Triangle Fraternity

[ASTalumna06]

At my school, the expansion committee has just received a proposal by the Triangle Fraternity to join the campus. While the process of considering this addition to the Greek community is just starting, the members of my sorority, along with the rest of the GLOs, do not know a lot about this organization.

I have done some research through their website. I know that they are a social organization, but they only accept engineering, architecture, and science majors. I know that they have a long history, much like other GLOs. I know that they have chapters all across the country. I know that they have a crest, and a badge, and other things that make them similar to other fraternities.

I think that right now, the main concern is that this fraternity doesn't have Greek letters, and while that shouldn't define you as a fraternity, like I've mentioned, the GLOs on campus are unfamiliar with these types of organizations (Triangle and Farmhouse are the only two fraternities without Greek letters, I believe). It is unclear as to how they will integrate into the small Greek system that we have. And some are concerned because of the line that is already drawn between the business/service/religious fraternities and the social GLOs. They seem to distance themselves from us because they don't want to be associated with the stereotypes that social GLOs carry. But Triangle is a social fraternity, so I guess their "role" has not been clearly defined for everyone.

But with the school being so focused on engineering, this organization might be a great addition to campus, and a good way to get many more students interested in Greek life.

I just wanted to know if anyone has any more information they could give me about this group. Can anyone (maybe some members) tell me some things about them and what they do? Do they function much like any other social Greek letter fraternity? What similarities are there? What are the differences? Would they work together with IFC?

Or... if you are on a campus that has this organization or one similar to it, could tell me how well they are integrated into your Greek system? And do other GLOs accept them?