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ProfessorGAC

(68,970 posts)
19. No
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 05:51 PM
Sep 2021

I'm not a joiner, in that way.
At my undergraduate school, frats were allowed to recruit 2 players that weren't in their group for the basketball league.
I got asked by 8-10 frats each year.
I chose the one I played with based on 2 criteria:
1. The frat with the least guys that played HS football. In my experience, most football players aren't terribly good at basketball. That eliminated the TEKs, even though I liked one of them a lot.
2. Most importantly, the group with the least objectionable people. That pretty much eliminated all but 2 others.
Frat life just seemed like the last thing I'd fit in to.

Possibly one the strangest DU polls yet n/t leftstreet Sep 2021 #1
Thanks! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #2
Thankfully, my college didn't have them. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #3
You made me smile with that one! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #4
I could be obnoxious without being drunk. rsdsharp Sep 2021 #44
Same Dorian Gray Sep 2021 #60
Greek organizations in school... NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #5
First of all, it's quite an expense to join one jimfields33 Sep 2021 #42
I didn't get the appeal either kcr Sep 2021 #58
I was in the Beta Club in high school. I guess that counts. Glorfindel Sep 2021 #6
Thanks! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #20
No, but . . . gratuitous Sep 2021 #7
University of Illinois had one of the biggest systems in the world... jcgoldie Sep 2021 #8
Yup. I went to fall rush once and quickly realized I couldn't afford it. milestogo Sep 2021 #40
I was invited to join Phi Beta Kappa . . . Journeyman Sep 2021 #9
That's a collegiate honor society DenaliDemocrat Sep 2021 #47
I would never join any organisation who would have someone like me as a member Ron Obvious Sep 2021 #10
Hi, Groucho! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #18
I was a Kappa Kappa Gamma in College smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #11
If I had, it would have been Lambda Lambda Lambda DFW Sep 2021 #12
... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #13
My college actually banned them obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #14
Interesting. I suppose any club could be "elitist" even without Greek letters. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #16
It was because not everyone could join obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #61
school daze JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #15
I was in Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity's "Little Sisters" sorority in college. ARPad95 Sep 2021 #17
No ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #19
Unofficial Delta Tau Chi BootinUp Sep 2021 #21
Yes. It was the 60's at a Southern Univ moonscape Sep 2021 #22
Sometimes you don't know until you try it... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #23
Does family count? N/t getagrip_already Sep 2021 #24
I'd say... yes! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #26
In that case.... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #28
No, never appealed to me. I went to a fairly large uni, about 40,000 student, and I was in beaglelover Sep 2021 #25
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2021 #27
Sig Ep's for about five months. LanternWaste Sep 2021 #29
Yes edhopper Sep 2021 #30
Not allowed where I went LeftInTX Sep 2021 #31
Pi Tau Sigma BornADemocrat Sep 2021 #32
I think that qualifies. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #33
Frats were big at my college, but not my thing. Hoyt Sep 2021 #34
Those things are for rich kids Bettie Sep 2021 #35
Lounge? Totally Tunsie Sep 2021 #36
I surprised myself by joining Delta Tau Delta, probably because I'm not much of a joiner. Efilroft Sul Sep 2021 #37
Great description and analysis/summary... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #38
Nope. Xolodno Sep 2021 #39
Nope... Groucho said it best whistler162 Sep 2021 #41
That's a great line... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #46
I'm assuming you are asking about social, rather than honorary, Greek organizations? Klaralven Sep 2021 #43
Yes... but, I'm interested in anything you'd like to share. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #45
Tau Beta Pi Klaralven Sep 2021 #48
... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #53
I belonged in high school. Our big event was a trip to NYC with just two chaperones. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #49
No, lived at my grandparents home Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 #50
Are you talking Frats and Sororities? TlalocW Sep 2021 #51
Originally, yes. But I'm open to broadening the discussion. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #52
There was a fake frat on my campus TlalocW Sep 2021 #55
I think it should! That's hysterical! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #57
Phi Delta Theta-Wow-26%-Pretty High Percentage for Us Liberal Socialists Stallion Sep 2021 #54
I joined a group known as Independents tirebiter Sep 2021 #56
Yes. College honor society. Owl Sep 2021 #59
I went to a small but noted party college in the 90s, the Greeks were insane Tarc Sep 2021 #62
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