In that they think like me on many things, yes.

Atleast they come from prominent chapters and schools people actually heard of with good greek systems, unlike most of you guys

ex. psi omega omicron at litinger state... etc

Otherwise known as POO...

all those guys at frathard.net think that a school outside of the southeast can't have a good greek system, I think that we at OSU have as many good chapters as any school in the south.

Where have you been?

I've been busy, internship. Now I'm back, but here at greekchat instead of that shithole known as frathard

UCSB's Greek Life is awesome, there's always a party going on in IV or DP.

I assume that is UC Santa Barbara? I'm sure you enjoy it, but the average southern student from a prominant greek school would probably want to kill him/herself there.

I couldn't handle a school outside the south eastern united states, my tastes are too different. Especially a school in California, I'd turn up a bottle of bleach in my 1st week at a school out west.

You are to funny!:D

I have been to many of my chapters in many states and I find them for the most part very well receptive to a member of LXA. The snottiest one was in the South and the nicest one was also in the South.

Explain that one.

I am sure if a Southerner went to a Chapter in the North, they would be cordually welcomed and vice versa.

If some feel so strongly about the "outer" Chapters, stay in YOUR little world and suffer.

What do you do when there is a National Convention, shut yoursef in your room so you do not have to meet those heathen brothers or sisters?

I must admit, I've never been to another chapter where we werent welcomed. Hell at convention we get treated like rockstars. However, I do have to say that we are often reluctant about other chapters coming to visit. If it is some guys from like Ole Miss, then no problem, we'll have a great time. However, if it is Ga Tech or Oswego State, we duck and cover. The problem is that these guys want us to take them to the bar, and a lot of our guys would rather not go into a local bar with these kids.

HAHAHAHAHAH

Oh My, To True at times isnt it?:(


When Brothers come a visitan, they want the suds to flow! Well, when they trash Your House and act fools, they are on the outs and is passed along the chain!:mad: Rightly so isnt it?

They maybe soon learn, Hey, These Guys are My Brothers and I should respect them for who and what they do!


Respect is a big word that many forget.:(

Well, I don't think it's necessary to shut oneself in your room, but we certainly spend no time with them. Our only brothers that we can stand are at Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn and Georgia and other southern schools. The majority of the brothers I have met outside of the SEC and Texas-Big 12 have been worthless. Honestly, I've never seen so many irreverent people then when I go to convention. Other fraternities on campus have lamented the same feelings when they go to convention.

Yeah, I mean, in the south, I think when you're away from your school you have loyalty with other chapters on your planet. Lets say my chapter and a rival fraternity on our campus were somewhere up north...we'd probably end up hanging around with the other Auburn guys as opposed to our chapter at the northern school. Its just different. In other parts of the country, they really feel like they are brothers with anyone who wears their letters. While I would help our brothers out, etc., if they don't share our background or ideals, I really don't have any special desire to hang out with them. We actually got a call from a regional director one time because we were at another school, and weren't hanging out with our chapter there. Some of the brothers from our fraternity had seen us hanging out at the KA house there, and got pissed and told the director about it. Its just awkward when we're at convention and some guys come up and are like, hey we're having a keg party at ______, and we're like, nah, us ole miss and UGA are gonna go to the bar...

Exactly. I got the "honor" of going to a convention. The chapters everywhere else think that just because we share the same ritual makes us brothers/friends. I'll give them respect for going greek however, they do not deserve or are worth my friendship. We only hang out with the other good southern chapters. I don't know, I guess I just hate getting their gel all over my palm when I shake their hand, I'm not sure.

You guys are hilarious. What houses do you belong to? KA or SAE or something?

Omega actually.

For sure, brothers in Omega. Delta is for a bunch of losers.

Anyways, I'm in neither KA nor SAE which means I see alot more irreverent jokes for brothers than they do. I'm pretty sure the Sigma Chi's at my school would never even speak to you. In fact, I know they refuse to associate themselves with anybody other than SEC and Big 12 - Texas Chapters.

Hm, sounds like some people have their heads either in the sand or up their----!:rolleyes:

There really is a big world and country beyond the SEC States. So why dont You try it?

I am afraid if Your Brothers at Your convention found out about your feelings, it would be a lonely meeting for you.

If you really do go to college and really are in a Greek Organization, you sure sound idiotic.

I've no problem with anyone from outside the south east, and if it is a National Convention or if I happen to run into someone from a another chapter, hell I'll be as nice as can be. It's just that we don't have much in common. And were I surrounded by a bunch of kids who have their hair all spiked up decked out in Hollister screaming "Oh my God, I'm so fratty!", I'd have to kill myself, simply because I'd lose all hope for the future.

Lets be honest, most fraternity ritual is fairly broad. Sure they are all different, but I haven't gained any ideals or beliefs solely as being a part of my fraternity. Thus, the bonds claimed by northern chapters to us don't really mean all that much. Sure, we're nice to them, we'll help them if we can, but the simple fact that we went through the same initiation doesn't overcome the other, and frankly more important differences.

Well, that should about say it all for what You feel about your ritual.

I am glad ours has more meaning than some seem to don't and feel ours brings Brothers much closer to each other.

Not knowing about other GLOs Ritual, I think LXA has one of teh very best and more meaning full with respect to and for our Brotherhood.

