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hello people.....im new to the site and have a few questions....i go to a technical skool and i really want to be part of a Fraternity....a few guys i kno are trying to start one and are having a meeting on sat in front of the skool officials...is there a way were i can get a national fraternity to start a chapter at my skool?....how much does it cost?.....and where do i start?.....thanx in advance....

~b.walk~

First, you need to know if they college is open to Greek life. If so, try contacting the headquarters or expansion chair of the fraternity you're trying to pursue. That way you'll know if the specific fraternity is open to expanding to your school.

And, for the love of God, learn how to spell.

thanx man...i kno that the guys here are interested....jus gotta c if the organization is....do u have any in mind that would be a good choice...i kno its about personal prefrence but im still new to this so do u have any suggestions....

and by the way....im not in skool so i dnt type proper...lol...its a forum right...lol

You shouldn't have to be in class to spell things correctly. But I digress..

Like you said, it is a matter of personal preference, so you'd need to research on your own. To get you started:

North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) - http://www.nicindy.org
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) - http://www.nphchq.org
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) - http://www.nalfo.org
National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) - http://www.nationalmgc.org

Look at the member organizations' pages.

thanks man...i appreciate your help...oh and do you think that they will accept a Technical School like WyoTech...

O i will....im just layed back right now....sorry....

The school doesn't seem like a school where a national would expand to, but this is my opinion; I can't speak for the 80+ fraternities that I provided links for. You'll need to contact an organization of interest.

ok.....thanks again

Join a Union.

There may be some exceptions, but I think knight_shadow is right. All fraternities with which I'm familiar will only colonize at a four-year college or university that grants bachelor's degrees.

was that a joke?...

There are definitely some national organizations out there that will establish at a junior college...

It's not a JuCo though. http://www.wyotech.edu/

do you know which ones they are. Because the school i go to offers an associates degree. and thats the program that im in...

I must have missed that. So, a trade school. I see.

Associates' Degree, two years. I'm not familiar with any that offer to two year schools either.

But before anyone goes any further, why do you want to start a fraternity?

Because the guys here want to start doin something positive. No one that goes to our skool really interacts with each other. We wanna come together with all the brothers no matter what race, religion, and age and make the community more social. Its already nothing to do in Blairsville Pa so we also want to start some programs that will involve the whole community. u know?.....

Well decent answer. I wish you well on your quest, your best bet is to call or send letters to different organizations and see if any of them would be interested, I seriously doubt it, but strange things happen. As far as money, I'm not too sure, I only know a figure for one, $2500, among other things, but we don't establish anywhere thats not a four year university.

I personally think your best bet would be to start some other sort of organization that would accomplish what you want it to. Perhaps get with local businesses to sponsor events at the school and around town and see what you can't get done like that.

i appreciate that man...ill c wat i can get started....i already contacted Psi Sigma Phi....i hope i get some positive feedback..

i can definately give you some good advice considering that im a founding father of my chapter. first of you need to know if your school allows fraterniites. if yes then you are already one step closer to your goal.when picking a national fraternity you should try to find one that you can closely associate with in regards to principles and idealogy. after you find a few of these fraternities you need to find out which ones will actually want to expand to your college. eventually you should find one fraternity that fits you in the best way. this is where the hard work begins. initially you and your freinds will be considered a interest group looking to gain colony status. in this time period you should try to get as many people (good smart and fun people) to join. after a certain your national will give you colony status. the next 6 months- 1 year (maybe even more) you will have alot of work to do, such as getting your name out, doing charity and community events, interacting with other fraternities and sororities and even getting s**t from other frats who feel your invading their turf( this is common). after all of this is done you should be able to get Chartered! but remember this process is long and hard, but the rewards are amazing.

did you read the posts?

All of this has already been said. Keep in mind that he's a student at a trade school and most nationals won't expand to those types of schools.

No, I was actually quite serious.

lol about being in Blairsville, PA. Not only is this a tech school, but it's a tech school in the middle of pretty much nowhere.

My advice? Concentrate on getting your degree/certification/whatever and get the heck out to somewhere where you can have a better future.

This is the greater Western-PA area. The advice to join a union is actually a good one. Not sure if it fulfills your social needs, but unions do have some social/camaraderie functions. And if you want to get work, it's a necessity. PA is still a union heavy area.

plus, i've seen some unions with kick-ass jackets.

um, why dont you make up a club/student organization instead??? thats just my suggestion.

seriously. the things youre probably aiming to achieve (i know you said to make the community more social, but i bet once you all get all chummy, the goal is to run amok, drink til the break of dawn and have a story to tell the next day, and eventually set traditions thus forming insta-bond) you really can do with a student club or a union.

you really dont need Greek letters to do anything of the sort. and i dont know how you plan to involve "the whole community" in this fraternity. if everyone is in the fraternity, how is it special? more so, how is it a value-add to anyone at your "skool" if everyone theoretically can be a member?

i meant the whole wyotech community...not everybody would be in the fraternity....we would jus have activities that would involve everybody that was interested...

Thats not why fraternities are established. We aren't here to entertain everyone at our respective schools, or entire communities.

I'm not sure if anyone has been this blunt, but you should forget about joining any major fraternity. No major national organization will likely have any interest whatsoever in forming a chapter at a trade school.

Fraternities are somewhat elitist organizations. While they have expanded to many smaller, even regional schools (like my undergraduate school), they, to my knowledge have never once founded chapters at trade schools except maybe on an experimental basis.

Your chances of affiliating with a major national fraternity are basically zero. Forget about it.