Latinamerican joining Fraternities

[BAE]

Ok, I live in latin america. However I am white and speak english perfectly. I am about to finish high school and will probably go study in the United States. I am also very interested in joining a fraternity. However I do not want to join a "latino only" frat, nor a foreigner frat. I'd prefer to join the, lets call it, "stereotypical" fraternity. My question is, will there be any problems, how uncommon is it for foreigners to join this types of fraternities, and might I not get a bid because of it?

[SouthernTKE]

No one on here can tell you what random college men will think when you go through rush. All of the questions you aksed will have answers that vary widely from campus to campus, and even from chapter to chapter at some schools. Also, are you even sure that the school of your choosing will have Greek life, as you're only "probably" going to the US?

[BAE]

Yes, I am sure that the school im choosing will have greek life, since all the options I have looked at in the US are state colleges with Greek life. And then, it would help if you could tell me how your house would react. Or if you knew of any situation similar to mine

[SouthernTKE]

My chapter has had a few international students join, and when they go through rush they're treated like everyone else. However, how my one chapter would react is no indicator of how another would see international students. Also, will you spend all of your college career at the University, or just one year? That might make a big difference to many chapters. But again, anything one person types is no guarentee of how others will react.

[knight_shadow]

No foreigner frat? Sorry guys...

[Monarca7]

There is no such thing as a "Latino only fraternity". There are several organizations founded specifically to meet needs for Latinos. I am a member of Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity. My chapter consisted of Latinos, Asian, African American, and people of European decent

[BAE]

Sorry, my mistake. However, as you can see, your chapter mainly consisted of non-americans. It isn't exactly what I'm looking for.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by BAE

Sorry, my mistake. However, as you can see, your chapter mainly consisted of non-americans. It isn't exactly what I'm looking for.

Lol at your definition of "non-american."

The point here is that someone could say "Oh my chapter LOVES exchange students and will give you the most stereotypically white American fraternity experience ever!" and that will have zero impact on your experience unless you go to THAT school and even then, they might meet you and hate you!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by BAE

Sorry, my mistake. However, as you can see, your chapter mainly consisted of non-americans. It isn't exactly what I'm looking for.

I think you're a little confused.

All of our organizations are, for the most part, filled with Americans from different backgrounds. They are not filled with illegal immigrants.

It sounds like you want to join a fraternity with Caucasian membership.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by BAE

Sorry, my mistake. However, as you can see, your chapter mainly consisted of non-americans. It isn't exactly what I'm looking for.

Good man.

I'd rush him.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

Good man.

I'd rush him.

[GeorgiaBorn]

Give the guy a break, he is just having trouble expressing himself. He probably wants to have a full-on american college experience and is wondering if he can considering he is not american. Answering your question, one of my pledges is Guatemalan, he had no problem whatsoever during rush.

[voLTAgeDEuce]

It bothers me that someone from Latin America is generalizing cultural focused orgs. I am a Latina, a American, I am member of a LGLO and damn proud!!

I understand wanting to have a similar experience to what he may have seen on television or in movies, but that is not real. How can anyone predict what kind of experience he is going to have with any group??

To answer the original post: I think you should probably focus on getting into school and getting good grades.

[DTD Alum]

Originally Posted by voLTAgeDEuce

I understand wanting to have a similar experience to what he may have seen on television or in movies, but that is not real. How can anyone predict what kind of experience he is going to have with any group??

I disagree, at many campuses in America it is very possible to get an experience quite close to what is portrayed in movies. These tend to be bigger schools with a large GLO percentage, however.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by BAE

My question is, will there be any problems, how uncommon is it for foreigners to join this types of fraternities, and might I not get a bid because of it?

I highly doubt you will have problems. Its hard to nail down what groups will provide you the sort of experience you seek because we don't know what school you're going to, hence, we have no idea which groups you're looking at.

It, however, is almost universally true that the stereotypical fraternities, as depicted in television and film, will be part of your campus' IFC. Once you're there, the process for joining is a process of mutual selection. Some places are pretty competitive, so you having not gone to certain high schools in the U.S. could be a liability, but you'll find a place.

And really, there's not anything offensive about him looking for a particular sort of experience. It's not as if some of the same people here expressing outrage express the same outrage at individuals seeking to join cultural or multi-cultural GLOs.