What is a sorority or fraternity? What do they do? They just live together?

Answer 1

Sororities and fraternities can be local or national chapters (national is better - avoid hazing and more likely to benefit you beyond the keggers). Generally they do concentrate a lot on social things and they are classified as social groups (as opposed to honoraries - which generally also have greek letters - or fraternal organizations like the masons) . However, they also do community service and each has a national philanthropy - a charity that everybody in that group around the country does work/fundraising for. They offer leadership opportunities, via holding various offices. Fraternities are unfortunately much better than sororities at helping beyond the school years with networking opportunities. If you go all the way through pledging and initiation, fraternity or sorority membership is basically for life. (You can quit, but not many people do.) So, you'd always have a connection to other people who were in your sorority or fraternity (thus the networking help).

Drawbacks to consider is that there can be hazing, there are a lot of obligations (meetings, officer duties, etc.) that you'd need to juggle along with classes, and they tend to be insular. (the whole living together thing)

Answer 2

Sororities are for the ladies, and fraternities are for the dudes.
They're basically clubs/organizations that people join so they can get instant "friends" and have a party to go to each weekend. Most people in sororities or fraternities don't live in in one of the sorority/fraternity houses. But you do attend meetings at one of them. If you're well-liked and have the money, you can get yourself a spot in the house...

Answer 3

sorority is for females
fraternity or frat is for guys
The most recognizable form of fraternity is the college general, or social fraternity. Most of these fraternities were originally founded on dedication to principles such as community service, sound learning, and leadership qualities, though some have become purely "social". In response to the developing stereotype of excessive alcohol use in fraternity life, some fraternities today are alcohol-free (referred to as "dry").

Answer 4

They live together, and they also drink together. A lot. Former fraternity members who are older and well-established give jobs to fraternity members who are just graduating from college.

Answer 5

they are for really insincere people that are looking to belong somewhere, and do haze the hell out of people, and there are some houses on the college campus!