Why Join a Fraternity?

Academics

The academic portion of your university career is one significant determinant in your future success. The primary purposes of the fraternity system is to encourage and develop high scholastic achievement among its members. Just over 50% of students in a university or college end up graduating. However, if you belong to a fraternity, your chances of graduating increase to over 70%! Fraternity members help each other succeed!

Community Service

Usually, the only way a person gets involved in a philanthropic event, is to do it with a group of people. On your resume, you need volunteer experience. The fraternity is an excellent way for you to donate your time for a good cause.

Sports

Each fraternity participates in numerous competitive sports in IFC Sports. It's difficult to get a group of people on your own to play team intramural sports, outdoor paintball, or to get a softball game together on a Sunday afternoon. IFC Sports include Basketball, Tennis, Football, Softball, Volleyball, and Bowling. Fraternities offer all of this along with the pride of sportsmanship, team spirit, and competition!

Leadership

• 85% of Fortune 500 executives,
• 85% of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1800,
• 76% of U.S. Congress members,
• and 98% of ALL U.S. Presidents since 1825,

...were all fraternity men.

As you can clearly see, being in a fraternity builds leadership skills. In the fraternity, you will be "in charge" of an event or a duty. Everyone in the fraternity is a leader, whether you're an officer, an executive, on a committee, or just a participant. You will learn by doing. You'll learn how to manage a budget, run effective meetings, speak in public, motivate others... skills that will help you in college and throughout your life. These days it takes more than just a degree to get a good job - it takes leadership experience, and by running for an office in a fraternity, you can get as much as you can handle.

Brotherhood

Brotherhood is the foundation of the fraternity experience. Every man contributes to this aspect. Brotherhood combines the concept of individualism within the framework of mutual cooperation. As a fraternity brother you will form friendships unlike any found in other organizations. Brotherhood is not conformity. No fraternity is made up of members who are exactly alike. By choosing to become a member of a fraternity, you will meet brothers who grow to become your closest friends, those who will cheer you on when you're successful and who will support you when the going gets tough.