How hard is at most schools to join a fraternity?

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Originally Posted by EE-BO

At most of the schools you are looking at, what is most important is getting on the radar early through anyone you know down there who can introduce you around.

Rushing in the South is hard for Northeners because they do not have the contacts to get introduced early in the rush process. If you can achieve this, your chances are better than you might think.

If you are suitable for southern fraternity life, then finding a way to get introduced early will cover you. If you are not suitable, then why worry because you would not have liked it anyway.

As for getting introduced, here are some options for you to consider,

1. Who at your high school has gone to the colleges you list? Are they Greek? I mean women as well as men. A sorority member at one of your chosen colleges can be a huge benefit to you- so don't just think about looking for contacts who are male.

2. Your brother is Greek. Who else in your family? Anyone in your family who is Greek can at least make introductions for you at southern chapters of their fraternity. It is just a starting point, but it helps.

3. Outside of family and schoolmates, who do you know who might have gone to one of your chosen colleges at some point? Are they Greek? If so, can they get you in on summer rush?

Finally, do some serious homework. Find out what fraternity chapters are at the schools you are interested in via the college websites. Cross reference that with potential contacts in 1-3 above, and that is your starting point.

Great post