Why

[Ottor 246]

1) What made you decide that Lambda Chi was right for you in the first place?
I had no intention of joining a fraternity...hadn't even considered it. But the first time I walked into the Lambda Chi house, I felt like I had come home. I knew I belonged. Sort of a "love at first sight" kind of thing.

2) What advantages are there to Associate Membership?
That's another thing that I love about Lambda Chi: They were always 100% honest with me. They told me, "we don't haze," and it was the truth. The rationale, as told to me, was, "We're not going to treat you like $h!t for (at that time) 5 weeks, and then turn around one day and call you 'brother.'" I spent my time as an associate member getting to know the brothers and my fellow associates and learning about the fraternity. We didn't have pledge quizzes and stuff like a lot of fraternities had, and we didn't have "study hours." In short, the brothers treated us like men and helped us to become brothers.


3) Did you have a formal or informal rush at your school?
Half and half? It was formal in the sense that the school set starting and ending dates, and all the fraternities gave out bids on the same day and collected them on the same day. It was not, however, as formal as sorority rush, where you had to visit each house, etc.


And 4) Can you give me any advice in choosing this or any fraternity, and if I do choose this one (it is currently my 1st choice) what did you do, if anything, to ensure your bid?
Most fraternities claim to be based on mostly the same values, just worded differently. The key point is, do they do what they say? Do they live their values? Or do they put them on for initiation and wear them around for a couple of hours, then box them up for next time?

Pick the fraternity that is made up of the guys you want to spend the most memorable times of your life with. If your experience is anything like mine, they will be the best friends you'll ever have.

And the only thing you can do to "ensure your bid" is be yourself. If you put on an act to make the brothers like you, you'd better be prepared to keep it up until you graduate. Either they'll want you for a member the way you are, or it's not the right fraternity for you.