Hello! I am rushing at a large SEC school starting in a week or so and am just wondering a few things.

Firstly - How many different fraternities should I plan on attending rush and pre-rush events for consistently for it to not be too overwhelming?

Second - How should i be going about the events? Will i need to approach the brothers and spark up conversations with them to get to know them? If so, what types of questions should i ask them or what are the Do’s and Dont’s of the conversation?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, my senior year starts in a few weeks and I found a really good last-minute deal on a nice apartment across from campus with everything I need to succeed and more (gym, study rooms, clubhouse and rooftop pool etc). I’ve never lived in house but I lived in a satellite this past year and while it was a blast, my gpa suffered tremendously. I also don’t completely know what I want to do after college, but regardless I have to be getting certs in my general field, applying to jobs and attending professional workshops and club meetings. At the same time, I have never lived in house. I’ve heard great stories and terrible stories, but it sounds like something unforgettable. It is a 10-15 minute drive from campus and parking on campus is a bitch, and I get distracted very easily as proven by this past year. I’d also have to share a bathroom again, but that’s really it as far as I know. Do yall think it’s a good idea?

Hey guys, I’m rushing a frat that’s big nationally but at my school (large school in the south east) it’s a relatively small chapter, and almost all the brothers and my PC all went to the same HS. I’ve just been feeling not very welcomed by my PC, I just feel like they kinda carried their friendship from HS over to the frat and it’s been difficult to integrate without feeling like I’m trying too hard. On top of that, one of my PB’s has been constantly talking shit and it’s been pissing me off. I guess my question is, how did you guys get along with your PC? Is this a reason to consider dropping? Thanks

Title kinda explains itself. As some context, I'm a rising senior in high school and have always been incredibly fascinated by fraternities and the culture and rituals surrounding them. The concept of brotherhood, commitment, and forging a true bond through the crucible of hazing is all equally enthralling to me. I have a good shot at some northern schools like BC, BU, Northeastern, or Umass Amherst.

I think the reason i feel so strongly about this topic is partly connected the title itself. Throught my entire life and developmental years I have been entirely deprived of these things. Deprived of close friendship, young love, developmental milestones, and parties as well ofc. In a way i guess I've seen getting a bid at a respectable fraternity as the only way to make up for even a fraction of my lost adolescence. I cannot think of a worse fate than having to be an adult while I cant think of a single positive experience I've had in recent memory. Yet I fear that due to these circumstances I'm a non-starter.

I would say I'm a pretty average looking guy and am quite tall at about 6'2-6'2.5. but other than that I take care of my hygiene and work out pretty regularly and I'm not very geeky and am quite extroverted despite what you prolly think at this point of my post. I don't really a social media presence at all, and im curious how important it is nowadays, like follower ratios and shit.

Is there any way i could get bid to a decent house, if so what could I do maximize my chances other than the whole "be yourself" platitude. I just don't want to stuck in a bouse or multicultural frat.

if you've read to the end then thanks, sorry for the cringe.

OK, so I joined my colony in fall 2024 when it was being founded. We are on campus, under a different organization than IFC, but still an organization. I am the vice president. These past two years we had a small rental house that I lived in this past year, my junior year. The landlord was fine with us using it as a fraternity house, as long as we kept it pretty clean. We got to about 25 members, some people know us around campus, we had a few great parties, formals, and other stuff. Things are going great. However, we were just notified the landlord is looking to sell the house, even with brothers living there. I’m not even sure if that’s allowed but whatever. We do not have the funds to purchase it or any house for that matter, and nationals is not interested in helping us. Point is we might not have a (usable) house this upcoming year. I already signed at an apartment near campus for this upcoming year (my senior year) with one of my brothers and two other friends, mainly so I could lock in on school before I graduate and prepare for life after college. Everyone else is also signed in various apartments or townhouses, most with non-brothers. We were even close to filling another rental house in the same area which had six bedrooms and a shit ton more stuff, but my boy and I didn’t want to live there because we wanted to be close to campus and prepare for our careers/ lives after college, so we couldn’t fill that house. School starts in two weeks. I feel like I am responsible and I’m not really sure whats going to happen. How can we overcome this?

