[meliss]

At Purdue the word frat has been embraced by the (self-proclaimed) frat boys.

They have Fraterday (an all-day low-key party (really more of a bunch of sorority girls and guys hanging out on the front lawn) on a nice day) in which there is a great Fratmosphere and everyone has a Frattastic time. I've asked friends at other schools if they do this and they've never heard of it; maybe someone else has?

Often when there aren't enough people outside socializing someone will say, "it's not fratty enough out here!" and recruit more people to join.

They all refer to their house as "the frat house" and to each other as frat boys.

Basically, I think everyone should have this sense of humor; the word frat isn't going away any time soon. And if non-greeks know it bugs us, well, theyre going to use it even more!