What makes Greek life "hot" in the south?

[KenUDiggit]

Originally Posted by bowsandtoes

This is very close to the point in my opinion. What grinds our gears is that some Joe Smo at North State University can just walk into one of our chapters up there and get a bid (not the case for every Northern chapter, but you get where I'm going). Meanwhile, down here, the exact opposite is true. Even if you're lucky enough to get a bid you then have to work your ass off (if you have a real pledgeship). When they walk around wearing hoodies w/ our letters on them it negates everything that we've worked for to our chapter synonymous with high standards. Again, this doesn't apply to every chapter of every fraternity at every northern university, but you want us to look at any guy with our letters and consider him an equal in our brotherhood? Are you serious?

I feel they should be considered equal, but if they don't hold themselves to the same standard of gentlemen/did not take our fraternity serious then I would be highly furious. Guess its just a southern thing

[62231]

Originally Posted by KenUDiggit

I feel they should be considered equal, but if they don't hold themselves to the same standard of gentlemen/did not take our fraternity serious then I would be highly furious. Guess its just a southern thing

I feel the same way. While they really are my brothers, I wish most of them weren't.

Originally Posted by bowsandtoes

This is very close to the point in my opinion. What grinds our gears is that some Joe Smo at North State University can just walk into one of our chapters up there and get a bid (not the case for every Northern chapter, but you get where I'm going). Meanwhile, down here, the exact opposite is true. Even if you're lucky enough to get a bid you then have to work your ass off (if you have a real pledgeship). When they walk around wearing hoodies w/ our letters on them it negates everything that we've worked for to our chapter synonymous with high standards. Again, this doesn't apply to every chapter of every fraternity at every northern university, but you want us to look at any guy with our letters and consider him an equal in our brotherhood? Are you serious?

Bingo.

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by KenUDiggit

I feel they should be considered equal, but if they don't hold themselves to the same standard of gentlemen/did not take our fraternity serious then I would be highly furious. Guess its just a southern thing

Exalt. If they take the fraternity seriously then that's all we can reasonably ask of them. I feel that at least 91% of southern fraternities take themselves very seriously.