Can Med Students go Greek?

[lucgreek]

Honestly, most fraternities won't take a non-undergrad. I say most because there are some campuses where grad students can pledge. I have never heard of or seen these campuses, but from what I've heard on GC this does occur. That being said, that is definitely an exception, not the norm.

You say you got a bid at a 'top' house at UCI, so you know how rush works. The national organization has little say in how groups on campus select their members (unless the group is being watched like a hawk or a new colony). Contacting the national organization would be pretty useless. The only way you would know for sure is by contacting rush chairmen.

There is a reason why, although the NIC allows it, grad/med/law students are not given bids. The work load is intense and your free time is not even close to how it was as an undergrad. How can you make pledge meetings, chapter, fraternity events, mixers and philanthropy events all while balancing the work load of a med student? I have friends (who were in Greek Life) in med school right now and there is no way they could balance med school with being Greek.

Like others said, professional fraternities in med school are the only option available to you.

Though, talking about how awesome, rich, good-looking and athletic you are would be enough to make me not want to give you a bid.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by lucgreek

I say most because there are some campuses where grad students can pledge.

This isn't a campus decision. It's a GLO decision.

To the OP -- You won't have the time or energy to pledge during med school. "Having a drink" is not that same as learning the history of an organization and bonding with its members.

[lucgreek]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

This isn't a campus decision. It's a GLO decision.

Whoops, that's what I meant. "Can pledge on the campus" meaning "grad students actually pledging." I need to work on my phrasing.

[Wolfman]

FYI: In an earlier time, it was fairly common for fraternities to have chapters at what we'd call 'professional schools' nowadays. Presently, at Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical/dental/graduate biomedical school located in Nashville, TN, you have chapters of NPHC groups which function as college chapters do. Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi at Meharry, with which I'm more familiar, was founded in 1919. They had a Fall '10 Probate Show for their new "line" (i.e., new initiates of their most recent pledge class). See an excerpt from this probate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiYf...eature=related

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

FYI: In an earlier time, it was fairly common for fraternities to have chapters at what we'd call 'professional schools' nowadays. Presently, at Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical/dental/graduate biomedical school located in Nashville, TN, you have chapters of NPHC groups which function as college chapters do. Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi at Meharry, with which I'm more familiar, was founded in 1919. They had a Fall '10 Probate Show for their new "line" (i.e., new initiates of their most recent pledge class). See an excerpt from this probate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiYf...eature=related

Yep know all about Meharry. They were across the street. Like Dr Phil said though it is easier through an NPHC.

But I will give you the real story behind Meharry, their greek life paled in comparison to the undergrads that surrounded them (both Fisk across the street and TSU down the street.) And most of their active members were year 1 and year 2 students.