Organizations after undergrad that are like fraternities in terms of brotherhood?

[UnfortunateGDI]

could a grad student join a fraternity anyways? And please do not give me suggestions about what decision to take in that regard, I know what I am getting myself into.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

could a grad student join a fraternity anyways?

Do a Google search. Good luck.

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Do a Google search. Good luck.

Excellent answer. My best friends who joined frats after undergrad did that and more...

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

could a grad student join a fraternity anyways? And please do not give me suggestions about what decision to take in that regard, I know what I am getting myself into.

You're asking for info without advice.

Not exactly the best way to ask for help when you could just do your own research.

[UnfortunateGDI]

I think it is possible to do that, don't see why someone would tell me not to try and be in a fraternity as a grad student when I did not ask for that. Please tell people to read my post again, all I asked about was fraternal organizations after college not be my parents and tell me what I can or can't join.

[sigmadiva]

We are better suited to give you information and advice since those who have posted in this thread are members of GLOs, so we know of what we speak.

Good luck on your search!

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

I think it is possible to do that, don't see why someone would tell me not to try and be in a fraternity as a grad student when I did not ask for that. Please tell people to read my post again, all I asked about was fraternal organizations after college not be my parents and tell me what I can or can't join.

Why are you arguing? And your tone is not coming across well. At all. You don't get the answer you like; however you get the answer that is accurate or correct, so then deal with it. Or move on. Or whatever. Coming back and asking the same question until you are told what you want to hear isn't how GC works. Or life, for that matter.

I get the immigrant bit, and the homeschooled bit. And I could give you legions of examples of people who have had one or both of those factors (or other factors) and have not tied their happiness and social abilities to a GLO in college. Happiness is an inside job. A fraternity isn't going to fix you. Only you can fix you.

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

could a grad student join a fraternity anyways? And please do not give me suggestions about what decision to take in that regard, I know what I am getting myself into.

I think 33girl meant that you shouldn't try to join an organization like Kiwanis or Masons during grad school, since you seem to have issues with time commitments and your demanding studies.

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

I think it is possible to do that, don't see why someone would tell me not to try and be in a fraternity as a grad student when I did not ask for that. Please tell people to read my post again, all I asked about was fraternal organizations after college not be my parents and tell me what I can or can't join.

OK, first of all. You have A HORRIFIC ATTITUDE. You need to calm down, and be respectful to people of whom YOU ASKED TO TAKE THEIR TIME AND ANSWER A QUESTION YOU COULD HAVE FIGURED OUT ON YOUR OWN. Do you know what it means to be grateful for people doing you a favor?

Second of all - advice and unsolicited information comes along with any answer to a question. Often in life, the most useful information is that additional bit that you didn't explicitly ask for. That's kind of how most conversations work on planet earth. You may have noticed.

No one here wants to be your parents. People are giving you all the same kind of response they would give anyone else who came on here and asked your kind of question. Calm down.

[33girl]

Actually, no, I meant he shouldn't join anything other than professional groups. Grad school is hard and while he thinks he's got the time management issue resolved, grad school may turn that on its head.

But I think this may all be moot as his social skills need work.

Ps to the OP: I know you just got on this site, but I'm one of the more open minded people on here as far as encouraging non-traditional rushees (i.e. people who aren't 18 year old freshmen). So think about what it takes me to get to the point where I just flat out say no.

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Actually, no, I meant he shouldn't join anything other than professional groups. Grad school is hard and while he thinks he's got the time management issue resolved, grad school may turn that on its head.

But I think this may all be moot as his social skills need work.

Speaking as someone who was initiated through a graduate chapter (and in a close circle of friends who also did so), that is not necessarily true. I decided to take a semester off from school (not knowing if I would even be chosen). But my friend was in grad school, working and working towards being in his frat at the same time. It's about balance and making a way out of no way. He did fine in school and was initiated. My other friends also did so while having babies/children in the house. It all depends on the person and the org.

However...one has to research and diligent in finding out their own info. That's what I did!

[DrPhil]

Exactly, Soror.

These threads aren't about NPHC GLOs.

And what's up with GDIs coming to GC and demanding answers?!

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Actually, no, I meant he shouldn't join anything other than professional groups. Grad school is hard and while he thinks he's got the time management issue resolved, grad school may turn that on its head.

That's what I understood you to mean, I just used a couple of examples you used to give specifics, rather than trying to be comprehensive in my list. It sounded like the OP understood your post to indicate not joining a fraternity in grad school (hence the "can you even join a fraternity in grad school?" question).

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

That said, I found this site through google and so far the only things I have heard about are Free Masons and the Military. I was looking for other organizations that are like a fraternity in terms of a brotherhood and I do know it is too late for me to be a part of a fraternity anyways. If you cannot do something as simple as just answer that question and talk about different fraternal organizations then why even post on this thread? Sure 33 might be a moderator but anyone can see that her posts touch on so much stuff that nearly irrelevant to this thread. If I wanted to ask about the workload of grad school I would go to forums intended for that purpose.

This forum is intended for answering questions involving Greek Life so is it too much to ask for to focus on that rather than playing the role of helicopter parent and trying to tell me horror stories about academics in grad school?

You're in the wrong place. Go find a "fraternal organizations" chat site.

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