[Kevin]

An alum on our national foundation had a son attending my school, there was no Sigma Nu chapter. I can't speak for everyone else, but I saw it as a heck of an opportunity. My fraternity is probably one of the larger/better ones in the state. The alumni network is unreal. It also offered something that I didn't find in any of the other houses -- they guaranteed no hazing, and unlike the other chapters at the time, the claim was plausible since I'd be initiated and on the same level as the other colony members within 2 weeks or so of joining.

The national programming was excellent (the LEAD program), and the brotherhood was great. It took us 3 years to get our charter (3 years is a long time to basically be a pledge). Completely worth it though. The chapter's doing really well. It just took home Rock Chapter Honorable Mention meaning that we're on track to essentially being a top-10, chapter.