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Originally Posted by orca
Hello all, I'm new here so sorry if this is in the wrong place. I have a question about fraternities though.
I am wondering if it is possible for a graduate student to join one? I am coming to the end of my undergraduate at a university in the UK (I am English) and one of my regrets is that I didn't think about going to college in the US and joining a fraternity.
I am looking to study an MS in something along the lines of biology/biotechnology/biochemical engineering. I have found a good looking one at John Hopkins, and the university also has Greek Life; however, I would feel silly applying and going there to find out that I can't rush (do frats rush or is it just sororities?)
I am gathering that whether a graduate student can rush or not is based a lot on the individual universities and Greek Life organisations, but how can I find this out for each and every fraternity at each and every university etc? Is there a general rule?
Thank you in advance.
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Good Afternoon Orca,
My suggestion would be to pick several American Unis that offer the degree concentrations you wish to pursue and have active Fraternity systems. Do some basic Google research to see if these unis have chapters of fraternities in which you might be interested. Check chapter webpages to get a feel for the organizations. Then, email or write to ask if they accept grad students as prospectives. I do not believe there is a general rule but it should not be too difficult to find fraternities that do so. I think an email to the Office of Greek Life at each of the Unis concerned would be informative and I would follow up with emails to the individual chapters on each campus. There are many excellent universities and several excellent fraternities. Do some research and I think you will find what you are seeking. Good luck!