Fraternities and sororities can also have an impact after students graduate and are moving on to the career phase of their lives. Connections made via fraternities and sororities can carry over when you're job hunting and are especially valuable for networking.
Even sorority sisters and frat brothers from colleges other than the one you attended will feel at least some affinity for a job candidate who shares their Greek connection. It may not land you the job but it can often get you in the door. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.
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Universities also have guidelines about how an organization becomes a recognized campus fraternity. The process of starting a fraternity begins with a core group of students who want to found it and who maintain a certain grade point average.
There's also quite a bit of paperwork, including a lengthy application detailing the scholarship and philanthropy goals of the organization, as well a constitution and bylaws. National fraternities already have these documents, but new fraternities have to create them from scratch. In some fraternities, pledging is a process with multiple stages that can take up to a year and a half. In other fraternities, pledging takes place over a matter of weeks. A big part of pledging is becoming familiar with the fraternity: learning about every single member, bonding with pledges, and learning about the founding members, the history of the fraternity and the Greek system as a whole.
The other big part of pledging is proving oneself worthy of being made a brother. Will the pledge uphold the ideals of the fraternity? Will he be someone they're proud to call a brother? Pledges in black fraternities and some other fraternities spend much of their pledge period learning how to step. Stepping is a highly choreographed dance that involves stomping, clapping and chanting. The tradition rose out of the white fraternities' history of singing in glee club-style competitions.
Each fraternity has a unique way of stepping, and many sororities now step as well. An initiated member's first step show is called a probate show. Fraternity brothers often involve pledges in exercises of loyalty and trust. Pledges and brothers may also have a pledge project they work on together building something for the house , for example and be in charge of tasks like cleaning up after house parties.
Pledges may do things for brothers, like serve as a designated driver on weekends. If the brothers feel a pledge has completed his pledge education to their satisfaction, he can be initiated into the brotherhood. The actual initiation ceremony is shrouded in mystery.
It may take several hours and involve chanting, robes, blindfolds and candlelight. The pledge will be initiated into the secrets of the fraternity, from secret mottoes and grips handshakes to passwords and the meanings behind rituals. He will be sworn to secrecy. Branding , or burning symbols into the skin with a heated object, is a tradition in black fraternities. Many members of black fraternities choose to get the brand as a symbol of their permanent allegiance to the fraternity -- a brand doesn't come off and is more ritualistic than a tattoo.
Some black sorority members and some white fraternities engage in branding as well. Unlike fraternities, secret societies keep both their activities and members secret from outsiders. Bush as members. Skull and Bones rituals are said to be inspired by the Freemasons , and the society is also said to have stolen Geronimo's bones [source: The Independent]. Unfortunately, sometimes the pledge process can get out of control and turn into something else entirely: hazing.
Subtle hazing leaves pledges feeling ridiculed, embarrassed and humiliated. Some examples include social isolation and drills on nonsense information.
Harassment hazing causes "emotional anguish or physical discomfort. Violent hazing is the kind you usually hear about in the media -- forced binge drinking, abductions, beatings and brandings, for example. Every national fraternity and every university with a Greek system prohibits hazing. The stated purpose of a fraternity is to make a pledge into a better man.
Kappa Alpha, the oldest social fraternity, even calls hazing "the fratricide of brotherhood" on its Web site [source: Kappa Alpha]. But in many fraternities, hazing still happens.
The rationale is that a pledge should prove he's loyal and worthy to be a brother. But the process is dangerous and sometimes fatal. A Seattle Times reporter investigated the suicide of a young man pledging Delta Kappa Epsilon known as the "Dekes" at the University of Washington after Hell Week , the week before initiation when fraternities that haze subject their pledges to torment. After a week of forced exercise with little water and food , sleep deprivation, beatings, and various humiliations -- from bobbing for apples in a toilet to simulating sex acts -- a new brother hanged himself.
The Dekes aren't some fringe organization -- they have a long and illustrious history that claims both George Bushes as members. Unfortunately, this is just one example -- there are many others like it. Are all fraternities like this? Absolutely not. But they can be, and there are enough fatalities to prove it, often from forced binge drinking or accidents related to alcohol.
Because of lawsuits against fraternities for allegations of hazing, sexual assault and alcohol- and drug-related incidents at fraternity-sponsored parties, fraternities spend quite a bit of money on insurance.
Most Greek organizations are familiar with Fraternal Information and Programming Group's FIPG risk-management policy, a document outlining how, when and where alcohol can be served and consumed.
You can view their guidelines at their Web site. This is because the first fraternity he rushes will make sure that he attends all of their rush events, preventing him from attending others.
This leads to the recruit making an uninformed decision. The Interfraternity Council will act as a clearinghouse for all perspective recruits. They will assign the recruits to visit fraternities on a set schedule. They will also look to standardize the events as much as possible. The goal of a formal rush is to ensure that the recruits see multiple fraternities on a level playing field. The theory is this helps the recruit make the most informed decision when deciding what fraternity to join.
This process is almost used universally in the sorority world. The drawback to formal rush is that some fraternities will always show better than others. In the attempt to level to playing field, the IFC is giving some fraternities a significant recruitment advantage. The most obvious way is with the quality of the fraternity house. The fraternity with the nicest house will make a better impression than the others.
Both formal and informal rush have their advantages and disadvantages. The key to finding the right fraternity for you remains the same in both instances — it is still all about developing relationships. During rush you are being evaluated. The fraternity is keeping close tabs on you and the other guys they are recruiting.
They are holding meetings and voting on whether they want to extend membership to you. If they decide that they would like you to join the fraternity, they will invite you to be a new member or pledge. This process is called getting a bid. If you are going through the fraternity rush process, you must realize that if they like you then you will most likely get a bid. You need to think about what you will do when you are offered. My suggestion is to very appreciative and thank them for the bid.
Let them know how much you have enjoyed spending time with the fraternity during rush. Then ask them when you need to inform them of their decision. Let them know that you realize this is a serious commitment, and you want to sleep on it to make sure you are making a full commitment. Fraternity rush is an exciting process. Many recruits have never had exposure to fraternity life, and being part of it is kind of like being in a movie.
It is a critical time for the fraternities as they must replenish their membership. Done right, it can be a successful time for both. Modern college is a lot of smoke and mirrors. Professors are pushing their social agendas.
Most classes are a complete waste of time. Essentially you are there to get piece of paper that says The 1 secret to fraternity recruitment really has nothing to do with recruitment — it is much bigger than that. Skip to content. What is Fraternity Rush? Why is Fraternity Rush Important? How Can a Fraternity be Good at Rush? Should You Rush a Fraternity?
The following tips will help you rush a fraternity: Be yourself. At the end of the day you want to join a fraternity that is a good fit for you. Rush multiple fraternities. It is impossible to make a sound decision unless you can make a comparison. Take advantage of meeting multiple fraternities. If you want to rush a fraternity, then make sure you reach out to them and let them know you are interested.
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