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Should've Joined a Frat
 

JDawg's picture
(Gorilla, 518
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 2:42am

Attention high school men: if you end up going to a college with a dominant Greek presence (most large state schools in the south), join a frat. Not joining a frat is my one regret of college. Not sure if it's just my school, but 95% of the hot girls at my campus are in sororities. As ridiculous as that sounds, I'm not even exaggerating. Not only are they hotter, but they're also easier because it's part of their culture.

Of course if you already have an awesome group of friends, then there's no need to bother joining a frat. But if you don't have a solid social network that you're content with after your first semester (aka your roommates are antisocial losers and you're not in any clubs or anything), then do it. After freshman year, you'll be too busy and won't have the time to pledge.

Also, if you go to a school with a high male/female ratio and/or you're in a major where finding a bangable girl is rarer than spotting an ultra-rare pokemon (eg. math, engineering), then this advice goes double for you. There's no reason to deprive yourself of the easiest pussy you'll ever get (especially once you become a senior).

That is all.

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moneymogul's picture

Exact reason why I went

IB
 
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 on 3/3/12 at 3:04am

Exact reason why I went Greek. I came to my large southern state school with only a few kids from my high school that I barely ever talked to, all the hot girls were in sororities. Pledged a top house, got my shit kicked for a semester, and haven't looked back since. Easily one of the best decisions I've ever made.

D M's picture

Just be careful about the

O
 
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 on 3/3/12 at 3:16am

Just be careful about the frat you join, a lot of them are douchebags and will do nothing for your social, personal, or professional life.

"WSO is like the 300 for anti spamage. None shall pass." -happypantsmcgee
"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer

swagon's picture

True, but there are other

EN
(Neanderthal, 2,973
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 3:37am

True, but there are other reasons to join besides social ones. Yes, that's usually the main reason, but I'm proud to say my chapter really prided itself on character, academics, while also being top house. Now, I did go to a small school, so I never quite had the wild-ass SEC frat experience.

If you do go Greek, be fratty and blah blah, all that good stuff, just don't lose yourself or become an elitist cunt. And don't let in hurt your grades (much easier said than done).

JDawg's picture

D M wrote: Just be careful

(Gorilla, 518
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 3:58am
D M:

Just be careful about the frat you join, a lot of them are douchebags and will do nothing for your social, personal, or professional life.

Yeah, you gotta talk to people at your school and find out which frats are the good ones. Not all frats are great. But find the right one and you're set.

JDawg's picture

swagon wrote: And don't let

(Gorilla, 518
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 4:15am
swagon:

And don't let in hurt your grades (much easier said than done).

This is the main problem. It will hurt your grades (from what I've heard), but I'd still say it's worth it. I'd rather have an amazing college experience with tons of memories and friends even if it means having a slightly less GPA. You're only an undergraduate once. GPA doesn't really matter after a certain level anyways.

swagon's picture

JDawg wrote: swagon

EN
(Neanderthal, 2,973
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 5:49am
JDawg:
swagon:

And don't let in hurt your grades (much easier said than done).

This is the main problem. It will hurt your grades (from what I've heard), but I'd still say it's worth it. I'd rather have an amazing college experience with tons of memories and friends even if it means having a slightly less GPA. You're only an undergraduate once. GPA doesn't really matter after a certain level anyways.

Where it gets really tough is when you have to balance school with networking from a nontarget, and if you have an internship during school or even just some major extracurriculars, then any significant fraternity involvement will probably require sacrifices from other said obligations...there's only 24 hours in a day - learn time management and discipline as early as possible. Try to study as much as you can, and as efficiently as you can, after class during the weekdays when people won't be doing as much socially. Wish I could go back and implement that strategy more effectively. Of course study finance so you don't have to spend time learning it for interviews and internships, that'd just be a damn nightmare on top of everything.

Get to know your pledge brothers as well as you can given your time constraints, you'll be so damn glad you did at graduation and beyond. At the very least, focus on a few key pledge bros you can become great friends with. Also, try to garner respect early in pledgeship. Like the superbad quote says "people don't forget!" so don't puke on a brother or piss your pants drunk and pass out in front of sorority quad during pledgeship.

