What are the top 5 national Fraternities according to size?

[JohnnyCash]

Originally Posted by PhiSigW

Sorry, being the person I am, I had to say something about this.

I'm a Phi Sigma Kappa brother at FIU in Miami. I'm very proud of my choice in joining this amazing crowd of guys that I am proud to call my band of brothers.

I believe that the national organization or chapters at other colleges should not be considered as much when a person joins a fraternity or sorority.

I was rushing FIJI at first. I loved being there at the beginning, but I soon found that their chapter was too big for me. Although their chapter is one of the only two fraternities on campus to have a house, i didn't care about that. I did not want to be a number.

Yes, every fraternity has their stereotypes. But then you see brothers (like me) who prove that those stereotypes are false (or at least half-true, lol).

Yes there is some rivalry. But I have friends in EVERY SINGLE FRATERNITY. My Resident Assistant and (hopefully) soon-to-be sibling are both SigEps, and I love them, even if the other fraternities can't stand them. I still talk to the FIJIs I met while I was rushing. My psuedo big brother, someone I have known for years in high school, is a Beta, and I love him and his brothers. I'm friends with the Sammies, and we are working together for homecoming. I'm always hanging out with the PiKapps. I am friends with all of Delta Lambda Phi, regardless of the fact that yes, they are a gay fraternity. And our whole IFC welcomed Sigma Chi to our campus this year with open arms. And I'm friends with two prominent Tekes, but I believe they have way too many members for my taste.

Yes, there are 2 missing. I don't respect what Pike stands for on our campus, but I am good friends with their president, who I met through the IFC. and I've never really seen Lambda Chi Alpha on campus.

But in the end, I ended up a proud brother of Phi Sigma Kappa, and I can't imagine it being any different. Although its (obviously) not the most popular fraternity nationally, or even on our campus, I love it because in the end, it is MY fraternity. My fraternity, although currently really small, garners alot of respect from the rest of the Greek community.

Our community is big on greek unity, and so am I. Instead of bashing each other, we work together. But that doesn't mean we don't have pride.

What does Pike stand for on your campus?

Just curious.

[honeychile]

May I say something which I learned while pledging? For both fraternities and sororities, there are a group of about 15 GLOs in each which continually change places as to who has the most members and/or chapters, and you just accept that some years, you will be on top, others, you will be lower. The important part is to remember that, once you graduate, it will matter more if you were or weren't greek, rather than which GLO you joined.

And yes, I posess a book which has a certain sorority NOT having more members than any other women's group than the Girl Scouts. In fact, it's called an encyclopedia. (Has anyone else tried to get rid of one lately? We may have to pay someone to take them!)

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by honeychile

And yes, I posess a book which has a certain sorority NOT having more members than any other women's group than the Girl Scouts. In fact, it's called an encyclopedia. (Has anyone else tried to get rid of one lately? We may have to pay someone to take them!)

hijack/
Try Half Price Books (there are 2 in Pittsburg). They won't pay you much for them, but at least you won't have to pay someone else.

I'm surprised I missed PhiSigW's original post. I do agree with his circumstance. You should join the fraternity that feels right for you on your campus. It shouldn't matter if they are huge nationally or smaller. In the pre-Internet days, I didn't know that much about Sigma Chi before I joined. I just knew that the chapter and the Creed/Spirit/etc. felt right for me.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCash

What does Pike stand for on your campus?

Just curious.

He has a total of three posts from two days last October, so I wouldn't hold my breath for an answer from him.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

hijack/
Try Half Price Books (there are 2 in Pittsburgh). They won't pay you much for them, but at least you won't have to pay someone else.

(fixed your post - we can afford the "h" at the end of Pittsburgh, plus it pays tribute to our Scots-Irish heritage as a town)

The staff at local Half Price Books know me (and the little dog) by name! We go once a week with yet another box or five of books from my mother's house - she was quite a reader before she became legally blind, and then I read to her. I'm keeping the good ones, though! Interestingly, I took one box of very new, never read books there last week, and only got $13 for it. One of the things I didn't know that came into play was how many copies they already had of each book, and how fast it was moving.

But thanks for the advice!
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One of my favorite Pika stories (they're Pikas on my campus, not Pikes): One of the brothers had a restored hearse - the little drapes on the windows and everything. My parents were bringing me back to the sorority dorm after a family event, and my daddy was driving behind the hearse. We all pulled up in front of the sorority hall, when the back doors of the hearse sprang open and about 10 Pikas jumped out. My daddy almost had a heart attack in fright, then started laughing when I told him. And that's how my parents met the guy I was dating at the time!

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by honeychile

(fixed your post - we can afford the "h" at the end of Pittsburgh, plus it pays tribute to our Scots-Irish heritage as a town)

My chapter advisor and a good friend of mine are both Sigs from Pittsburg State in Kansas, so I always forget the "h" in Pennsylvania.

[thetygerlily]

Originally Posted by honeychile

The staff at local Half Price Books know me (and the little dog) by name! We go once a week with yet another box or five of books from my mother's house - she was quite a reader before she became legally blind, and then I read to her. I'm keeping the good ones, though! Interestingly, I took one box of very new, never read books there last week, and only got $13 for it. One of the things I didn't know that came into play was how many copies they already had of each book, and how fast it was moving.

An interesting thought on getting rid of encyclopedias for you, Honey- have you considered checking with realtors? I was at an estate sale a few weeks ago and they were putting a whole set of encyclopedias on the curb, marked as free. She said realtors used to pay good money for a set at estate sales because they are so great for staging libraries, offices, dens, etc. They were putting them on the curb because there are fewer realtors nowadays, since the housing market dropped. But if you know any realtors, you could contact them and see if they're interested. Or you could just contact a couple of real estate offices nearby and let them know they're free for pickup if they want them. Regardless, I thought it was a very interesting re-use of books- and hey, they need to get those books somewhere to make houses look good!