[Kevin]

Mike, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here. The fact is that if a fraternity held beer, partying, and smoking pot above all else, they would certainly fail. Our national organizations have extremely high expectations, being in a fraternity is sometimes a lot of work (and a hell of a lot of fun). If you're not able to put in the time/effort required to keep your house afloat, it simply won't. The organization might struggle for a few years, and just exist, but eventually, they'll fail. They'll either die because no one wanted to work on Rush (which is a hell of a lot of work at a place like ASU, and very competitive), or they will be closed by their national HQ.

I'm not familiar with the ASU campus in the least, but what I've said is universally true in the fraternity world. Go through rush, but remember that how you do in college is going to determine how well you do for the rest of your life. If you flunk out in 2 semesters, you'll regret it forever.

That's not to say that you'll not be able to find a group that can have a good time, I just don't like seeing kids flunk out because they overemphasize partying to the extent that they forget why they're in college in the first place.