Brother/Sister Frats/Sororities - Page 6

OUlioness01 · #76 08-16-2002, 09:31 PM

On our campus (Ohio U) having a brother/sister fraternity or sorority is discouraged. We are paired with different organizations for Greek Week and Homecoming, and if you are paired with a certain org you cannot be paired with them during one of those weeks for the next two years, which makes sure everyone takes turns. However, Phi Mu and Theta Chi are very good friends on my campus. We are also close to Phi Kappa Theta and Phi Delta Theta, and have a lot of socials with all three.

phimugirlie01 · #77 09-05-2002, 12:10 AM

Actually, I've been told that Phi Mu's "unofficial" brother organization on a natinal level is KA. Something about both being created in the South and having connections to Robert E. Lee..

OUlioness01 · #78 09-05-2002, 10:02 AM

really??? I've never heard anything about it, but we don't have a KA chapter at our school. that could be why

GammaShortie · #79 09-21-2002, 03:14 PM

I'm a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc. Our brother fraternity are the brothers of Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc. Our cousins are Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. This is a nationwide thing though not everyone in every chapter/on every campus is aware of this. Plus, not all organizations on every campus are that close. Phi Beta Sigma/Zeta Phi Beta are always close because they are constitutionally bound brother/sister organization. Our chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma was just founded on our campus, however, and since we are new we aren't as close to our cousins yet as on other campuses.

gphiangel624 · #80 09-21-2002, 05:20 PM

On our campus, we don't have any sort of brother/sister relationships between our IFC/NPC chapters. I've noticed that each sorority has like two or three fraternities that the members split up between, but that's not always the case. For example, the majority of my sisters hang out with ATOs and FIJIs (I'm not one of them- I'll love my Delts forever...); the majority of Kappas hang out with either KAs or ATOs. I like that there aren't any actual relationships between chapters! And to be really honest, it seems like more GDIs hang out with the fraternities than sorority girls do!

Optimist Prime · #81 09-21-2002, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by gphiangel624
And to be really honest, it seems like more GDIs hang out with the fraternities than sorority girls do!

Thats because you're always busy with sorority stuff.

I like that we don't have any bro/sisters things here but we actully do. Back in 80's they tried that. I don't think it worked. Why not? 30 frat boys + 80 sorority girls=50 pissed off sorority girls.

OnePlus69Is70 · #82 10-31-2002, 09:16 PM

Here here! Some more math for you: 15 fraternities + 8 sororities = 7 very pissed off fraternities.

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #83 10-31-2002, 11:36 PM

See, I've heard the same thing about Phi Mu and Kappa Sigma (Phi Mu has two noteable male members: Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Jackson is a Kappa Sig.)

That could be b/c the boyfriend's a Kappa Sig though.

On my campus we're supposed to have the Kappa Sigs as brothers -- this Phi Mu chapter grew out of a local, Omega Delta Epsilon, which grew out of the little sister organization of Kappa Sigma.

And YES -- Chi Omega and Chi Omega Alpha are different groups. Alpha Chi Omega is different, too, which is maybe what you were thinking of. You'll get jumped for sure for that one.

White_Chocolate · #84 12-13-2002, 10:24 AM

The story of how our sorority got on campus. . .

We were a local sorority, Theta Chi Omega and there was a national, Sigma Kappa. Well, all of the PIKES were dating Theta Chi Omegas because the SKs were too 'bookwormish'. So, the PIKES BEGGED them to go national. So, our local sorority did some research and they decided to go with a sorority that was close to PIKES.

No one can say they are a brother/sister but PIKE and Phi Sigma Sigma. . .because we have the exact same slogan but the names are different. PIKES and PHI SIGS know what I'm talking about. . .

ONCE A. . .

hmmm, they know.

Quala67 · #85 12-13-2002, 11:17 AM

Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity Inc. has no relationship with any other greek organization. We are not the Brother fraternity to Gamma Sigma Sigma, nor are they APO's Sister fraternity. APO, on a National level, is not "bound" to any other organization. Both org's are based on the ideals of service to humanity, however.

FHwku · #86 12-13-2002, 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
See, I've heard the same thing about Phi Mu and Kappa Sigma (Phi Mu has two noteable male members: Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Jackson is a Kappa Sig.)

That could be b/c the boyfriend's a Kappa Sig though.

i thought Robert E. Lee was Kappa Alpha order.

breathesgelatin · #87 12-13-2002, 04:50 PM

To clear everything up, I'm pretty sure Robert E. Lee wasn't Greek at all. He went to West Point US Military Academy. Someone w/ Baird's can check if there were ever fraternities there, because I don't know. He may have connections with some sorority but it would have to be ADPi or Phi Mu, because he died in 1870 around the time that most of the other groups (Pi Phi, Theta, Kappa) were getting started. (Unless the connection is w/ his daughter/granddaugher something like that).

Kappa Alpha Order claims Robert E. Lee as its "spiritual founder". To my knowledge he was never initiated or anything of that matter. KA was founded in Robinson Hall at Washington and Lee University (my school) during Robert E. Lee's tenure as President.

If I'm wrong on any of this, let me know, but I don't see how either Lee or Jackson could be in fraternities unless there were fraternities at West Point during their college years. (Jackson went to West Point and was later a professor at Virginia Military Institute (across the street from W&L) where Sigma Nu and Alpha Tau Omega were founded. Although now revered, his students hated him and made mean jokes about him through his tenure at VMI. VMI now bans all fraternities... Although I think the senior class might be "honorary" members of Sigma Nu... Or something... They come to parties sometime and try to pretend they are SNus... But since I know all of the SNus it does not work... Poor Veemies!)

chloe173 · #88 12-17-2002, 01:09 AM

At the university of Southern California, Alpha Delta Pi's brother frat is SAE. I know that has something to do with the fact that are symbols are both lions. One year they stole our bronze lions off our lawn and took them to their house and cemented them there. They bought us new ones, but its still a long standing war to steal things that have lions on them back and forth. Plus they always come over and play football in our lawn because its bigger than theirs.

sailorpiphi · #89 01-13-2003, 12:28 AM

to answer the pi phi that started the thread........
On my campus pi phis UNOFFICIAL brother frat is alpha sigma phi. We do most everythign with them...... half our bus boys are alph sigs and many girls in my house are dating them. This was also not always the case. when delta tau delta was on our campus (and not dry like it is now) we were very close to them.

sirfidelgrl · #90 01-13-2003, 09:27 AM

when i pledged we learned that KA was our brother and ADP was our sister KA because of Robert E. Lee and the whole south thing and ADP because we both were started at Wesleyan and the oldest two organizations for women..however either of these two organizations exist on my campus so phi mus here hang out with mainly the ATO's. I always thought this was nationally known but no other phi mu has said anything about this so i guess not!