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Originally Posted by WreckinTechsan
I thought this thread was interesting and it brought me out of lurkdom to give a male perspective.
My grandfather, dad, myself and my two brothers are all members of the same fraternity but at four different chapters (three Big 12 and one SEC). I never felt pressured or like I was "raised" to be a member of my dad's fraternity. I went with him to his old house when we'd go back for football games and I knew that most of his friends were his fraternity brothers but he never said or implied that I was looking at my future. When it came time to fill out the IFC papers for rush and list my legacy he sat me down and told me not to feel pressured to join XYZ just because he and his dad had been a member and that every chapter at every campus is different and I needed to pledge where I felt the most comfortable. During rush I realized that his house was, in fact, the right house for me. My younger brother came through rush the following year and I explained to him that he was guaranteed a bid but that he needed to have an open mind and not feel pressured to join just because I was a member (side: him and I are 180 degree different personalities). He felt it was the perfect fit for him and pledged as well. Two years later our other brother pledged at a different college.
All of that said my grandmother, mother and sister are all members of different houses but they all attended the same SEC school.
I guess we always knew we'd be Greek but we were never groomed for a certain house. However, it is pretty cool that all of us guys are "brothers."
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That's pretty awesome.
Although perhaps there was a slight mental bias knowing your dad was from that fraternity.
I would love for any potential kids, heck even a relative to join my fraternity. But I do know that chapters just down right suck a lot of schools.
But if they go to the University I attend, I'd probably subtley try to get them to join my chapter.
I know, I know, but hey
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