[33girl]

Yeah, unless you are a legacy of a former national president or something (i.e. have been steeped in fraternity lore since you were a zygote) I can't imagine any fraternity rushee talking about how much he loved the motto and making a big hit. There are fraternities where the guys are more into their ritual, history etc than others, but that doesn't mean a rushee spouting it is a good idea. It makes you look stalkery.

Same with the Joe Paterno comment. Unless you have previous deep ties to Penn State, citing his motto makes you sound weird (and would have even before the scandal broke).