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Originally Posted by dekeguy
I think an email to the Office of Greek Life at each of the Unis concerned would be informative and I would follow up with emails to the individual chapters on each campus. There are many excellent universities and several excellent fraternities. Do some research and I think you will find what you are seeking.
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But even if he finds chapters that are willing in theory to offer bids to grad student, or have a history of doing so, that doesn't mean they'll offer
him a bid. He may find a campus where it's a theoretical possibility, but also find it's not in the cards for him.
I think Vito is right -- I've known very people who could juggle a grad school load and active participation in a collegiate fraternity or sorority chapter, or who even felt inclined to try to be active. I have to wonder, too, what he expects fraternity life to be like. Are his ideas influenced mainly by TV and movies? He may find the reality very different.
As for the gap year idea (and lots of American students take them as well), that could work against him if there's a perception that he will only be around a year or two.
All in all, I've got to side with AnotherKD: The mere possibility of joining a fraternity is not a reason to pick a grad school, especially an out-of-country one. It's garnish, not real food.
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