If you know where you are going in the world, a professionally oriented fraternity might be ideal. This type of organization is typically based around a specific career path, and is quite beneficial for students who have a good idea of which path they are taking.
Such fraternities abound with networking opportunities, and can often provide a much needed foot in the door in highly competitive fields. There are significant advantages to combining your desires and values with other individuals. Often, you can accomplish far more together than you can alone. If a certain type of fraternity appeals to you, take the time to check it out. You may get far more out of it than you could imagine.
This guest post is contributed by Greek Streak. Greek Streak is a leading online Greek apparel retailer, built by Greeks for Greeks. A Gallup survey found that men who join fraternities are not only happier than their non-Greek counterparts, but are also less stressed about money, physically healthier, more engaged in the workplace, and more fulfilled in their social relationships. And with alumni reportedly including 18 US Presidents, 85 percent of Supreme Court justices since , 76 percent of Senators, and 85 percent of Fortune Executives, men who pledge are in top company, too.
Founded in at University of Virginia, the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity counts chapters and colonies across North America, over , members and approximately 16, undergraduates.
With active chapters and colonies in North America, Tau Kappa Epsilon has more undergraduate chapters than any other fraternity. People often believe that all frats and sororities are the same. We can credit this to Hollywood's stereotyping in movies. In fact, there are five different types of fraternities and sororities that you can pledge to. As a new college student , you already know that you want to go Greek.
The problem is trying to decide which of the Greek organizations is right for you. Most Greek life organizations fall under this category. Some groups will do community service, while others may focus on professional goals.
The main goal of social fraternities is to build character and find personal growth. Almost all houses under the social category will be gender-based. The largest frat in the country Sigma Alpha Epsilon has over , members. The largest sorority Chi Omega has over , members!
The war in Vietnam and the cultural changes that followed had a negative effect on fraternities. Their traditional and historic loyalty to the college was in direct contrast to social movements of the time. As in the past, fraternity and sorority membership rebounded.
During the period between and students joined at a greater rate than at any time in the system's history. These letters represent a motto, known only to the members, that briefly states the aims and purposes of the organization. The affiliated branches of the Greek organizations at other colleges are called chapters; they are organized by states or regions and often are designated by a Greek letter, such as Zeta Chapter of Sigma Pi.
These chapters are organized under the banner of the national or international organization and are governed through an assembly of delegates and managed through a central office. Incipient chapters are called colonies until they reach full chapter status on new campuses.
Almost all Greek organizations publish a journal and maintain close contact with alumni. Many have their own educational foundations. Fraternity and sorority leaders prefer to use the term general fraternity when describing what are commonly called "social" fraternities.
General fraternities and sororities can best described by the umbrella group or coordinating association to which they belong. There still remain many local fraternities and sororities on college campuses that boast of long traditions and have never affiliated nationally. Professional, recognition, and honor societies that use Greek names are organized separately and can include general fraternity members.
It is estimated that more than 10 percent of all college students are members of a Greek-letter society. After hitting a record of more than , undergraduates in , fraternity membership in the year in sixty-six national fraternities was estimated at , and is slowly increasing. In the early twenty-first century, there are more than 5, chapters on campuses throughout the United States and Canada. National data suggests that women's sororities are healthy, with membership in the twenty-six national sororities exceeding , and the size of the average chapter on the increase.
There are 2, chapters on more than college and university campuses. Membership in local fraternities and sororities adds significantly to this total, and there are more than 10 million alumni members of Greek-letter societies.
Men's general college fraternities are mutually exclusive, self-perpetuating groups, which provide organized social life for their members in colleges and universities as a contributing aspect of their educational experience. They draw their members from the undergraduate student body. Women's general college sororities are primary groups of women at colleges and universities, which, in addition to their individual purposes, are committed to cooperation with college administrators to maintain high social and academic standards and do not limit their membership to any one academic field.
Both fraternities and sororities provide unusually rich out-of-class learning and personal development opportunities for undergraduates. Fraternities and sororities offer an organized and varied schedule of activities, including intramural sports, community service projects, dances, formals, and parties.
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