Raptor.45's picture

Your pledge semester will

(Orangutan, 321
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 5:57am

Your pledge semester will result in a 3.0 at best

Thedss's picture

I joined a frat last year and

ST
 
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 on 3/3/12 at 9:05am

I joined a frat last year and I have mixed feelings about it. Yes, you do get to party with some really hot girls and get your dick wet. That is true. The problem is, there is a serious lack of seriousness among most of my fraternity. A lot of them smoke/drink all the time and just fuck around with school. But because their dad is CEO of some company, they are fine. Some guys are fine, but a lot of them are in fact douchebags. Maybe I just joined a slightly more douchy one.

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swagon wrote: JDawg

 
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 on 3/3/12 at 10:06am
swagon:
JDawg:
swagon:

And don't let in hurt your grades (much easier said than done).

This is the main problem. It will hurt your grades (from what I've heard), but I'd still say it's worth it. I'd rather have an amazing college experience with tons of memories and friends even if it means having a slightly less GPA. You're only an undergraduate once. GPA doesn't really matter after a certain level anyways.

Where it gets really tough is when you have to balance school with networking from a nontarget, and if you have an internship during school or even just some major extracurriculars, then any significant fraternity involvement will probably require sacrifices from other said obligations...there's only 24 hours in a day - learn time management and discipline as early as possible. Try to study as much as you can, and as efficiently as you can, after class during the weekdays when people won't be doing as much socially. Wish I could go back and implement that strategy more effectively. Of course study finance so you don't have to spend time learning it for interviews and internships, that'd just be a damn nightmare on top of everything.

Get to know your pledge brothers as well as you can given your time constraints, you'll be so damn glad you did at graduation and beyond. At the very least, focus on a few key pledge bros you can become great friends with. Also, try to garner respect early in pledgeship. Like the superbad quote says "people don't forget!" so don't puke on a brother or piss your pants drunk and pass out in front of sorority quad during pledgeship.

To your last line...you didn't pledge a real frat if that wasn't inevitable.

24837's picture

I joined a frat, and i'm not

CO
(Orangutan, 277
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 10:11am

I joined a frat, and i'm not sure it was worth it.

Then again, German fraternities are a bit "rougher around the edges" than American ones.
If you think US frats drink vigorously think again; much harder disciplining in the first semester e.g. no personal cell phone; you have to participate in fencing duels which means training on a daily basis - plus you're quite likely to graduate with a scar on your face (still the mark of the conservative, educated elite in Germany).

bigtree53's picture

Sounds like we need some

(Chimp, 14
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 1:14pm

Sounds like we need some German frat stories

DrPeterVenkman's picture

Seriously please elaborate on

O
(Gorilla, 709
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 1:51pm

Seriously please elaborate on German Frat Life. That sounds ridiculous.

Also, in case anyone hasn't seen this site it is pretty funny: www.TotalFratMove.com

See my WSO blog

kmzz's picture

as sad as it is i agree 100%

O
 
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 on 3/3/12 at 2:15pm

as sad as it is i agree 100% with the OP

i transferred and was scared of fucking up 1 of my 4 remaining semesters (whereas if u start freshman year you have much more time to make it up). huge regret

D M's picture

Yea, if you're transferring

O
 
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 on 3/3/12 at 3:10pm

Yea, if you're transferring I'd definitely be careful about a frat. It's a great way to get involved on campus and meet people, but it's also a great way to screw your chances of getting an internship or FT job.

As long as you know the score and make sure you take care of your business, you should be fine joining a frat. Of course, everyone says they're going to do that and most don't.

"WSO is like the 300 for anti spamage. None shall pass." -happypantsmcgee
"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer

swagon's picture

wantajob wrote: To your last

EN
(Neanderthal, 2,973
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 4:22pm
wantajob:

To your last line...you didn't pledge a real frat if that wasn't inevitable.

