Initation

[GreekSupporter]

I'll cross that bridge when I come to it...

[kddani]

But cool people don't join a house full of douchebags, right? And you joined a house of people that you describe as douchebags, didn't you?

Humility is a good thing.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by xoheatherxo
just a question, but why do you want to join a greek organization? it seems like youre just interested in how their parties are, what girls they hang out with...and thats not what were all about. partying is part of what we do, but there are millions of other reasons that should be more important than that. philanthropy, community service, support system, belonging, brothers/sisters for life...that should all come first.

Others may disagree, but I don't know too many guys who would put "philanthropy" at the top of the list of what they're looking for in a fraternity. Not saying guys aren't interested in philanthropy, but aside from a general "it's good to do community service," I don't think it's something most guys choose a fraternity for. Things like brotherhood are going to be much higher on the list.

My $0.02.

[Tom Earp]

Hm, most of the new Frosh do not know Brother Hood from Squat.

They dont look at Philanthropy either.

The look at the House that a Group is in. First impressions are not always the best.

They look at guys who act cool and party and who they party with.

But, once they find out the real deal, it is as You mentioned. What does this Organization really do. What is life after Graduation?

Can I be and do more with Life and My Organization.

[GreekSupporter]

Well Tom, Lambda Chi Alpha was one of the houses that I was looking at. At my school they're big into baseball, which I am aswell. They have a really nice house and they seemed cool when I hung out with them. Also every year they turn their chapter home into a haunted house...which seems like it would be fun. My favorite part is that they were third in GPAs on campus and first of all wet houses. I also like the AM program aswell.

[Tom Earp]

Originally posted by GreekSupporter
Well Tom, Lambda Chi Alpha was one of the houses that I was looking at. At my school they're big into baseball, which I am aswell. They have a really nice house and they seemed cool when I hung out with them. Also every year they turn their chapter home into a haunted house...which seems like it would be fun. My favorite part is that they were third in GPAs on campus and first of all wet houses. I also like the AM program aswell.

Thanks for the nice words about My Fellow Brothers!

[GreekSupporter]

Yeah it's a nice place, just need to do some more stuff with them to make sure I fit in.

[AGDee]

Originally posted by GreekSupporter
Well Tom, Lambda Chi Alpha was one of the houses that I was looking at. At my school they're big into baseball, which I am aswell. They have a really nice house and they seemed cool when I hung out with them. Also every year they turn their chapter home into a haunted house...which seems like it would be fun. My favorite part is that they were third in GPAs on campus and first of all wet houses. I also like the AM program aswell.

They used to do the haunted house thing at my campus way back in the early 80's, as their big philanthropy for MDA. They also did a gangster party where they would "jail" someone from each GLO and get donations for MDA to release them. Then they had a big 20's style gangster/mafia type party (dates and those who had been "incarcerated". It was great fun. All the women in their flapper dresses and the guys in suits. I'd forgotten all about those. Sorry for the hijack

[macallan25]

Originally posted by xoheatherxo
just a question, but why do you want to join a greek organization? it seems like youre just interested in how their parties are, what girls they hang out with...and thats not what were all about. partying is part of what we do, but there are millions of other reasons that should be more important than that. philanthropy, community service, support system, belonging, brothers/sisters for life...that should all come first. you dont have to be part of an organization to party with them...most groups will let you come to parties if you arent pledging/initiated anyways. so when i said to research the organizations on your campus before, i meant to research their involvement on campus and what they are all about--not what kind of parties they throw and what kind of girls they hang out with!

Do you honestly expect a freshman male to think like this when choosing a house? No. They look at reputation, type of guys, parties, women, reputation with women, what sororities do they hang out with....and if those are the tops on campus. Philanthropy and the brotherhood aspect are learned later.

[xoheatherxo]

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
This post would be a whole lot easier to read with some punctuation and a few capital letters.

AlphaFrog--didnt know that this was an english assignment and that i needed to spell check and do a grammar check on my posts before i posted them...

and the things i wrote about being important in an greek organization werent in any specific order. they are all important. and i guess freshman boys dont think about philanthropy and stuff like that, but i know when i was going through rush, every house i went to told me about that right away. and told me about how important sisterhood is. so macallan25, saying that the brotherhood aspect is learned later shouldnt happen. why else are you going to join a fraternity or sorority if you dont know anything about what sisterhood or brotherhood is about??? i know you dont realize what its really all about until youre a part of it, but you should be able to tell potential members about your sisterhood or brotherhood and how important it is to you. thats how my rush was.

i would never choose a sisterhood based on who the group hangs out with and parties with...thats kinda sad to me. if you just wanna party all the time, hang out with your friends and dont waste anyones time.

[macallan25]

Originally posted by xoheatherxo
so macallan25, saying that the brotherhood aspect is learned later shouldnt happen. why else are you going to join a fraternity or sorority if you dont know anything about what sisterhood or brotherhood is about??? i know you dont realize what its really all about until youre a part of it, but you should be able to tell potential members about your sisterhood or brotherhood and how important it is to you. thats how my rush was.

What do you mean it shouldn't happen. Brotherhood is learned when you join the group and go through your pledge period. How do you expect a rushee to automatically know what brotherhood is all about. You can't just tell someone what it is in a few sentences and expect them to fully grasp it.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by macallan25
Do you honestly expect a freshman male to think like this when choosing a house? No. They look at reputation, type of guys, parties, women, reputation with women, what sororities do they hang out with....and if those are the tops on campus. Philanthropy and the brotherhood aspect are learned later.

To a point, I'd agree and would concede the point about brotherhood being "learned" later. But there may be some difference between those who come to college with no knowledge of the Greek system other than what they've seen in movies and TV, and those who have grown up with Greek parents, siblings or other close relatives or friends. The latter, I would guess, have a more developed idea of what Greek life is about and a better grasp of the brotherhood/sisterhood concept, even if they haven't experienced it firsthand.

Of course, for those people, being a legacy might be one of the first factors in choosing a GLO.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by xoheatherxo
AlphaFrog--didnt know that this was an english assignment and that i needed to spell check and do a grammar check on my posts before i posted them...

It's not an English assignment. But we assume you posted because you want others to know what you think on the subject. It defeats the purpose if others have to re-read your post 3 times just to figure out what the sentences are.

As AlphaFrog said, a little punctuation and some capital letters go a long way toward keeping a post from looking like a long string of letters and words and making a post easier to follow.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally posted by xoheatherxo
AlphaFrog--didnt know that this was an english assignment and that i needed to spell check and do a grammar check on my posts before i posted them...

I didn't say ANYTHING about spelling and grammar, that apparently would be asking way too much of you. I said punctuation and capital letters. I'm assuming since you're a Chi Omega, that means you are in some sort of higher learning facility, and therefore should be able to locate the SHIFT key on your keyboard, and maybe the apostrophe.

[Tom Earp]

A Tree is Just a tree.

Wasnt there a Poet who used no CAPITALS and PUCTUATION?

If one can read the post, dont worry about it!

If You cant, then ask a question!