How hard is it to get into a frat.

[Senusret I]

I would like to give kudos to GreekChat for not going ballistic on the kid for saying "frat" instead of fraternity.

[The Laminater]

When I asked for a % I kind of meant a more general answer like 25% 50%. Let me rephrase it, do most people who rush get at least one bid or is it a small chance to receive a bid. I know that it depends on the type of person you are but Im talking about the entire rush population as a whole. Also do GPAs have any significance in the rushing process because I have a 4.0 (just curious). Thanks again guys.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by LoveKU28

I understand what he means about being reserved. What I mean to say is that you can't worry about how reserved you may be around people when you are trying to make a good impression. It may be hard to break, but after a while, meeting new people is not so intimidating. Rush is a great opportunity to break out of your shell.

Right, and I agree. I just wouldn't call that "lacking in social skills," that's all.

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I would like to give kudos to GreekChat for not going ballistic on the kid for saying "frat" instead of fraternity.

I've been holding my breath.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

When I asked for a % I kind of meant a more general answer like 25% 50%. Let me rephrase it, do most people who rush get at least one bid or is it a small chance to receive a bid. I know that it depends on the type of person you are but Im talking about the entire rush population as a whole. Also do GPAs have any significance in the rushing process because I have a 4.0 (just curious). Thanks again guys.

Let me reiterate...

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

There's no way that we can tell you what your chances are. We don't know you, your campus, or the organizations that are on campus.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I've been holding my breath.

Hopefully, a "country" reference makes its way in...

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Hopefully, a "country" reference makes its way in...

Never call a fraternity a frat. Would you call your country . . .

Sorry, had to do it.

[APhiAnna]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

When I asked for a % I kind of meant a more general answer like 25% 50%. Let me rephrase it, do most people who rush get at least one bid or is it a small chance to receive a bid. I know that it depends on the type of person you are but Im talking about the entire rush population as a whole. Also do GPAs have any significance in the rushing process because I have a 4.0 (just curious). Thanks again guys.

This is literally an impossible question. Just go rush. It is unbelievably dependent on campus culture and even then on EACH individual fraternity on your campus.

The way to best maximize your chance is to be honest with your personality and the chapter personalities. We've all seen that guy that is dead set on pledging the "jock" fraternity but has never played a day of sports in his life. He has no shot of getting a bid at that chapter, but if he had been honest with himself he might have found a chapter that fits his personality better.

Lastly, I know at my school GPA had absolutely no significance in fraternity rush (sorority rush is a different ballgame). I doubt they knew the GPAs of a single kid they pledged. I also do not think a high GPA would make them reconsider a kid who they had written off. If there is a colony however, and national representatives are picking the pledges, GPA would probably matter.

[Kansas City]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

When I asked for a % I kind of meant a more general answer like 25% 50%. Let me rephrase it, do most people who rush get at least one bid or is it a small chance to receive a bid. I know that it depends on the type of person you are but Im talking about the entire rush population as a whole. Also do GPAs have any significance in the rushing process because I have a 4.0 (just curious). Thanks again guys.

Again ... your chances of receiving a bid are ZERO if you do not participate in recruitment.

As everyone else has said, it really depends on so many factors (school, Greek climate, grades, service, personality, etc.) that it is impossible for anyone to give you an average percentage of PNMs that obtain bids. Organizations and chapters vary from campus to campus and unless you personally give recruitment a shot on your particular campus with the organizations recognized there, you will never know what your personal chances are. Some organizations or chapters may weigh grades more heavily than others but until you get to know the Greek population on your specific campus in more detail (usually by attending recruitment events) no one here will be able to give you an answer.

Sorry if this is a bit mean but seriously, stop hiding behind the statistics you are hoping to acquire and meet some Greeks to determine if joining a fraternity is right for you. If the thought of putting yourself out there as an interested PNM is too scary, contact the Greek Life office on your particular campus and ask for their specific placement percentage (if it is something that they even track). Good luck.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I would like to give kudos to GreekChat for not going ballistic on the kid for saying "frat" instead of fraternity.

I second this! Good job, everybody!

[The Laminater]

I AM NOT A KID I AM A GROWN MAN. I AM IN COLLEGE!

Originally Posted by pshsx1

I second this! Good job, everybody!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

I AM NOT A KID I AM A GROWN MAN. I AM IN COLLEGE!

OMG CAPS LOCK MAKES ME TOUGH

Dude, calm down. It wasn't even that serious.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

I AM NOT A KID I AM A GROWN MAN. I AM IN COLLEGE!

Calm down. To many of us someone in college, especially a freshman, is a kid. That's not because you're so young, but because we're . . . older.

But maybe we should fill you in on the inside remarks going on that prompted Sen's post. Many members of fraternities take offense -- sometimes serious offense -- at use of the word "frat." It carries Animal House-like and frat-boy connotations that many fraternity men prefer to avoid. All too often, when a question like yours has been asked, someone swoops in to lecture the "kid" with something along the lines of "first of all, don't call it a frat." All too often, this is followed by a crude and unneccesary analogy about what one wouldn't call one's country.

We were all just being pleased that no one had gone off on you that way.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

I AM NOT A KID I AM A GROWN MAN. I AM IN COLLEGE!

Congrats? My post was not aimed at you at all. See the above post.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by The Laminater

I AM NOT A KID I AM A GROWN MAN. I AM IN COLLEGE!

Hi, my name is Senusret I and I don't give a fuck.

Calm your nerves, KID. If you had stopped to think instead of being so sensitive and entitled, you'd maybe believe that it was POSSIBLY a term of endearment.

Good luck on finding your home, shit bird.

PS -- Being 18 doesn't make you grown, nor does it guarantee manhood.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Good luck on finding your home, shit bird.

WHAT?! LOL