Should I join a fraternity?

Question

I'm going to college next year at Penn State. I hope to join several clubs such as martial arts, football, and maybe golf. I'm not too much of a 'team player' type guy, but I do enjoy good parties and good friends. I plan to take my schoolwork very seriously though. Suggestions?

Answer 1

You can get a lot of versions of what fraternities are all about, good and bad. Sure, join if you want to be humiliated and paddled endlessly while blindfolded, or tied naked to a tree, or there are other stories about fraternities and lifelong friendship...but look.... this is a moderately serious choice you're about to make, whether to pledge one or not, and which one.

Here's where I probably get some negative votes, but....

Talk to your father, or someone your father's age in your family about it. Get their mid-life perspective on fraternities. If no one in your family has a perspective, find someone you look up to, a teacher, a boss, someone you'd trust not to steer you wrong.

It's not for everyone, but it is for some. Get your advice from someone old enough to have some judgment that knows you.

Answer 2

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Should I join a fraternity?
I'm going to college next year at Penn State. I hope to join several clubs such as martial arts, football, and maybe golf. I'm not too much of a 'team player' type guy, but I do enjoy good parties and good friends. I plan to take my schoolwork very seriously though. Suggestions?

Answer 3

Fundamentally, there's nothing wrong with them. They can actually be good because they provide people with the opportunity to: meet new people learn how to compromise develop a sense of belonging be involved with the community develop leadership skills Unfortunately, they have thier negatives: members tend to follow like sheep and don't learn to think for themselves mucho drinking - to a point where it's not fun - it's dangerous abuse of power within the house elitist culture Because of those negatives and others, many colleges have taken a hard stand against frats and sororities in order to protect students and protect the school's rep.

Answer 4

The question is should you start your own.

If you are a follower you join frats
If you are a leader you start your own.
If you are ambitious you join a frat to take it over as a president.

My friend I am not a frat boy but I thow parties. at my last birthday I had 1500 people come out. I didn't need a frat. I worked hard to make that many friends. If you want to focus on school have a girlfriend but still enjoy the party life. associate with frats. When all those guys are your buds then decide I bet you you won't cause why would a already busy person with everythng you ever want join an organization that has no impact your life. Sounds like unneeded commitments.

Unless again you want to take over the frat that is just fun! if you decide to go that route show them who the
king ding-a-ling is!!

Good Luck!

Answer 5

no fraternities suck. I was in one and all I did was drink a lot of free beer, have random sex and create lifelong memories and friendships. frats are lame.