FRATERNITY... What do you think about it?

Actually, I'm cool with frat as long as it doesn't have hazing with it. There are some frats that have hazing that lead people to hate fraternity even more. Fraternity must just be a group of males (sorority for females) whom share their own liking and interest. But there are just some frats who need to hurt others so they could boast around school or outside. But sorority and fraternity is really cool for me. The bond that ties them is so strong that they don't let anyone get left behind. I am not a member. Just my own POV. :)

I am not a member of any frat or sorority for I do believe that true friends does not require such hardships and pain. No offense, but I find this sort of action to be odd and not that advisable for me.

i don't know about all that kind of stuff. it kind of teaches a hive mentality. it's for people who need to feel like they belong to something. i am too much of an individualist to join one. when i was in college people wanted me to rush, but i had no interest. i heard there are some benefits after you graduate. some people have even told me that it can guarantee your way in certain doors. i don't know, it all depends on what you want.

I think these groups are for people who are not confident enough. I think they're not necessary at all. I don't see the point of wanting to join these groups in order to "belong". Why not just find real friends? I don't see the benefits of these things. I have finished college, done my Masters and doing my Doctoral and found no need for these groups. Have a great mylot experience ahead!

I never did join a fraternity, I went to a couple of different colleges and I lived close enough to home that I didn't need to join. I think it would have been interesting to join and say I was part of a fraternity. Our church is doing a program for men called "Men's Fraternity", its for guys who want to be the best men they can despite what their father were like to them. Its a close knit group and even though I never went to a college fraternity I understand the importance of brotherhood.

True friendship never needs this type of club. And because of social networking sites, now it is quite very easy to make friends from different parts of the world.

Many I was convince and recruited when I was still in college. I don't believe about their principles. Friendship can be find anywhere not being undergo any initiation or hazing. Friendship is a bonding developed by 2 individuals who have a common interest and likes. Friendship develops in a fraternity are different. Most of it will results unusual incidents.

I haven't joined any sorority. I am afraid to become a member of them. I think my body isn't that strong. I might die in hazings, too. LOL. I'm glad that it's not a must. I don't understand some people why they like joining frats and sororities but I respect their decisions. Happy mylotting.

i did not join a fraternity when i was in college.. But i did have a group of friends with me.. I don't think anyone needs to be in a fraternity or sorority just to feel like they belong.. One can find friends even without it.

i did not join a fraternity when i was in college.. But i did have a group of friends with me.. I don't think anyone needs to be in a fraternity or sorority just to feel like they belong.. One can find friends even without it.

hi, fraternity,actually i am not agree on this because this is not really good kind of friendship because before you enter to their group you will need to sacrifice your self,and i am afraid to join in this kind of group even when i was in college.

I have no experience on this kind of stuff. But as far as i know, it's another level of socialism. There are several benefits we could get for joining for example, you have people who would backed you up on another level. Well, i think for me friends are enough and there are no needs for this type of friendship. Usually people just joined to get attention and they would feel more powerful this way.

neither am I a any member of such club. I would not want to be either though I have not heard of it here. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

My classmate invites me to join them before. But I hesitate and doubt what benefit could I get from this Fraternity. In the other side, You are correct that it don't need hazing. Brothers and Sisters should welcome each other and not hurt each other. Actually, all of us can be brothers and sisters promoting peace and aiming for right.

When I was in college fraternity members recruited but never to say good for them. I refuse their invitation to join with their group. Because I believe that true brotherhood or friendship should not be a sort of violence and vices. They offer me some protection in case of any troubles that any groups might created. I said to them no...because as far as I know most of them didn't study hard but love vices and troubles. Those camaraderie is not good to join with. It makes anyone being destroy the opportunity to live freely when you are in the school campus. You have enemies in every corner and live with fear. Better to be alone that enjoy peace and freedom to live as happy as you wish or as lonely as you want...

I think the goal of this was friendship..people that are ready to stay by your side if ever you encounter problems.. the only problem is the initiation.. I wonder why they always hurt their supposed to be brother or sister.. can't there be just a lighter initiation..that doesn't involve physical injury?

In Israel's army, some units of fighters have their fraternity. Some novices get hits for joining those units. It's a part of the life there. It's an initiation that is not accepted but some commanders don't do anything about it. I'm not sure where this violence comes from. After all, if you made hard tasks during the initial training, the novitiate...Why to get hits as part of the acceptance to the unit ? Who invented this stuff and why many times no one does anything to stop it ? Maybe the crew members want to show how much they are willing to suffer to be a part of the team so they are ready to get hits. In the army, I was not a fighter, I was a storage keeper, so, I didn't see any such activity. I only read in the newspaper.

I am a college graduate from UCLA. I never joined a sorority, even though I think my mother, who had joined one in college, was probably disappointed that I saw no need for it. My mother was much more dependent on the approval of others than I have been. She was also more shy. For her, joining a sorority meant having a group that would help her meet people on campus. The Greek groups also will tutor their members who are in danger of getting bad grades, and they have parties that supposedly help a person's social life. I have also heard that they try to control whom you date. I found that living in the dorm met a lot of similar needs. I met people, including other Christians who lived in the dorm, and they became my small group that gave me a place to belong. We also had more in common than a Greek name. We genuinely cared about each other and we are still in touch today, almost 50 years later. For me a Greek group would not have been right. I'm too independent in choosing friends. I don't like to conform to what others who have different values, expect of me. I would have found hazing demeaning to me as a person and would not have wanted to subject others to it.