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I'm not in a fraternity, and this is purely speculative, but you sound like you were coming across as trying too hard and sounded like a buffoon. Could have been nerves, but citing their motto and claiming a recently controversial figure as your hero screams "awkward." Greeks are looking for people who fit in and who they feel comfortable around. Your post reeks of awkward. Find out from Greek men on your campus if rerushing is advisable, and work on your relationships with those men and other fraternity men so they can pull for you in their chapters. Good luck.

Be yourself, but the version of yourself that can carry a normal conversation without causing controversy. If Hitler is your hero, pick an alternate hero like your dad, Gandhi, Steve Jobs, Nelson Mandela-- someone that won't cause people to pause. They are asking you that question, not because they want to know your actual hero, but because they want to gauge your morals and character. Do you really think the average person thinks Joe Paterno is a hero? Think of a hero the average person would admire.

Recruitment is an interview. Treat it like one.

And breathe.