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DrPhil 07-07-2009 11:09 PM
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"The more you know, the more you grow."
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XAntoftheSkyX 07-07-2009 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06 (Post 1823863)
This is actually the only reason I tend to use "fraternity" more than "frat." I would always hang out with the Delta Chis, and they (at least the ones on my campus) were very serious about calling it a fraternity. But they didn't exactly have anything against someone if they said "frat". I think they just saw it as, "We're members, we know it's the Delta Chi Fraternity, that's what we call it" kind of thing.

But to each their own.
Exactly. The way I took it was that a fraternity is a brotherhood of men who do community service, give to philanthropy, etc. whereas a frat is what is shown in popular media. A bunch of guys who fight, haze pledges, get drunk and sleep around. I get offended if someone calls my fraternity a frat, even with the best of intentions. (No offense to those groups that refer to themselves as frats, that's just how I was educated.)

Back on topic, I'm in a fraternity, so I MUST drink (copious amounts at that), use words like "broski", "brah" and "brohan", haze pledges like its my job, hook up with as many girls as I can (especially sorority women) and have an endless amount of Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and Phish albums.

Psi U MC Vito 07-07-2009 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX (Post 1824050)
Exactly. The way I took it was that a fraternity is a brotherhood of men who do community service, give to philanthropy, etc. whereas a frat is what is shown in popular media. A bunch of guys who fight, haze pledges, get drunk and sleep around. I get offended if someone calls my fraternity a frat, even with the best of intentions. (No offense to those groups that refer to themselves as frats, that's just how I was educated.)
That's the same way I was taught as well.
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Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX (Post 1824050)
have an endless amount of Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and Phish albums.
Never heard that one before.

XAntoftheSkyX 07-08-2009 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 1824054)
Never heard that one before.
I've noticed that a lot of stereotypes of fraternity men are the same or similar to guys that are "bros". The muscular, arrogant guys with their collars popped on the three shirts they're wearing who enjoy sports, chilling, and "bro-ing out"

moe.ron 07-08-2009 09:21 AM
Uhm, no.

Psi U MC Vito 07-08-2009 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX (Post 1824109)
I've noticed that a lot of stereotypes of fraternity men are the same or similar to guys that are "bros". The muscular, arrogant guys with their collars popped on the three shirts they're wearing who enjoy sports, chilling, and "bro-ing out"
Not in Jersey. in Jersey that sterotype goes to the Guidos. :shudders:

sigmadiva 07-08-2009 01:44 PM
/hijack/


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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 1824143)
Not in Jersey. in Jersey that sterotype goes to the Guidos. :shudders:

I actually had to look up the term Guido. We don't have them here in Texas.:p

/end hijack/

Psi U MC Vito 07-08-2009 01:54 PM
Lucky for you. lol

Deltasig89 07-08-2009 02:34 PM
HAHA jerz stand up!

Penguin08 07-08-2009 04:30 PM
lol I had no clue there was so much controversy over the world "frat"... I just think each Fraternity should continue teaching its members to call their organization whatever they see fit.

Anywho....

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Originally Posted by littleowl33 (Post 1823897)
YES. The NPC sororities at Hopkins consistently have GPAs above the all-undergraduate and all-female averages, but the "anti-Greek" students make nasty comments about how it's only because we're all majoring in "fluff" majors. While I don't think any major is "fluff", we do have a ton of hard-core pre-med and engineering majors (including biomedical engineering, which is pretty much the uncontested most difficult program at the university) who work their butts off to make the grades they get. It really annoys me that people think we're floating through college with high GPAs because we're taking the easiest classes possible.
It's the same way at my school. The Greeks typically always have a higher GPA than the school average. This year my sorority was awarded highest GPA. I hate when I tell people that and they think I'm either lying or we didn't work hard for our good grades. The majority of us are working to earn PhDs and MDs, so it's sad that people don't take that seriously just because we're a sorority.

knight_shadow 07-08-2009 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Penguin08 (Post 1824218)
lol I had no clue there was so much controversy over the world "frat"... I just think each Fraternity should continue teaching its members to call their organization whatever they see fit.
There is no "controversy" here. Just correcting those who try to push their organizations' teachings on everyone else :)

ASTalumna06 07-08-2009 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX (Post 1824050)
Back on topic, I'm in a fraternity, so I MUST drink (copious amounts at that), use words like "broski", "brah" and "brohan", haze pledges like its my job, hook up with as many girls as I can (especially sorority women) and have an endless amount of Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and Phish albums.
Wasn't this from a Youtube video that some fraternity members created, basically making fun of themselves and fraternities in general?

I can't remember the name of it.

Psi U MC Vito 07-08-2009 05:42 PM
The frat new haircut thing?

ASTalumna06 07-08-2009 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 1824239)
The frat new haircut thing?
No, not that one...

XAntoftheSkyX 07-08-2009 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06 (Post 1824251)
No, not that one...
I remember what you're talking about, but the name of the video eludes me too...:confused:


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