So all though all high school I have heard a lot about "frat life" and "frat parties," but I never knew exactly what they were about until I got to college. So Thursday night I decided to do some "research" for all 2 of my readers out there. I went to a few frat parties (against my will of course) to try and get a little better perspective. And the truth is that I still really don't know.
I found out that the guys at some places are really cool, while at others they are just jerks. You can tell when people just want to have fun and when some people are just on a power trip thinking they are cool.
But the thing I'm really not sure about is if I could handle the frat life. There seems to be a lot of "non-school" work and distractions that come with the package. You see, I like to study in my room whenever I can and I just don't know if living at a fraternity would give me that kind of flexibility. There seems to be so much going on at one time there, I don't know what kind of freedom I would have.
Make no mistake, I like to have fun too. I like to party, chill, tailgate and all that good stuff. But as I mentioned in an earlier post titled "Distractions", I've found that you have to learn to balance the fun and the studies and I'm just not sure that a fraternity would give you that kind of choice. Also, some frat guys are just plain crazy. They can handle any amount of anything you throw at them. I'm just not like that.
Personally, I'm pretty sure I won't be joining a frat anytime soon. I don't think I'm crazy enough and I wouldn't be able to balance life and school. But if fraternity life is something your interested in, then go for it... and good luck.
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I live in a sorority and I have to say that there are a lot of differences between fraternities and sororities. I definitely could never be in frat. Studying is definitely a problem but some people can balance it. However, as far as I understand it, its also an option to live out of house in some fraternities and if you rush that might be something you could look into.
I was having the exact same concerns that you were having, so I didn't even consider joining a frat. I can't imagine living in a house with 40+ guys where you wouldn't have a moment of quiet time for the whole week, and people making more noise than they do in the dorms when you are trying to sleep. I have chosen the route of joining other clubs and am considering a professional fraternity to meet new people. The professional frat is non-residential and co-ed, and is mainly used for networking and getting leadership experience that is attractive to future employers.
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