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So Frat

There may be a little more to being in a fraternity.

Quentin Judas

May 31, 2016

University of South Dakota

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Total Frat Move

"No. I will not join a frat because I am not a tool!" "I am totally going to join a frat because I want to party ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!" What I am about to tell you is going to shock you and make your jaw drop.

That is not what fraternities are about. *GASP*

1. Charity

One thing that many people do not realize is that fraternities is that they are extremely philanthropic. Many fraternities have a national charity or organization that they will have fundraisers and donate money towards. They also may have a local charity that they may donate or volunteer with. Phi Kappa Theta's national charity is Children's Miracle Network Hospitals while Pi Kappa Alpha's preferred charity is The Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life.

2. Friends or Family?

When I first came to college, I did not know anyone in the area. Some of the first friends that I made at college were the guys that are in my fraternity. One of the amazing things that I have learned personally is that the members in your fraternity is more like a family than just your "Frat Brothers". They have done many things for me including and not limited to: pushing and pulling me out of snow drifts, helping me with homework, taking care of me when I am not feeling well, and teaching me how to do things I have never done before. The guys that I have met in my fraternity have been more than just some guys... they truly are like brothers to me.

3. "All frat guys are tools."

Well, no. No, they are not. Jon Stewart. Ronald Reagan. JFK. Will Ferrell. These people are very prominent people in the world today. These people are also members of different fraternities and in my eyes I believe that they are not tools. I am not saying that there is not going to be the some people who maybe your typical frat guy but there is a lot of really great people.

4. It's Fraternity not Frat.

As you may have noticed throughout reading this that I have been saying fraternity instead of frat. Fraternity by definition is alocalornationalorganizationofmalestudents,primarilyforsocial purposes,usuallywithsecretinitiationandritesandanamecomposed oftwoorthreeGreekletters. While frat is defined as a college fraternity with the example of "a frat party." Fraternities help their communities and their fellow Greek life while a frat is a problem for a town and do not further themselves into life.

Joining a fraternity has been one of the best things that I have done in my 20 years of life. I am becoming a better person, making a difference in my community and I am making friends that will help me throughout my entire life.

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There may be a little more to being in a fraternity.

1. Charity

2. Friends or Family?

3. "All frat guys are tools."

4. It's Fraternity not Frat.

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!