Tiers...

[gtdxeric]

Originally Posted by Firehouse

Your signature suggests you're from Georgia Tech, one of the strongest fraternity systems in the south.
The answer is: six, with a seventh fraternity that thinks it's Tier I but it's not. The system's dynamic will be effected by the return of SAE. Someone will eventually be pushed out of the Top Tier to accomodate them.
In the bottom Tier III probably only three because of the strength of Tech.

How'd I do?

Disclaimer: I'm about a year out of undergrad, and I think a female could probably answer this better than me... they see a lot more than any guy does, IMO.

You could make an argument for a top tier of 5-6 at Tech, but the composition changes a lot depending on how important Southernness is. You also start running into arguments like: ABC and DEF go after the same guys in the fall, and pretty much split them, therefore they must be on the same tier, right?

My point is, there's a fairly subtle transition from the top down at Tech, so the top tier is hard to demarcate. However, the bottom tier is much better defined, and consists of about 8-10 fraternities.

I know somebody's going to bring this up, so no, none of the fraternities at Tech would be considered "top tier" at an SEC school, but that's not what we're talking about here.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by gtdxeric

Disclaimer: I'm about a year out of undergrad, and I think a female could probably answer this better than me... they see a lot more than any guy does, IMO.

You could make an argument for a top tier of 5-6 at Tech, but the composition changes a lot depending on how important Southernness is. You also start running into arguments like: ABC and DEF go after the same guys in the fall, and pretty much split them, therefore they must be on the same tier, right?

My point is, there's a fairly subtle transition from the top down at Tech, so the top tier is hard to demarcate. However, the bottom tier is much better defined, and consists of about 8-10 fraternities.

I know somebody's going to bring this up, so no, none of the fraternities at Tech would be considered "top tier" at an SEC school, but that's not what we're talking about here.

The thing with Tech fraternities, there are so many of them, and few are very big, they just don't tier very well ... I think pretty much everyone knows who is dead last , but other than that, it's all up for debate.

[banditone]

What size are the large chapters, medium, and small at Tech?

[gtdxeric]

Originally Posted by banditone

What size are the large chapters, medium, and small at Tech?

as of last fall:
9 under 50
11 between 51-80
9 from 81-102

(including pledges)

[SWTXBelle]

Not stupid - building houses that are very modern is a sure way for them to look dated in 20 years (look at all the "modern" monstrosities from the 60s - yuck). Using classic design (often Greek Revival) means the house will look good for decades.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Not stupid - building houses that are very modern is a sure way for them to look dated in 20 years (look at all the "modern" monstrosities from the 60s - yuck). Using classic design (often Greek Revival) means the house will look good for decades.

So very very true. My husband's chapter's house is hideous. Whoever thought letting an architecture student design their house in the early 70s was obviously high ...

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

So very very true. My husband's chapter's house is hideous. Whoever thought letting an architecture student design their house in the early 70s was obviously high ...

I totally agree.

Did his house look like a pizza hut?