Spring Break (Post 7)

Spring Break is over and now greek students and chapters are looking for the next big and upcoming event.  All greek chapters have a certain number of events or annual events a year that members look forward too. Some of these event include, themed date parties, socials, formals, and so on.
Fall is for Dad's day because it fits perfect with the big football tailgates. Dad's love to come out and support their son or daughters school! There is also usually a fall formal with other themed date parties in between.
Spring is for mom's day along with another Spring formal! Never fear, greek members are never bored in the Spring due to March Madness bringing everyone alive. So whether you are looking for to the next big event, party or even counting down the days of school just know Spring is packed with many fun events!

Destinations (Post 6)

It is that time FINALLY, SPRING BREAK!!!! College students have been counting down the days since Christmas Break was over, and Spring Break plans have been made since school started. There are many thriving Spring Break destinations for college kids to attend. Greek Chapters often take big trips together with joint fraternities and sororities to make for the ultimate party. Most of the Spring Break destinations are filled with lettered flags, Yeti's fruity drinks, and beer. Here are the top 10 Spring Break destinations for Greek life chapters. 

1. Cancun, Mexico
2. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
3. Miami Beach, Florida
4. Panama City Beach
5. South Padre Island, Texas
6. Acapulco, Mexico
7. Montego Bay, Jamaica
8. Nassau, Bahamas
9. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
10.  Las Vegas, Nevada

As you can see Mexico is a bit hit due to the legal drinking age being 18. Happy Spring Break!!

Greek Chapters (Post 5)

   Spring is in the air and that means sororities and fraternities are already looking ahead to next years fall recruitment as well as pledging. Greek chapters are already on the purge to find new people to better their chapter for the upcoming year. Sororities and fraternities both do things completely different.  

   Frats do most of their recruiting in the spring and have PNM's (potential new members) come to some of their parties to see if either the frat or PNM thinks the house would be a good fit for them. They do this in the Spring due to having to fill up their house for the fall. Most chapters require their pledges to live in the house their first year of college. They make this required to build brotherhood bonds quick as well as delegating pledge duties easier. It takes a lot to become a official member of a fraternity.

   Sororities are now starting to plan and train their new members for fall recruitment. Fall recruitment is a BIG deal. Chapters will practice and study their butts off so they can recruit the best group of women. There are songs to learn, how to talk to people, and also know every possible question about your chapter. Recruiting is one if not the biggest parts of chapters and takes a while to prepare for. 

Sterotypes (Post 4)

Greek life is very caught up in stereotypes. Some are true and many are misconceptions. Here are 5 misconceptions of stereotypes within greek life organizations.

1. They pay for their friends... (very true, we pay) but the friendships that are built are priceless

2. They are just there to party... Yes, fraternities and sororities love to party, but they do way more than just party. Each chapter requires a certain amount of study hours and community service hours. 3.  Don't believe the Hazing Hype... Hazing is not allowed in most greek life chapter. Fraternities are accused of hazing more than sororities. If there is hazing it is minimal and done secretly. For sororities, instead of hazing after initiation, new members are showered with gifts.

4. Greek life is all about socioeconomic status... Again this is not true, sometimes living in the frat or sorority can be cheaper than living in the dorms. Everyone is eligible to pledge or earn a bid.

5. You have to pretend to be someone else to get in... Yes, most frats and sororities have common interests, but once you get in you find your friends that are most like you and have everything in common. A frat or sorority has lots of little cliques. 

The greek life system is weird and complicated but there is more to it than all these stereotypes!