Find Your Brotherhood | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

Find Your Brotherhood

It's easier than you think.

17
Find Your Brotherhood
PSP

When I tell people I’m in a frat, they’re normally a little confused. Especially here in the south, a lot of frat guys fall into a specific category of college guy that I don’t exactly embody. I wouldn’t be considered your typical frat bro, so it’s a good thing that I’m not in your typical frat.

Last semester, I wandered into an interest meeting of what I thought was going to be some sort of college honor society I could sign up for and slap on my resume with minimal effort involved. I sat through a Powerpoint and filled out some paperwork while I listened to a group of undergrads talk about this organization they’re part of. The interest meeting wasn’t for an honor society, but for Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity. The word “fraternity” made me skeptical about the group, but I stayed and listened to their speeches and put the calendar of recruitment events into my phone, just in case I decided it might be worth my time.

By the end of the semester-long recruitment process, I was inducted in the Alpha Psi Class of Phi Sigma Pi. I had participated in a semester’s worth of recruitment events, weekly meetings and quizzes, a retreat for potential members, gotten a big, and interviewed with every active Brother (a misleading title, by the way, since the frat is Co-ed). Not only was the whole process worth the effort, I found an entire new group of friends and colleagues here at school that I belong to, now.

I know it’s sappy to say that the clubs and organizations you join are like family to you, but PSP is different than any other group I’ve been a part of. I had never interacted with so many different people, pursuing different fields, with different experiences and opinions all coexisting and supporting each other in one group. Brothers spend time with each other inside and outside of Fraternity events, study together, party together, and even live together. After just a semester of being involved with PSP, I feel like I know almost every single brother on a personal level - and if I needed anything, they would be there for me.

In college, sometimes it’s hard meeting people outside of your suite, or classes, or major. A lot of the time you see the same people fairly often and may have a hard time venturing outside your immediate circle. I’m really happy I did. I’ve met some of my best friends in school through Phi Sigma Pi. It’s important to meet people who challenge and encourage you - plus it’s always fun to have more people to hang out and party with.

For anyone at State who’s reading this, your chance to join NC State’s chapter of Phi Sigma Pi is coming up fast. We have interest meetings this Monday, January 23rd from 6 pm to 7 pm in Witherspoon 201, and Tuesday, January 24th from 7 pm to 8 pm in Talley 5101. There will be refreshments and tons of Brothers there to answer any of your questions about Phi Sigma Pi.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Lifestyle

13 Ways To Become More Festive

How to make the holidays more merry and bright!

899
winter
Pinterest

Why hello there December! It seems like we just had a holiday season, but here we are a year later starting a new one with our stomachs full and hearts overflowing with thankfulness. If you're anything like me and didn't realize just how close the holiday season was approaching, we need to perk our spirits up for the most wonderful time of the year! Fortunately you have someone on the nice list like myself who can help you out with tips and tricks to become more bright eyed and bushy tailed about this holiday season.

Keep Reading...Show less
dumbbell
Twist Photography

Going to the gym and working out on a daily basis (with breaks once in awhile) has been a great way for me to feel good about myself. It is 100% more than just looking good. Especially after starting college and having the stress and anxiety of tests, assignments, and just figuring out my future, the gym at my school has definitely been a place of relief for me and I have numerous reasons of why everyone should push themselves to get to the gym when they can.

Keep Reading...Show less
shameless
Tube Filter

Sometimes you need a break. A break from school, studying, work, anything that life throws at you. We are all guilty of binge watching a show that we just cannot get enough of. I know that I've gotten so fixated on a show that there have been entire days that I have day-dreamed about getting home and watching a particular show. Next time you find yourself having an urge to binge watch a series be sure, to check out the following.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

5 GIFs That All College Students Can Relate To

Trust me: If you're a college student, you would want to read this...

695
college calculator
Flickr Creative Commons

Oh college, lovely, lovely college. A four-year time span that is filled with many highs and many lows. Between procrastinating on an essay that is due at midnight to getting your first library card (if you know what I mean), college is a time that you should not take for granted, yet it is also a time where you feel like your entire world is falling apart. It is a time where one day you can feel like you are on top of the world and then the next day you are 500 feet below the ground surface.

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

12 Festive Ways To Decompress After Finals

When you need to get rid of your leftover stress but also be in the Christmas spirit.

469
dog
Pexels

So you're finally finished with your semester and you really need to decompress from it, but you're also feeling the time crunch because Christmas is like ten days away and you haven't even gotten to do anything fun and festive yet. No worries! Fortunately, there are several festive things you can do to help put the stress far behind you. You can also make some of your usual favorite things to do Christmasy. Basically, you're winning.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments