I pledged Sigma Chi back in '98. Two days before my "I-week" my reserve unit got activated so I couldn't attend. I transfered to another school the following semester. I always regretted not getting to finish w/ my pledge brothers.
FRAT CARS by the Big Boys Cruisin' in their big cars And wastin' lots of gas When are they gonna learn That don't give 'em no class Big lots full of mama's wagons, Marquis, Trans-Ams, and Jeeps All paid for by daddy Ain't this life too cheap? Frat cars, frat cars I can't stand those frat cars Crowding up the streets With all those stupid Greeks ****in' with the freaks Let's tow them away! Hangin' out their T- tops And thinkin' that they're cool And drinkin' beer in Izods And actin' like a fool Frat cars, they're so useless Who needs them in our town If we get rid of those frat cars They'rell be no more frats around Frat cars, frat cars I can't stand those frat cars Crowding up the streets With all those stupid Greeks ****in' with the freaks Let's tow them away!
I was a member (actually the Treasurer) of the chapter at Rice my senior year. We didn't have the greek system at Rice. We have the ivy-league system of residential colleges.
bigtexx.. we are going towards residential colleges here as well, but have strong greek system... it's possible to have both...but then again only the officers here I suppose actually ive in the houses..
Wow. It took a while for someone to say rent-a-friend. Look, it's not for everyone and you know if it's not for you. So does everyone else. It's just a different type of cat. Not a worse or a better cat, just a different cat. Sigma Chi, Fall 1993. I met my wife of ten years through Sigma Chi. I had 10 pledge brothers and all but two of us keep in touch weekly. To a man we are successful professionals (with the exception of me ) It was, and is, a great experience for me. I recommend it for the people that are wondering if it is right for them. and if not a greek organizatino get involved in some organization. This four to six year period of your life should be a BLAST so take advantage of it and as someone on the hiring end of a company I can tell you that how well you develop as an adult is FAR more important than your GPA, your part time experience, your acadmeic achievements, or even your major and/or minor. All of that stuff is meaningless to me. But that's me. In Hoc DD.
I go to UH and Im Sigma Pi. We just started up so I got to be a founding father. It really is a great experience especially if your going to a commuter school like UH. I under stand the stereotype of fraternity guys but quite honestly, every one of my brothers is like super down to earth. Regardless I recommend getting involved and joining at least one organization at school. It will probably be one of the best choices you make at College.
I go to UH but spend little extra time there. I've been wondering what kind of organizations there are to join, get involved in. Not really the frat type. But not sure what else there is...
Kappa Sigma here. i've made so many life-long friends, met so many business connections, and have had the most incredible experiences that i couldn't even imagine not being a Kappa Sig. "Drive it like you own it, wear it like you invented it, and frat it like it'll never go out of style."
You guys threw some great kamikazi parties on your house on the hill. I actually lived almost walking distance to that house for about three years.......back on Harris street. Man......the things I did back then.
Wow- I inspired a thread. The frat I'm pledging is actually off campus right now due to hazing from a couple years back; the suspension ends at the end of the semester, so they're really careful about hazing. Not to say that we get off completely easy, because we don't. Just better than they had it a couple years ago. I'm sort of a legacy as my uncle was in it (and an officer) at UT 25 years ago. Lots of drinking, girls, sports and parties. Parties are usually pretty creative- the pledges have to build the big party, and we've started doing that even though it's about 2 months away. The build for that one is gigantic. I wasn't sure if it was going to be right for me, but I felt it'd be easier to drop if I didn't like it than to regret not joining in the first place. So far, I feel I definitely made the right choice. Random trivia- NBA commisioner David Stern was in this fraternity at Rutgers.
i pledged the asian frat at UH. after 4 weeks i realized how ridiculous the thing was. i decided i wanted to drop it, they kept on insisting that i don't. but, eventually i just quit going to meetings. none of them ever acknowledged me again. my heart was broken. yes, they do. i remember playing in a Bball tourney with the TKEs and the game was getting pretty physical. well, all the sh*thead rushees (about 12 of them) were on the sidelines. the whole time they were talking smack and thought they were all hardcore, trying to front. yea, it's quite easy to front when you got 15 motherf*ckers to back you up. none of them would have had the balls if they were alone.
