Organizations after undergrad that are like fraternities in terms of brotherhood?

[naraht]

I know at least one of the service greeks gives chapters the option to have grad students join, but he did say "a group of guys".

Are there any social fraternities/sororities (defined as exempt from Title IX and thus single gender) that allow their chapters to have students going for a masters/doctorate to join?

For example, would a grad student at Howard University be able to go on line with the undergrads for Kappa Alpha Psi (or any NPHC) or should they go Grad Chapter?

For NPC sororities that allow AI, would a grad student be able to go AI? (Yes, I know the original poster is a guy)

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by naraht

Are there any social fraternities/sororities (defined as exempt from Title IX and thus single gender) that allow their chapters to have students going for a masters/doctorate to join?

For example, would a grad student at Howard University be able to go on line with the undergrads for Kappa Alpha Psi (or any NPHC) or should they go Grad Chapter?

It depends. The general rule is alumnae/alumni/graduate membership "intake, initiation, and affiliation". If that person is allowed to "affiliate" with the collegiate chapter, that is on a case-by-case basis and blahzeyblah.

College graduates should contact the NPHC GLOs without the hope or expectation that they will be allowed to go through intake and initiation with the collegiate chapter. That can be interpreted as someone who is trying to live as a collegiate (happens quite often).

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by naraht

For example, would a grad student at Howard University be able to go on line with the undergrads for Kappa Alpha Psi (or any NPHC) or should they go Grad Chapter?

I'll agree that it depends on an organization and situational basis. Once someone graduates from undergrad, the norm is pursuit of a alumni/alumnae chapter. Once you cross the stage, it's normally a done deal. I have heard of cases where people have had combined processes, but they are still initiated in separate chapters. There are always different circumstances, but that's why we tell people to, "Do their research."

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by naraht

For NPC sororities that allow AI, would a grad student be able to go AI? (Yes, I know the original poster is a guy)

Every group has different policies for AI so I won't make any blanket statements, but I seem to recall a cute story about a woman who didn't join a sorority in undergrad but became the house mom for Alpha Gamma Delta while in grad school at the University of Illinois and then joined them through AI while still in grad school. So I'd say that it is possible, but again networking and research is crucial. Whether a grad student could join a chapter of undergrads is an entirely different can of worms that I couldn't even begin to get into.

[navane]

Originally Posted by naraht

For NPC sororities that allow AI, would a grad student be able to go AI? (Yes, I know the original poster is a guy)

Yes, a grad student can generally AI; however, she would NOT be joining and participating in a collegiate chapter as an active. She would be an alumna member of an alumnae chapter - thus the term alumna initiate. I think there may only be 1-2 NPCs which "might" allow graduate students to join a collegiate chapter. That's a different situation from AI.