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Originally Posted by MysticCat
You're trying too hard, Firehouse. Way too hard.
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No kidding.
The ironic thing: He pretty much proved my point for me. You have to make your own success. As I said, your fraternity doesn't just hand you everything. The guys who work hard are successful. The only thing he doesn't understand is that you don't have to be Mr. Popular in the "perfect" fraternity chapter to be successful and make a good life for yourself.
And there are definitely jackasses who join those "leading" fraternities who fail at life. I've seen it happen. And I've also seen members of the smallest chapters from some of the smallest schools go on to be more successful than pretty much anyone else I know. No, their names aren't George Bush or Eli Manning, but not everyone wants to be President of the United States or a starting quarterback in the NFL.
ETA: The bottom line is that the OP should do what he feels is best for him. Being a founder of a chapter is a lot of work, but it will definitely pay off in the end.. if you put in the effort. Tiers mean nothing except to the people who are lame enough to be concerned with them. Just be yourself, make friends, and join (or start) a fraternity chapter that fits with who you are.
And work your butt off so you can be awesome, and successful, and get hot chicks.
