Before I got to college, I knew very little about the greek system, so I used "frat" and "fraternity" interchangeably. Once I got to school, I learned that "frat" was generally considered derogatory, so I started just using "fraternity". After all, I joined a sorority, not a sor
It doesn't bother me much when other people use the word "frat", but I will drop subtle hints - for instance: "I was at this frat party last night." "Really? Which
fraternity?" Generally people get the hint.