Just out of curiosity, are there any fraternities (or other organizations) out there that have particularly strong ties to Wall Street? I get that most people don't talk about what they did in college after they get a job on the Street. However, I feel like it could potentially help with getting connections to get that first job.
I would imagine that some of the older, Southern fraternities would have stronger ties (SAE, KA, Chi Phi, etc.). Anything else from what you've seen or heard?
And again, I get that for the most part-- nobody really takes fraternities too seriously and that the main value they add is the soft, interpersonal skills. Just wondering if there are any that have ties that could help with that initial placement.
Pi Kappa Phi at Florida State has great connections
Do the connections tend to go throughout the brotherhood? Or is it largely school/chapter specific?
He's making a joke bc a pledge died recentky
I hear Skull and Bones is a great society to join if you want to be a part of society's elite.
ΚΣ got me my job
Same here
A-B lol
This is about half accurate. Bc of being an sec top fraternity guy almost all of the Greek guys are so loaded they don't need Ib conection. You have a ton of connections on the buy side or at the c suite level which in my opinion is the best way to break into any banking interview. You also went through hell for pledgeship so the few you meet on Wall Street want to help you. But the kids with th ML dads typically aren't in Greek life, it's usually like kids with g wagons and range rovers - tho some aren't, like myself lol
I think joining a frat prepares you for Wall Street in another way. In my experience, pledging involved doing hours of pointless work disguised as "character building" or "brotherhood development", and almost literally eating shit with a smile when a brother told us to scrub the toilets for the sixth time this week -- pledging is a lot like your run-of-the-mill entry level IB job, except that you can't tell everyone your mom is sick at home and disappear whenever you need a break.
you're a moron
Gotta watch out for the triple popped collar
lol i kinda remember this trend, double collars at least, wow
DSP is pretty strong from my network -
Depends on which level of bank you are looking at. For BB I'd say that Omega Phi Psi probably places the best...QUES!
Did you mean Omega Psi Phi?
Friend of mine got a job through Kappa Sigma connections
Most importantly though, who got the best pledge class this year? I heard GS got all the kids MS wanted...
I'd imagine that Southern fraternities are more helpful if you want to get into politics than into finance.
Aren't about all of the senators and governors from the South connected this way?
DKE. Crossed paths with two DKE guys a few years back. They were the kind of people everybody went to with a "who do you know at...?" because they were so ridiculously well-connected on the Street. When you'd ask how they did it they boasted the frat's prowess. Tons of major CEOs and execs came out of it and are still active members. Also big networking schemes at the Yale Club. Take it for what you will, but it sure worked for these two.
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This. Fraternities are good for your chapter's network and not much further beyond that.
I'm actually in the process of helping an individual from my fraternity's chapter, and making a serious effort (e.g. writing emails, making phone calls internally) to help get this individual get a job at my firm. But he's well qualified, I knew his brother in the fraternity well and his initial approach was professional.
Beyond my chapter? I don't care, and I'd probably stereotype the person as silver-spoon dumbass until proven otherwise.
In the professional world, a fraternity to the layman reading your resume is just a stigma that's subjectively interpreted. Bonus Points may be applied depending on whether or not the person reviewing your resume was in your fraternity + was one of those guys who lived and died for the ritualistic aspects of fraternity. We all know those guys.
Yup. I had a similar experience with an alumni from my house who really went to bat for me my senior year. That said, I know someone who got a first round at a BB through networking with alums from other chapters, but this guy was sharp and otherwise qualified. It might have helped that my fraternity is exceptionally small nationally and is regional to the mid-Atlantic/northeast, so there is a smaller but more intimate network.
There's a reason Skull & Bones and Porcellian are way more powerful than any national fraternity. It's because people are much more willing to help out those who share similar backgrounds, values, and experiences. Good frats and selective societies are conduits for this exact thing.
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I hear Omega Pi Omega is a pretty big deal on the street. Just want to be mindful of where you're branded....
Sigma Chi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kappa Sigma
Pierce&Pierce M&A
Delta Sigma Phi from La Salle U in Philly has a massive following in.... no wait just kidding. I think that personal/family connects are valued much higher. Unless, like someone pointed out above, you are from the same chapter.
play lacrosse
17 Fraternities With Top Wall Street Alumni (BI) (Originally Posted: 02/18/2013)
Delt Sig just didn't quite make the cut :/
Phi Alpha!
Glad to see SigEp on there. However, could they pick a more atrocious picture for our slide? Get that "bro" outta here.
Kind of surprised Sigma Chi is not on the list.
That's funny I actually met one of those guys at a networking event for my frat
so insane
Wall street frats (Originally Posted: 01/20/2012)
Thoughts?
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/raucous-hazing-at-a-wall-st-frat…
Amazing networking opportunity?
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