Hey, cool bro, thanks for your contribution.

blackrainn's picture

I go to a smaller top school,

O
(Orangutan, 354
 
Points)
 on 3/3/12 at 5:16pm
sdmcarth's picture

I joined a fraternity first

 
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 on 3/3/12 at 11:46pm
JeffSkilling's picture

The problem with frats is

(King Kong, 1,911
 
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 on 3/4/12 at 4:14am
TheKid1's picture

I do regret not joining a

IB
 
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 on 3/4/12 at 11:53am
24837's picture

FinanceStudent28

CO
(Orangutan, 277
 
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 on 3/8/12 at 6:06pm
Chocobo's picture

I pledged for a business frat

 
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 on 3/9/12 at 8:22am
boofratley's picture

yea

(Chimp, 1
 
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 on 3/9/12 at 12:30pm
BigTalkinWalker's picture

I'm going to be a senior next

 
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 on 3/9/12 at 12:56pm
DJ LIBOR's picture

^ Blossom got me a job senior

HF
(Monkey, 65
 
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 on 3/9/12 at 1:11pm
bankbank's picture

Thedss wrote: I joined a frat

 
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 on 3/9/12 at 4:29pm
bankbank's picture

June Rose wrote: I pledged

 
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 on 3/9/12 at 4:31pm
unslain's picture

AT my school the Greek system

 
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 on 3/9/12 at 5:05pm

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

Warhead's picture

The idea that frat

IB
 
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 on 3/10/12 at 9:45am
biglawgirlfriend's picture

Warhead wrote: The idea that

 
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 on 3/13/12 at 2:08pm
JDawg's picture

If you don't care about easy

(Gorilla, 518
 
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 on 3/13/12 at 9:35pm
DrPeterVenkman's picture

24837 wrote: I'll let Mark

O
(Gorilla, 709
 
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 on 3/16/12 at 11:29pm

See my WSO blog

mrcrassic's picture

Fraternity life is not all

 
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 on 5/28/12 at 12:55am
kstyles's picture

possibly the first serious

(Chimp, 15
 
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 on 5/28/12 at 3:24am
TraderDaily's picture

I regret not doing it. I've

(King Kong, 1,045
 
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 on 7/29/12 at 12:28pm
oowij's picture

Never realized how much of a

 
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 on 7/29/12 at 5:53pm
Mazoku's picture

I go to an SEC school where

(Chimp, 9
 
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 on 7/30/12 at 11:32am
idrankmalk's picture

if you do pledge, do it for

(Monkey, 44
 
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 on 7/30/12 at 12:10pm

I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.

Senvik's picture

idrankmalk: if you do pledge,

 
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 on 7/30/12 at 2:52pm

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." - IlliniProgrammer

TraderDaily's picture

Agree. I think that joining a

(King Kong, 1,045
 
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 on 7/31/12 at 4:53pm
ULNWI's picture

Aren't most of the SEC

(Monkey, 49
 
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 on 7/31/12 at 11:28pm
idrankmalk's picture

ULNWI: Aren't most of the SEC

(Monkey, 44
 
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 on 8/1/12 at 9:26am

I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.

Thurnis Haley's picture

I enjoy being in my

(Orangutan, 368
 
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 on 8/1/12 at 3:29pm
aicccia's picture

girls, booze, crazy

PT
 
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 on 2/19/13 at 1:54am

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." - Albert Einstein

CountryUnderdog's picture

I second this -- one of the

IB
(Gorilla, 563
 
Points)
 on 2/19/13 at 10:10am

"They are all former investment bankers that were laid off in the economic collapse that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have no marketable skills, but by God they work hard."

CountryUnderdog's picture

aicccia: girls, booze, crazy

IB
(Gorilla, 563
 
Points)
 on 2/19/13 at 10:11am

"They are all former investment bankers that were laid off in the economic collapse that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have no marketable skills, but by God they work hard."

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Raptor.45: Your pledge

ER
 
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 on 2/19/13 at 12:23pm

If you have a goal in life, think to yourself each day - "What did I do today to help me reach my goal?"

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