Question do you find the term "FRAT" offending?

[mckimjm]

I want to know how universal it is for a fraternity male to be offended by the term frat? I know it used to bug me when random gdis are like what frat are you in...but we as a fraternity laugh about it kind of. We have our fraternity house which we keep very nice and is absolutely dry but when we have "get togethers" in the house I live in with 4 other brothers we call it the "FRAT" House as a joke. GDI's are going to have there sterotypes regardless so ive come to the conclusion i could care less either way.

[Senusret I]

It is not a universally offensive term.

[shinerbock]

It depends on who is saying it. I know a lot of fraternity guys who say it a lot, in a humorous manner, "hey BROS lets go back to the FRAT house". In that sense, no, it isn't.

I don't ever find it offensive, but I do find it annoying when people use terms like fratboy or fratty/frat to describe a cargo short/abercrombie type person. People do this with the term "preppy" too.

[SNUIGC]

I don't really find it as much offensive as I do annoying... my chapter tends to almost always say fraternity, but the word frat does slip out every now and then. I agree with shinerbock, that's annoying especially "fratdaddy" (big around here). ...and labeling someone as being a "fratboy" when they're a GDI.

[Tom Earp]

It has always be told You are either a Frat Boy or a Fraternity Man.

But Tekes call their members Fraters.

That is their thing.

[Sir Genesis]

It depends on the use. "What 'frat' are you in?" is an innocent question and who wants to say fraternity every time they ask the question?

But "You're a frat boy" or "He's one of those frat guys" is different. But Greek Life is something that has a million stereotypes and everyone knows at least one. It sucks to be stuck in those stereotypes (like that show Greek) but it's just what happens.