<p>If you had the choice to walk on and play Football, or join a Fraternity (Sigma Chi), at the University of Houston, which would you choose?</p>
<p>Do you have a strong passion for football? If not, I’d choose the Fraternity.</p>
<p>Dude, play football.</p>
<p>I played college ball and it was awesome. Playing in college will give you alot more memories than a frat, and 20 years from now would you rather say you played D1 football, or pledged in a frat?</p>
<p>I unfortunately got injured during my sophmore year, but even one year was enough to make me realize how special it is.</p>
<p>Houston has a respectable program, and being a former player helps out in jobs time - lot’s of fans out there, especially in Texas.</p>
<p>Your football team will give you the same (better) camaraderie as frat, plus alot of other benefits.</p>
<p>Why would you have to choose between them?</p>
<p>I knew some basketball players who did both, but it was at a D2 school.</p>
<p>I think you would be way overwhelmed trying to do both, plus school. It’s better to just pick one over the other - no use over-extending yourself or having conflicting schedules.</p>
<p>d1 football</p>
<p>Playing for your school is something you will carry with you your whole life.</p>
<p>I watch my school play every saturday (during season of course), and it’s very special to know I was a part of it. It will keep you connected to the school for along time, and give you lots of connections.</p>
<p>@CallieBotte</p>
<p>Because both take up a lot of your time. The one you can drink, socialize, and attend chapter events and the other you can’t drink (you can sneak it in I guess) and requires a lot hard work and determination to be successful if you wan’t to make it in the NFL.</p>
<p>Despite what most people think, most D1 football players have no intention of going pro, at least not realistically.</p>
<p>And you don’t sit in your room with teammates all day or just practice. I had a very normal social life (parties) while I played. I just didn’t do it during season and I didn’t do anything that I felt I could get into trouble doing - nothing stupid.</p>
<p>I do both at a D3 school. Based on both of my experiences, if I had to choose, I would choose my sorority over a varsity sport. I’ve met a more diverse group of people, met a ton of other greeks, and made many more memories than playing soccer.</p>
<p>Also, it’s not worth doing a D1 sport if you don’t think you’ll play. I have friends doing D1 soccer at big east and big 10 schools, and it takes over your life. A lot of people transfer down to D2. If you’re walking on, it’ll be harder to get PT. You could play for a year then rush, or do both. But greek life is fantastic.</p>
<p>Also, rushing will give you a huge network of alumni and helps you get jobs. My sorority has provided many job opportunities to graduating members. Employers will look at greek life more positively than an athletic career.</p>
<p>No offense, but comparing a D3 female sport to D1 football is apples and oranges.</p>
<p>I played D1 football and there is no time for rush and pledging. </p>
<p>I didn’t play much at all my freshman year, but it was still totally worth it. It’s a big deal to alot of people.</p>
<p>^big east sucks</p>
<p>Well, my school (WVU) did pretty well when we played your home state UK boys in the Elite 8 this year, huh?</p>
<p>lol, not sure why you are picking a fight.</p>
<p>don’t mention that. thank you.
hahha i wasn’t picking a fight i saw your name and was reminded of the suckiness that is the big east.</p>
<p>Hey dont worry about it, I enjoy a healthy debate about college sports.</p>
<p>My in laws are all Penn State/B10 people, her sisters are LSU/UF/SEC alumni.</p>
<p>So I’m use to defending the Big East.</p>
<p>As I’m sure you are use to defending UK football, the Powder Puff program that it has become.</p>
<p>hahah i dont really follow football. basketball? don’t say a word.</p>
<p>play football. Recruiters love D1 athletes.</p>
<p>If you really have the opportunity to play D1 Football I’d say to take it.<br>
But it’s really your choice. Both are major commitments and require a huge time commitment. D1 Football would provide you with a great athletic outlet, discipline, structure, friends/teammates you will bond with strongly, and a great way to remember your college years. However, it can be straining and exhausting, you’ll have to travel a lot, and it might take a toll on your grades. A fraternity would provide you with similar things…structure, commitments, friends who you will become very close to, a great social outlet, a fantastic way to meet new people and opportunities for leadership, and an alumni network for the future. It probably will not put as much of a strain on your academics. It really just depends on what you want. If you have been playing football all your life though, it might feel weird to not do it in college. If you would really like to join a frat maybe you could consider playing for a club team?</p>
<p>@Bigeastbeast</p>
<p>When did I ever say D3 and D1 were equal? I thought I made it pretty clear they were not equal. Maybe you should learn to read as well as you play football, but it seems like you use any excuse to talk up D1 football (hoorah, manly grunt) and talk down other sports at lesser schools. Too many people who play D1 sports get too much into themselves and have huge egos. To elaborate for you, I am not calling you narcassistic, which I would bet is how you interpreted the statement. I already stated D1 and D3 are not equal time commitments, so I really don’t understand how you thought I was saying they were equal. Unless you just get a high out of demeaning others, and bringing sex into the discussion. Get over yourself and stop acting like people are saying D1 sports aren’t a time commitment. I really get annoyed when people on here can’t read posts accurately and seemingly construct statements out of thin air as a means to get offended and belittle others. I always think it’s funny when people make their decision based on a sports program when they have little, if any, chances of going pro.</p>
<p>10 years from now no one is going to give you a job because you played for 1 year at a D1 school, which is what you seemed to imply was a possibility based on the whole it helps you get a job theory. It won’t. Even if you were good. Greek networking is superior.
People who go D1 miss out on a lot of the college experience of mingling with others and being. If you play D1, you’re entire college experience is based on that sport. You can’t schedule classes during certain times, you may not be able to major in what you want to, because if those classes conflict with practice, coaches make you choose between a major you want and playing. Coaches also think that sports take precedent over ALL other things. I have friends playing D1, and they have no free time in season, pull all nights constantly and can only go out after the season. It’s pretty extreme, especially if you want to remember more about college than football.</p>