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

[navane]

Originally Posted by naraht

For NPC sororities that allow AI, would a grad student be able to go AI? (Yes, I know the original poster is a guy)

Yes, a grad student can generally AI; however, she would NOT be joining and participating in a collegiate chapter as an active. She would be an alumna member of an alumnae chapter - thus the term alumna initiate. I think there may only be 1-2 NPCs which "might" allow graduate students to join a collegiate chapter. That's a different situation from AI.

[naraht]

OK, so for the NPHCs, it's organizational, situational, case-by-case, and may have separate answers for who officially runs the line, and what chapter they will actually be joining. (And no one outside the city where the college exists is guaranteed to know what the answer is)

Gotcha!

[WhiteRose1912]

You missed some options. Some NPC sororities will accept graduate students as full voting collegiate members. Some will accept them as non-voting collegiate members. I don't know everyone's policies, but I would wager that this is not the norm across the NPC (it was on my campus).

There are always local fraternities, too, who can initiate whomever they want.

[DrPhil]

The OP seems to have only wanted a definitive "yes" and list of the specific fraternities.

Contacting Greek Life is too much research for the OP, as is searching Google and contacting some fraternities.

To go back to naraht's question about NPHC, a graduated student interested in the NPHC should not contact the Greek Life office of that school. Most Greek Life offices won't know. If they offer assistance at all, the most they will do is give the person the contact info for the collegiate chapter(s), NHQ(s), or possibly the alumnae/alumni/graduate chapter(s). The person can and should access that info without the Greek Life office.

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

To go back to naraht's question about NPHC, a graduated student interested in the NPHC should not contact the Greek Life office of that school. Most Greek Life offices won't know. If they offer assistance at all, the most they will do is give the person the contact info for the collegiate chapter(s), NHQ(s), or possibly the alumnae/alumni/graduate chapter(s). The person can and should access that info without the Greek Life office.

Amen...because Google.

[Kevin]

I'm a little late to this party, but if OP is still reading, he needs to contact the Greek Life office on his campus to find out what the situation is. Many fraternities probably do allow graduate students. If he's at an SEC school, he may have a great chance to join one of the lower tiered houses.

[UnfortunateGDI]

I am not gonna lie, it's almost a fact of nature. A lot of women who used to be very attractive but then slowly lost their looks are very bitter and sadistic.

That said, again, this whole rushing a fraternity as a grad student thing is not looking too promising....

[33girl]

What do you call "sadistic"? Not agreeing with you because you have a penis?

Seriously, you need to stop posting on here and look into counseling. You sound really unhinged and resentful. I'm sorry you had a rough childhood, but that is not the fault of women everywhere.

[UnfortunateGDI]

Originally Posted by 33girl

What do you call "sadistic"? Not agreeing with you because you have a penis?

Putting me through hell on this thread rather than just keeping the discussion on topic. Look at the first argument I got into, who asked a member here to play the role of mother? Also, attacking me throughout the thread rather than just offering objective advice on how it can be done. Fortunately some people here gave me good advice (a lot of which came through PMs) but man, was all of the argument which as offtopic really even necessary?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

I am not gonna lie, it's almost a fact of nature. A lot of women who used to be very attractive but then slowly lost their looks are very bitter and sadistic.

Good thing I was ugly to being with!

[elicampbell]

To the op, I am a fraternity man. Yes, some fraternities allow graduate students to pledge. Selection of new members is up to the chapter.

That being said, you can rush, we can not tell you if you will be given a bid.

[UnfortunateGDI]

Well I am back after doing some research on my own, the latest posts were very helpful but all I really asked for was people to not give me suggestions on how to live my life, just answer my question. You see, throughout my life I have had super strict helicopter parent types that have micromanaged my life and told me what I should and should not do, that has left me with some issues which have slowly been resolved through the years.

That said, I did find a few organizations to get involved in for the feelings of a brotherhood and now I will be looking into rushing some fraternities as a grad student. I don't want to do my grad studies at SEC schools because I know that this is the conference where schools are very strict about Greek Life, more so than anywhere else in the nation.

Things have been going better for me and I want to say to all of you who have PM'd me that your messages have not been ignored. I look forward to going to grad school and will continue to do research on whether grad students can rush a fraternity. Google does not have much info on this, it all leads me to discussion forums where users are practically replying saying "why would you want to do that?". So far, things aren't looking too good.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

Well I am back after doing some research on my own, the latest posts were very helpful but all I really asked for was people to not give me suggestions on how to live my life, just answer my question. You see, throughout my life I have had super strict helicopter parent types that have micromanaged my life and told me what I should and should not do, that has left me with some issues which have slowly been resolved through the years.

That said, I did find a few organizations to get involved in for the feelings of a brotherhood and now I will be looking into rushing some fraternities as a grad student. I don't want to do my grad studies at SEC schools because I know that this is the conference where schools are very strict about Greek Life, more so than anywhere else in the nation.

Things have been going better for me and I want to say to all of you who have PM'd me that your messages have not been ignored. I look forward to going to grad school and will continue to do research on whether grad students can rush a fraternity. Google does not have much info on this, it all leads me to discussion forums where users are practically replying saying "why would you want to do that?". So far, things aren't looking too good.

You can just reply to the PMs without the derivative of "I've been receiving PMs, you meanies."

Good luck to you.

[Nanners52674]

Originally Posted by UnfortunateGDI

Well I am back after doing some research on my own, the latest posts were very helpful but all I really asked for was people to not give me suggestions on how to live my life, just answer my question. You see, throughout my life I have had super strict helicopter parent types that have micromanaged my life and told me what I should and should not do, that has left me with some issues which have slowly been resolved through the years.

That said, I did find a few organizations to get involved in for the feelings of a brotherhood and now I will be looking into rushing some fraternities as a grad student. I don't want to do my grad studies at SEC schools because I know that this is the conference where schools are very strict about Greek Life, more so than anywhere else in the nation.

Things have been going better for me and I want to say to all of you who have PM'd me that your messages have not been ignored. I look forward to going to grad school and will continue to do research on whether grad students can rush a fraternity. Google does not have much info on this, it all leads me to discussion forums where users are practically replying saying "why would you want to do that?". So far, things aren't looking too good.

I really, strongly hope you are not choosing a grad school based on Greek life.

[UnfortunateGDI]

Nah, the south is just a bad fit for me overall TBH.