Fraternity vs Frat
Personally, before becoming acquainted with the greek community, I used to use the word Frat (not thinking/knowing there was a difference). Then when my boyfriend joined a Fraternity, he made it clear it was a fraternity, not a frat.
Anyway, my campus has a very small greek community, but we all know better than to use the term "Frat." Although, I must admit that my girls and I do tend to use the term, but that's only to make it easier on us by shortening the word. Plus, we only use it when we're talking amongst ourselves, never to others or in refference of others.
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