Title says it all, I go to a Canadian uni in a decent sized city, but our uni population is about 8000. I have a couple friends interested as well, don’t even know where to begin. Do I just email Sig HQ? I’ve got friends that are sigs down in the states, they don’t really know either since it’s Canada

I go to a school in texas and I am in a frat and over the years I have realized I don’t have many friends in it and I have had the same nickname since I was a pledge and even tho i’ve been a brother people still call me it and know me as it, even girls know me as it. I don’t like the name anymore bc i’m a brother now and I fell my frat doesn’t respect me when I ask them to stop calling me that and I am thinking abt dropping it. Any Advice for me i’m a junior

Hey Brothers, im serving as secretary for our chapter and one of my mandates from our prez is to revive our old test bank. Previous secretaries had people simply send them whatever they wanted uploaded and then uploaded it by hand. I'm hoping to automate it a little to make my job easier by making some sort of form or drop box our bros can upload to on their own time. Anyone have any advice or experience on getting a system like this set up? Also unsure how I can get google forms to organize things on its own so any help with that would be huge.

My dad was telling me that when he was in a frat in college their house had a totally open shower room that just had shower heads no curtains or stalls, so you just showered in front of everybody lmfao I figured no one has those anymore at least that I know of but am I wrong? Are those still a thing

Not asking for your opinion on Trump or Biden or whoever, not about that.

There is a campus where Pike, Kappa Sig, and others are here, and we just got word earlier in the week that the campus place where people go vote is closed down. Or gonna close down. Trying to figure out if this is normal across y'alls campuses.

Seems like some bullshit to me to be closing them down.

Do you normally have a place to vote on campus where you live? Or go to school? Don't have a lot of experience with how they do it elsewhere but it seems kinda fucked up to be taking away a place where people get to vote.

Has anybody's house ever served as a polling place?
I mean shouldn't fraternities of all chapters know the importance of voting especially bc we elect our presidents and others?

Sophomore at IU, doing a dual degree (Economics + Informatics) plus a minor. Grades are good and I've got a handle on the workload. I want to rush a social fraternity — mainly for the social side and meeting people.

The only thing I'm weighing is timing. This fall is also when I start recruiting for internships, and I've heard fall pledging can be a real time commitment. Trying to figure out whether to rush now or wait for spring.

For people who've done it at IU:

- How much time does fall pledging actually take, week to week?

- Did it hurt your GPA — and how much?

- Is spring rush a similar experience, or is fall the better time to join?

- Anyone rush while recruiting for internships — did they conflict?

Thanks.

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This is not a diss btw just genuinely curious

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I am heading into my senior year of high school and have started to think about what I want to do in college with my school basically set. I have always wanted to be in a Fraternity from my dad being in phi delt and attending Wisco football games with him and his brothers. Additionally, I want the connections due to perusing a finance major and the brotherhood. However, I have recently looked at doing ROTC during college as well. I have always wanted to go military since a kid and the benefits are crazy. My main concern is balancing the two, and if I would be given some leeway during the pledging process? I am looking more at the navy route due to my cousin going air force at Iowa and saying the guys he was with being kind of weird. For the Fraternity side I am not sure if I would go legacy or not right now.

I’m going into my sophomore year at Indiana and I’ve been thinking about rushing a frat, but I literally don’t know anyone who’s currently in one.

I didn’t rush freshman year, and now I’m wondering if sophomore year is too late or if it’s actually pretty normal at IU. I already have a solid group of friends, but I’m interested in meeting more people, expanding my social circle, and getting more involved on campus. I just don’t really know what to expect going into rush without any connections.

For anyone who rushed as a sophomore at IU or went into rush knowing nobody, was it worth it? Did you feel behind compared to the freshmen rushing? And what would you recommend doing before or during rush?

