Sorry, being the person I am, I had to say something about this.
I'm a Phi Sigma Kappa brother at FIU in Miami. I'm very proud of my choice in joining this amazing crowd of guys that I am proud to call my band of brothers.
I believe that the national organization or chapters at other colleges should not be considered as much when a person joins a fraternity or sorority.
I was rushing FIJI at first. I loved being there at the beginning, but I soon found that their chapter was too big for me. Although their chapter is one of the only two fraternities on campus to have a house, i didn't care about that. I did not want to be a number.
Yes, every fraternity has their stereotypes. But then you see brothers (like me) who prove that those stereotypes are false (or at least half-true, lol).
Yes there is some rivalry. But I have friends in EVERY SINGLE FRATERNITY. My Resident Assistant and (hopefully) soon-to-be sibling are both SigEps, and I love them, even if the other fraternities can't stand them. I still talk to the FIJIs I met while I was rushing. My psuedo big brother, someone I have known for years in high school, is a Beta, and I love him and his brothers. I'm friends with the Sammies, and we are working together for homecoming. I'm always hanging out with the PiKapps. I am friends with all of Delta Lambda Phi, regardless of the fact that yes, they are a gay fraternity. And our whole IFC welcomed Sigma Chi to our campus this year with open arms. And I'm friends with two prominent Tekes, but I believe they have way too many members for my taste.
Yes, there are 2 missing. I don't respect what Pike stands for on our campus, but I am good friends with their president, who I met through the IFC. and I've never really seen Lambda Chi Alpha on campus.
But in the end, I ended up a proud brother of Phi Sigma Kappa, and I can't imagine it being any different. Although its (obviously) not the most popular fraternity nationally, or even on our campus, I love it because in the end, it is MY fraternity. My fraternity, although currently really small, garners alot of respect from the rest of the Greek community.
Our community is big on greek unity, and so am I. Instead of bashing each other, we work together. But that doesn't mean we don't have pride.
