, along with meeting individuals that you enjoy being with and can learn from. For instance, my brother, cousin, and sister-in-law were all Greek, and all had different experiences from mine. Keep an open mind when choosing your Greek organization, if you choose to join one at all, after recruitment.

ktsnake that is so true isnt it?

Oh, I just went to college to get drunk and smoke weed, which is the best greek dudes to hang with!:eek:

OUCH, GAG!

Parties, girls and beer played no small part in both my fraternity and college choices. I regret neither.

Maybe, but I get the sense from your posts that they weren't the only factors. I got the sense from this guy (assuming he's not a fake) that they were pretty much the only considerations.

Yeah but come on, he's what 18? Young, dumb and...

Mike, if you want to party your a## off join the army, get stationed at a brand new unit, and enjoy. I would like to say that I have partied more now that I am active duty in the Army then I did while in school and was active in Lambda Chi Alpha. I also know a guy that just schewed his life over bc of his partying. I will give you one piece of advice that I have learned over the last 3 years. It doesnt pay to party to every weekend you miss out on the best part of life. But if you must drink and smoke everyday dont join a fraternity but join the Ski and Snowboard Club or the Whitewater Rafting Club.

I guess if you want, you can perpetrate anything, even being a "high school graduate looking to join the first pot-smoking fraternity they see"... :D

True, it just seems weird... why not perp a fraternity guy who's in a pot-smoking fraternity and gets whooooa wasted all the ****-ing time?

Duuuude.
:p

I guess I really wouldn't know too much about that. I don't drink, smoke pot or party. I joined the frat for other reasons.

I bet your "frat" is really cool

Next four years? Try next seven. I doubt you'll even graduate considering how stupid you are.

Also, if you only want to join a fraternity for the parties and the drugs, there are a lot of other ways to do that without all the work that goes into running a fraternity. Maybe it's only at my school, because all the fraternities and sororities are very small, but every member has to do a lot of work to keep their organization running. I think because of that fact, the GLOs at my school have to be even more selective. If they take people that only want to party and get high, things will start to fall apart. I suggest not going to college at all. Get a job at mcdonalds. I'm sure you'd find a lot of pot heads and alcoholics there.