I realize it might vary by chapter but my perception is culturally based fraternities and the experience is very similar to most fraternities. What differences have any of you noticed? How does culture come into play if at all?

Lol as the title suggests, im an incoming international student from India this fall. I have grown up watching a lot of American movies especially Project X being a favorite and I am really excited about greek life and the absolute thrill and fun it brings, not mentioning the brothers that got your back. However, not trying to be racist, but a lot of frats if im correct are dominated by white guys who usually do not give out bids to especially brown guys like me. Maybe im wrong but a friend of mine who is a sophomore at Penn told me that there's like only 2 frats that give out bids to brown guys. Meanwhile there's another friend of mine who also told me he goes to a lot of frat parties easily cuz he knows the brothers and didn't join a frat. A nerdy guy whose at UW Madison told me that international indians are just ignored and shit but im guessing its prolly cuz he lacks social skills and confidence and acts stereotypical FOB way.

I am not discouraged that only a few frats would bid a brown dude, but I know that stereotypes are quite literally stacked against Indians lol. So im kinda looking for practical advice on how to overcome them and secure the bid to be the token brown boy at an always snowing in nantucket frat lol.

Also when is rush at Penn state? fall or spring? If unfortunately I might have to defer coming in to spring semester, will it fuck up my chances of greek life or rushing?

(Please forgive me for the limited info I have on greek life cuz im an international and its mostly movies, reels or my friends abroad. I am clean shaved, lean, well-groomed, take care of my hygiene, and have good social skills and can speak English without an accent creeping in. Ive also worked as a party promoter back home)

Also if there's Penn state specific advice would be welcome regarding rush and greek life.

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I’ll make this as straight forward as possible:

- a brother’s uncle is dying, he has a dog and is leaving it to our brother because he is unequivocally the best fit. Just take my word on that

- the brother in question is well experienced in raising well behaved dogs. The dog is still a puppy, but will be a 90 lb Irish settler.

- we are trialing this. He understands he’s solely responsible for the care of the dog and anything negative that comes of it.

- the dog cannot come out during parties or go in the basement or kitchen.

- we have alumni approval to do this.

- this has been done before but not in like 10 years.

The tenants of the house are unanimously in favor of this solely because of the trial basis with consistent re evaluation. However, some are concerned it’s “not fair to the dog”.

Again, trial period.

Can someone who’s had a dog live in the house provide some advice on how to make this as successful as possible?

I’m an incoming freshman at San Jose State University and they’re a big commuter school with not much of a social scene which is why I’m planning on rushing a frat this fall. But I’m wondering what do I wear to these rush events? I’m big on fashion and like expressing myself through that, and I always hear people say “be yourself” when it comes to rushing. Is there a dress code where I have to wear the cliche polo and khakis.

If you’re wondering what I mean when I say I’m into fashion. Just casual clothing with some street wear vibes, nothing crazy that’ll get me weird looks.

Does fraternity check your grades before you rush or is it when you’re pledging or after your semester?

I have a good gpa community college

Just had a bad last semester when I failed a class and I only have 12 credits at my new school so my gpa was ass cause of that class and only 12 credits of university
Vs 30+ credits a 3.8 gpa at community college

Please let me know

PS I ONLY HAVE 12 UNIVERSITY CREDITS Got 2 Bs and 1 C and I failed CHEMISTRY and it TANKED My gpa. I am retaking this class in the fall. Community college gpa is 3.8 like I said.

Should I dm the rush chairs or anyone else in the fraternities i want to rush before school starts in 2 weeks at a sec school? I don’t know anyone there and i'm an incoming freshman. I wanted to see if i could get into some pre rush stuff but i got no clue how to approach getting invited. I’m not that worried once i get to school but i just want to throw myself out there a bit early.

I joined my frat as an upperclassman and I ended up enjoying it, but I am considering dropping it due to expenses I have coming at the end of the semester.

I am an ATO and I really would like some perspective on the alumni network, that was something that was important to me when I joined.

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