I want to join a fraternity!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

And seriously, one assumes that someone's father is dead because they say what about 75% of non-NPHC greeks say "My parent WAS XYZ?" It's about 50/50 dumbass/asshole.

Have I been out of the loop or has Drolefille been really really really cut throat this week? LOL.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Have I been out of the loop or has Drolefille been really really really cut throat this week? LOL.

I was running on about 4-5 hours a sleep a night until Wednesday night. I was gonna let this one slide until the 'explanation' made it clear it was intentional.

Also I'm a big fat meanie-head.

[dnall]

If he's so serious about joining a fraternity, then he should transfer, and whatever other factors be damned. Whatever is most important to you is what matters most. And would never classify any greek org as anything remotely close to any other student org.

Everyone has a different greek experience, but for me that was much more meaningful and educating than anything I learned in any classroom. My undergraduate degree is barely worth the paper it's printed on, and wouldn't have mattered at all what school it came from. My greek experience changed my life and shaped most of what I believe in.

If it's key to this guy, then he should transfer. That is a much higher percentage than trying to start an off-campus chapter at a school that doesn't have a greek system or anything like that. Being a grad student makes this more complicated, and he should inquire first with the chapter in question. In saying that, I do mean quite a bit more than a phone call to see if it's possible. He should start a relationship with them & be basically assured of a bid before he pulls the trigger on transferring.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by dnall

If he's so serious about joining a fraternity, then he should transfer, and whatever other factors be damned. Whatever is most important to you is what matters most. And would never classify any greek org as anything remotely close to any other student org.

Everyone has a different greek experience, but for me that was much more meaningful and educating than anything I learned in any classroom. My undergraduate degree is barely worth the paper it's printed on, and wouldn't have mattered at all what school it came from. My greek experience changed my life and shaped most of what I believe in.

If it's key to this guy, then he should transfer. That is a much higher percentage than trying to start an off-campus chapter at a school that doesn't have a greek system or anything like that. Being a grad student makes this more complicated, and he should inquire first with the chapter in question. In saying that, I do mean quite a bit more than a phone call to see if it's possible. He should start a relationship with them & be basically assured of a bid before he pulls the trigger on transferring.

Or, as mentioned earlier, he can make the best of his college experience at the school he's at.

There's no way in hell I'd give up a degree at, say, Rice and transfer to Sul Ross State University just because the former didn't have Greek Life. Let's be real.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Or, as mentioned earlier, he can make the best of his college experience at the school he's at.

There's no way in hell I'd give up a degree at, say, Rice and transfer to Sul Ross State University just because the former didn't have Greek Life. Let's be real.

This doesn't even get into having a chapter essentially promising a non-attending graduate student a bid. Outside of a setup for a movie, when does that happen? But no, it's important so he should totally do it!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

This doesn't even get into having a chapter essentially promising a non-attending graduate student a bid. Outside of a setup for a movie, when does that happen? But no, it's important so he should totally do it!

Nor does it get into the fact that the one member of the fraternity he's interested who has posted in this thread has said it's his understanding that only undergraduates can join.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Now I've got "Poor Unfortunate Souls" stuck in my head!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by tld221

Now I've got "Poor Unfortunate Souls" stuck in my head!

If it helps that's the "Body Language" bit