[Sorority/Fraternities]Would you let your child join one?

If he or she wanted to, I have no problem with it

In hoc

 

You are a Sigma Chi too?

That is 4 of us so far......

In Hoc Signo Vinces !

DD

 

If the grades fail, pull the plug.

If not, then maybe junior's learning how to network while working smart.

 

depends on the school

 

Yeah I agree it stopped considering what I wrote, like, RIGHT BELOW IT.

Did I not put a in there for you? Sorry.

What about a "But seriously" right after?

I honestly think you know absolutely nothing about the subject other than what you've seen in Animal House and Old School. So instead of actually responding to a post, you quote some one line joke to make your point? Great argument!

I am so glad my parents did not limit me in what I could and could not do. I was able to make decisions for myself and am a much better person for it.

 

The only frat I would fit into:

Spoiler

Are you guys playing cards??

 

woohoo!

useless without pics! but woohoo.

 

mlwoo, I stand by what I said: it's statements like yours that make some of us-- who really don't know too much about sororities/fraternities-- rethink things, man. AND you forgot that your parents let you do lots of things 'cuz they weren't paying your entire tuition. In this case, the father decides, 'cuz he's paying everything.

Well, then, we'll just have to honor his wishes, won't we?

 

And it was obviously a joke, man.

So you wouldn't want them participating in the type of philanthropy that I spoke about, man?

You're not rethinking anything, man. You've already thought things, man.

Frattdaddiez 4 life

 

In college, I made friends for life, made connections, went to tons of parties, met girls, etc, etc, etc. All it cost me was my tuition.

At SHSU, it was sad seeing these frats around town as they were nearly all of the guys as pictured in the "Girls that go out with Douchebags" thread. I swear that 4 collar dips*** went to Sam. They'd get in fights with each other over stupid s***. It was amazing how anti-social they actually were. If you weren't with them, you're against them.

If my son wants to join one, I'll leave that decision up to him. I'm just going to make sure he has all the facts.

#1. It has no bearing on your ability to make friends in college, including those that will last a lifetime

#2. It has little to no bearing on your ability to make connections on the outside as just having the degree from your school can do that.

#3. It has no bearing on your ability to have a good time while in college. Heck, you can go to their parties and drink their beer and it doesn't cost you a thing.

#4. It has no bearing on your ability to meet those of the opposite sex.

#5. It has nop bearing on your ability to perform community service. It would look even better if you did it on your own as opposed to being forced as part of the group or to do it so that maybe the school admins will look the other way from that kegger your frat just had.

If you still feel the need to pay to get these things, more power to you. It just won't be coming from my pocket.

 

Classy.

Forced? Every single guy looked forward to this day. We had cold callers raising money. We have made a foundation out of Share the Spirit. We not only take the patients to a game, we actually have the money to donate to them and their families to make their lives better.

We had the scale, we had the vision, we made it happen. We didn't have to worry about what the school thought of us because we actually had counselors referring people to us.

It is probably much different than SHSU because it is SHSU.

 

Would you, as an individual, have done the same thing on your own?

I'm glad that you got so much out of it. It's certainly a personal decision to join a frat. I just want to make sure that my son knows that it's not necessary to join one to get these "benefits" from his time in college.

Speaking of a lack of class...

 

I did not say anything bad about SHSU. It is different than A&M. No disrespect meant here. I understand how it could have come across as that.

I would have but would have never been able do it on the scale we had. I was in Best Buddies before the fraternity.

I just feel that you simply dismissed the fact that whether you can or cannot do the same things outside of a fraternity, it gives you a leg up. And you did it in a condescending way. More power to you if you don't want to. I did. Top five decisions I ever made.

 

I see what leroy420 is trying to say here...

So, eh... mlwoo, why not just say that everyone's personality is different, and some may need them and some won't? Some people can be lonely and need a "frat" to get ahead in college, and some people might do it on their own without "brothers"?

Again, wouldn't having a "leg up", be a way of being lazy to not find things on your own but to have others find those things for you? You can do it on your own if you're not lazy.

 

I am not saying that everyone needs to join a fraternity. Did I ever say that? It's not a matter of needing anything. It's about you who think you know everything when you don't.

I joined because I wanted to be a part of something I could invest my time in that was bigger than myself. Everyone helps each other. It is not buying friends, it a is a group of people who use their resources to help better each other. That sounds cheesy as hell but it really is true.

 

Or you could look at it as using the resources placed in front of you.

 

fixed.

 

You sound like a "have not" looking at the "have". Don't get mad that people who have made a choice to make themselves part of something help each other out.