This blog might seem a bit out of place on TL, but I'm gonna ask anyways.

I was wondering if there were any brothers from any fraternities on TL. I'm going to be attending the "recruitment week" events for ΣAE next week (we can't call it rush on our campus) and I'm confident in my shot at a bid. So I was wondering if any other TLers have gone greek, and what their experiences with it were.

zulu_nation8

China23240 Posts

February 06 2010 21:26 GMT

already multiple blogs about this, but why the hell would you make the title of your blog the name of some random frat you haven't even pledged for.

danmooj1

United States1855 Posts

February 06 2010 21:47 GMT

why can't you call it rush?

sythax

Scotland57 Posts

February 06 2010 22:08 GMT

ice skating? minigolf? hahahah what is this? a so (Z)

RorOty?

TheMusiC

United States1048 Posts

February 06 2010 22:14 GMT

what do you want to know? greek life ain't for everyone, but generally people who stay in it love it.

it also depends a lot on the culture of your campus itself, the greek experience varies a ton depending on what college you attend.

Frits

11781 Posts

February 06 2010 22:14 GMT

lol most of those events suck so hard

in holland when you join a frat/sorority (they're mixed, although you form subgroups which aren't mixed) you go to a camp that last 1-2 weeks which is basically one big party

rredtooth

5242 Posts

February 06 2010 22:35 GMT

On February 07 2010 07:08 sythax wrote:

ice skating? minigolf? hahahah what is this? a so (Z)

RorOty?

lol that's the sigap chapter on my campus hahaha. i live down the hall from the president of the frat (he lives in my dorm for some reason) and two other guys in the frat. they are generally cool guys.

United States6116 Posts

February 06 2010 22:42 GMT

I pledged for two different frats...

...then dropped out once I realized I was joining a frat. The second time they almost got me, but I woke up again.

decafchicken

United States19332 Posts

February 06 2010 22:47 GMT

lol sigep at my school is pretty stereotypical frat. it is a fucking huge frat though nationwide so i guess pretty good for networking

LosingID8

ATL10766 Posts

February 06 2010 22:52 GMT

#10

SAE at USC has sort of both a good and bad rep.

the good is that they're known to be very wealthy, i'm pretty sure the average member's family makes $500,000 or more. and not surprisingly a lot of girls are at their parties.

the bad is that they're all known to be douchebags, very conservative, and racist.

LosingID8

ATL10766 Posts

February 06 2010 22:56 GMT

#11

On February 07 2010 07:47 decafchicken wrote:
lol sigep at my school is pretty stereotypical frat. it is a fucking huge frat though nationwide so i guess pretty good for networking

isn't sigep sigma phi epsilon, not SAE?

Whiplash

United States2801 Posts

February 06 2010 23:37 GMT

#12

If your the frat guy type (which would be wierd since your on TL) then a frat is is prob up your alley. If your just looking for new social groups to mingle with then you'd be a lot better joining lots of different clubs and see what fits you the most.

Judicator

United States6589 Posts

February 06 2010 23:58 GMT

#13

Sorry, but SAE is not following that schedule. That frat is notorious around a lot of campuses for being what LosingID8 has called them. That and they're like perpetually on probation on some campuses.

decafchicken

United States19332 Posts

February 07 2010 00:08 GMT

#14

On February 07 2010 07:56 LosingID8 wrote:

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isn't sigep sigma phi epsilon, not SAE?

at my school sigep = SAE, idk if its different over on your side on the mississippi

OneOther

United States10771 Posts

February 07 2010 00:16 GMT

#15

On February 07 2010 09:08 decafchicken wrote:

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at my school sigep = SAE, idk if its different over on your side on the mississippi

what, are you sure?
they are two completely different fraternities, and both are huge nationally.

SigEp = Sigma Phi Epsilon, SAE = Sigma Alpha Epsilon
they are known by those two names/acronyms nationally.

SAE at duke is made up of pretty cool guys who are rich as fuck. but fraternities differ so much depending on the school

OneOther

United States10771 Posts

February 07 2010 00:18 GMT

#16

also, what school do you go to? those events are so not SAE haha

QuickStriker

United States3694 Posts

February 07 2010 00:22 GMT

#17

Well, this is interesting. There are frats in my school, especially this one particular frat who have just started up recently and has a nice monopoly of various club organizations and even the student body government. The frat name was "Kappa Sigma".... they are an interesting bunch but I don't much about them, so I was wondering if anyone have any Intel of that frat, for those who have knowledge of them.

But yes, frats aren't really for everyone, as I know of it, they require a lot of commitment, bonding, and fellowship in order to blend in well. Basically, think of it as this way, if you wanted to make friends or be with a social group but failed miserably in the past, frats might be your other option to look into, it is easier and I believe you are paying like monthly or semester for "dues" so pretty much you are joining frat to BUY FRIENDSHIP AND CONNECTION. That's my 2 cents there.

Ducci

United States588 Posts

February 07 2010 00:23 GMT

#18

SAE at cal poly was disbanded when one a freshmen died at one of their parties from alcohol (i think he was pledging). But they had a rep for being pretty gay anyway

OneOther

United States10771 Posts

February 07 2010 03:08 GMT

#19

On February 07 2010 09:23 Ducci wrote:
SAE at cal poly was disbanded when one a freshmen died at one of their parties from alcohol (i think he was pledging). But they had a rep for being pretty gay anyway

hahaha exact same thing happened here. their chapter got kicked out of campus but it eventually came back

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