Fraternities still beneficial?

excelblue
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:28:30 +0000

Every chapter is different. Ask them during rush.

For example, my fraternity leans very heavily on the geeky side. We play a lot of Super Smash Bros., do community service approximately once per month to total ~20hr/semester. We workout together, study together, and take trips together. We also throw the occasional party, which, to be honest, doesn’t usually turn out that great (remember the geeky part?).

However, it isn’t exactly representative of a typical fraternity.

Asking what one does in a fraternity is akin to asking what a HYPMS student does. There are some commonalities, but they don’t apply across the board. Also, the range of answers is just too broad.

This is precisely why fraternities aren’t clubs: it’s really a lifestyle more than anything else.