Greek life costs

EarlVanDorn
Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:53:52 +0000

@Michthebeech Being in a fraternity was one of the best bargains I’ve ever had, but everyone will have a different experience. I was semi-active even during law school, and about five years after graduation I served for a couple of years as alumni advisor/housing corp. head. So I’m friends with a lot of guys spanning about 15 years. We remain in touch, and one of the guys who was in the chapter when I was advisor later became my business partner and one of my best friends.

I went to a bowl game in January, and hung out almost exclusively with various fraternity brothers from over the years. Almost all of them were lawyers, doctors, or college professors.

Certainly you can make friends without a fraternity or sorority, but Greek life facilitates making a larger number of friends who have a common nexus to keep them together.