If some of You "Southern Gentlemen" dont feel the same, then why did you join your Fraternity? Just to be good buds to your local dudes.

I guess I and many of My Brothers from all over have a different perspective than you and others.

Its not that I disagree with my ritual, its that I already believed in everything it stood for before I joined my fraternity. They are pretty broad and vague ideals, and they are pretty common in a southern upbringing. Thus, when I go somewhere else, there isn't much of a bond. Even more so, they interpret our ideals differently. So while we went through the same initiation, these people often believe differently from me, dress and act differently, value different things, and are socially quite different. People often talk about fraternities as if the bond of brotherhood is more than that of simple friendship. While those guys are my fraternity brothers, I don't think of them in that we went through the same initiation or have the same ritual, but instead I remember the time we got drunk and went to Baton Rouge, ridiculous nights at the bar, etc. They're my friends first, they just also happen to be fraternity brothers.

Some of these attitudes are really sad.

Why are they sad? Simply because we choose to associate with people who think and act like we do?

True that T E!:(


They have no clue what is about to hit them in the face when and if they graduate!:o

No, because your (global your) Southern superiority complex has allowed you to actually believe your own public relations.

I get really sick of it, and I doubt that I'm alone.

If it weren't sad, it would be really funny.

The thing is, thats fine. We don't really care about your opinions of the South, or southern chapters. We simply prefer the people. The fact that the South has some of the best and largest greek systems is something we appreciate and are proud of.

Mm, that is a very interesting concept even though it is narrow minded as it were.

So when and if You get into the real world if You graduate, what are you going to do, become a cotton grower? OH, maybe a peanut farmer?

I just cannot beleive some of your inane and small world posts.
:(

You act as though we completely isolate ourselves from the "real world." Just because I choose to hang out with a certain group or type of people does not mean we're not prepared to be around others. Believe it or not, we're aren't sheltered. I spent last summer in D.C., and while people were different from me, much of them posessed the professionalism you might see in southern greek systems. I've graduated college and am now going to law school. Just because we prefer the company of people of similar background doesn't mean we're some sort of backwoods people. I think you'll find that most southern greeks are well educated, well cultured and well traveled. Thus, it makes us all the more capable of choosing who we choose to associate with.

I doubt that people are so back woods as You might profess.

Maybe an eye opening experience will help You one day!:D

You don't seem to be reading my posts correctly. I said that we aren't as backwoods as people on here make us out to be.

Dude, you hump your relatives. You can't get more backwoods than that....

Yeah Dude! Totally! Brotherhood Rocks! Now seriously, kill yourself.

I would like to know what makes you more upset: The fact that my father will get me a job in a top law firm (since he's an equity partner) and I will make over 150K my first year of a real job, or the fact that I do not even need said job since my trust fund has enough money in it to last me the rest of my life.

Just because we choose to associate with people that we have things incommon with, we are narrow minded? I don't really the logic in that. If I'm out a social event or what not, and start to talk to a guy who likes popular music and is more into video games than hunting or fishing, then I'll be civil and talk to him for a while, but that's not some one who I'd want to be around for extended periods of time because......we have nothing in common. Let's be honest, if you have nothing in common with someone, they really don't interest you all that much. Why would I befriend a person who doesn't like country music, thinks hunting in "cruel", doesn't care for SEC football, and doesn't care for most other things I like? It doesn't make sense, whenever we were together what would do? probably stare at a wall. or get into some kind of arguement which would result in someone getting whooped. If we have conflicting interests, I'll be kindly to you, but don't expect me to want to be around you. I'd rather sit on my front porch, in my white rocker, drink my sweet tea, eat my collards, stewed corn, and fried chicken, and talk about UGA football.

I wish I could find the website/statistics, the highest rate of incest actually occurs in the northwest (Oregon, Washington area). Drink bleach.

I think it's funny that you see it as "Southern superiority", the truth of it is that we simply are quite discriminating on who we believe to be friends. I will simply not accept a "friend", who couldn't act properly in front of adults or swore profusely in public (somewhat redundant). I choose friends who will and do act like professionals in every situation, even when we are partying. I will not accept a friend who wears jean shorts, trucker hats, and Abercrombie shirts because he will not go anywhere! It is simple to buy regular non-cargo shorts, a cheap but efficient hat, and polos. It does not require money.

That's acceptable, it's a lonely convention if I'm not with the UGA, Bama, Auburn, Tx Tech, and Ole Miss brothers there, because they feel the exact same way. I can't even consider being brothers with "New Jersey Tech" (probably not even a real college, but wouldn't be suprised). It seems that the majority of the board is content with having mediocre connections, irreverent brothers and absolutely disgusting manners which some Sig Ep cotillion teacher finally had to teach them (saw it on the news, felt sorry for them that they graduated high school with no manners).

AlphaFrog,

Don't you find it "funny" that these guys who are so proud to be "fratty" don't post their GLO affiliations? I mean, you have mentioned your sorority and chapter (I have, too). I have my fraternity's nickname as part of my GC id (as does DeltAlum). We know Tom is very proud of being a Lambda Chi (it's in his signature). But, none of these guys who are proud to be "fratty" have their affiliations in their names, signatures, or profiles. Could they be (voice drops to a whisper) trolls? :eek:

What do you thinks?