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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 2724029" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p>They are fraternal organizations much like the Masons or the Fraternal Order of Police. They do charity, competitions among one another to help build character, teach certain values & build character by enduring things together, provide a common point for people to come together on, etc. etc...they are very much a right of passage in college to becoming a man from a boy. There are officers and bylaws, house rules, responsibilities, etc...overall they are a good thing and give some of these guys a home away from home..of course , a big part I've not yet mentioned is that the mainstream ones are also social and have parties and social events. There are some other fraternities that are strictly professional/business oriented too. But just like being a Mason, if you were greek, you likely have a contact in any town in America if you look...it is a bond from having had a similar experience and knowing secrets that nobody else knows...even if you do not know the other person personally. Imagine if you moved to Siberia and ran into a guy there from Oklahoma and he owned a business and you needed a job. That's sorta one of the ideas I think...but AT THE TIME you are in one, it is mainly the social part that draws you. People tend to make friends that they'd otherwise not make by choosing to join one, but they are not for everyone. You can certainly have fun in college and be successful without being in one, but for some people it is just all part of the whole "on campus" college experience. And yes, many of them or members of them are snobs...they are immature and often come from upper middle class families (or more at private schools) and that is to be expected just like the cliques that form in high school...there are even cliques inside organizations and fraternities and sororities are not immune to that either...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 2724029, member: 24531"] They are fraternal organizations much like the Masons or the Fraternal Order of Police. They do charity, competitions among one another to help build character, teach certain values & build character by enduring things together, provide a common point for people to come together on, etc. etc...they are very much a right of passage in college to becoming a man from a boy. There are officers and bylaws, house rules, responsibilities, etc...overall they are a good thing and give some of these guys a home away from home..of course , a big part I've not yet mentioned is that the mainstream ones are also social and have parties and social events. There are some other fraternities that are strictly professional/business oriented too. But just like being a Mason, if you were greek, you likely have a contact in any town in America if you look...it is a bond from having had a similar experience and knowing secrets that nobody else knows...even if you do not know the other person personally. Imagine if you moved to Siberia and ran into a guy there from Oklahoma and he owned a business and you needed a job. That's sorta one of the ideas I think...but AT THE TIME you are in one, it is mainly the social part that draws you. People tend to make friends that they'd otherwise not make by choosing to join one, but they are not for everyone. You can certainly have fun in college and be successful without being in one, but for some people it is just all part of the whole "on campus" college experience. And yes, many of them or members of them are snobs...they are immature and often come from upper middle class families (or more at private schools) and that is to be expected just like the cliques that form in high school...there are even cliques inside organizations and fraternities and sororities are not immune to that either... [/QUOTE]
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