True.
But you never know. The key is to start meeting people NOW, as many as you can, who are fraternity members. Many of the fraternities have summer rush parties where they choose their members.
You might want to contact the fraternities directly (through their websites) to let them know you're interested.
IFC Preview Day is March 24-
http://sa.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=437065 - a great time to meet fraternity members and find out about the system.
There are Greek Affairs meet-and-greets in several cities this spring. Go to one if it's near you:
http://alabama.theginsystem.com/?opt...test&Itemid=12 (I could only find this in the panhellenic site, but it does list fraternities as well) - check back often, more receptions may be added.
There are 26 IFC fraternities at UA and brotherhood and lifelong friendships can be found at all of them, not just a few.