Does being a sophomore or above matter when looking to join a fraternity?

[Tom Earp]

It would be sad to think that an outstanding person because of year of class could not be accepted for that reason only is silly.

It can be the same for an A I (Alum Associate) who later becomes not only a strong member, but very important one for their Organization.

It is ideal to have a new young member that can be trained and spend his time and knowledge over a period of time, but there is always one who can be a spark plug who can help hold a chapter together in times of strife as we all go through.

[Robh88]

Elephant, you were a bit off in your guess about me. I'm not going to embarrass my chapter and say what fraternity I am in because I would normally never post on a message board like this but I happened to see a post about a guy at lsu and wanted to help out. If anyone in my chapter knew I looked at this garbage I would never hear the end of it. I know you kappa sigs love talking about how you are the best fraternity here, and even though you all have gotten better in the past few years I can assure you, we get much more respect.
Back to the topic, goldtiger, there are a lot of fraternities at lsu, you may not end up in a top tier especially as a junior, but that is why they have about 20 different houses here, something for everyone.

[fabulousxi]

Here at Arkansas, fraternities definately care if you are a sophomore or junior. However, that doesn't mean that person will not get into a top fraternity. I pledged as a sophomore and had 2-3 other sophomores in my pledge class. A good example are the people that played sports as a freshman that ended up wanting in greek life rather than athletics. I'm actually glad I pledged as a sophomore because now I know 100% that I am in the right house.

ElephantWalk, what fraternity are you in at UA?

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by fabulousxi

Here at Arkansas, fraternities definately care if you are a sophomore or junior. However, that doesn't mean that person will not get into a top fraternity. I pledged as a sophomore and had 2-3 other sophomores in my pledge class. A good example are the people that played sports as a freshman that ended up wanting in greek life rather than athletics. I'm actually glad I pledged as a sophomore because now I know 100% that I am in the right house.

ElephantWalk, what fraternity are you in at UA?

A Kappa Sig from LSU that refuses to re-affiliate with shanes.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A Kappa Sig from LSU that refuses to re-affiliate with shanes.

Haha, I know a couple of Kappa Sigs at Arkansas.......definitely shanes.

[33girl]

What Are Shanes, I do not know??

Please Share!!

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by 33girl

What Are Shanes, I do not know??

Please Share!!

It's sort of an inside greek life joke in Arkansas. I had heard of them as shanes way before I went to LSU, in high school. It's a reference to this guy named Shane that was met in Panama City(which is filled of these kind of kids), and he was the typical gel-head and so on.

edit: He was the typical kind of kid the KE's usually take and why they're made fun of generally in Greek Life, even though they're a supposedly good chapter.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A Kappa Sig from LSU that refuses to re-affiliate with shanes.

Okayyyyyy, you say that you refuse to re-affiliate, but you have previously stated:

1- You were at the house on AOPi's bid night. You said the AOPi's came over to your place and partied.

2 - You were with Kappa Sigma on their bid night. You said y'all took them to the lake and hazed the sh** out of them.

3 - You said you lived in the house this past December.


So, you hang out with these "Shanes" but refuse to affiliate with them?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

It would be sad to think that an outstanding person because of year of class could not be accepted for that reason only is silly.

It can be the same for an A I (Alum Associate) who later becomes not only a strong member, but very important one for their Organization.

It is ideal to have a new young member that can be trained and spend his time and knowledge over a period of time, but there is always one who can be a spark plug who can help hold a chapter together in times of strife as we all go through.

That may be true, but the fact is, it does matter some places. There are some groups at some schools that won't take anyone over a sophomore. Fair or not, it's a fact that juniors have to be prepared for if they're thinking of rushing.

[RU OX Alum]

what about U's that have deffered rush?

sophmores in the fall, freshmen in the spring...

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

what about U's that have deffered rush?

sophmores in the fall, freshmen in the spring...

*Generally speaking*, the more time a person waits to rush, the more difficult it may be to receive a bid.

A sophomore rushing in the fall at a campus with differed "freshman" rush is similar to a freshman rushing in the spring at a campus where the main (formal) rush is in the fall. Both are just one semester "removed" from the first possible time to rush/join.

As such, on some campuses it will not matter. While on others, it may. Again, it depends on the campus culture.