College Football Bowl and D II Playoff Season.

A documentary on sororities at Northwestern. (You missed nothing.)

Identify the people in the video-

A: Most likely to win Long Island princess-b**ch of the year award. (hint 0:04)
B: Most likely to be a future trophy wife. (hint 0:43)
C:Most likely to require pledge to take off her clothes for "inspection" by her and other girls on the field hockey team. (2:24)
D: Most likely to join AEPhi and talk about her time there incessantly to her one friend and anyone else who will listen. (hint 1:15)
E: Most likely to transfer to a school where goyim are not a tiny minority (hint 5:46 girl in the middle).

Guys, just do yourself a favor and go to a school in the ACC or the SEC.

UC Santa barbara Fraternity Fight Night (funny)

Fight Night at Santa Barbara

Bmaterial | MySpace Video

Hmm. Dunno. We'll let you rate this satirical piece at home

The dance is actually one of the classic two step dances and standing in place shuffles that fraternity men have relied upon for years. They all require just a moderate bop. Other dances of this variety: "fists with thumbs making small circles", "hand with two fingers up in the air and other hand with drink raised at shoulder level", "hand placed on partner and other hand holding drink out of the way", "changing from one vaguely hip hop pose to another". All of these dances can be punctuated with cupped hand yells to bros, pointing to the sky when yelling to bros, leaning-in to talk to partner, pointing at the deejay booth when hearing a favorite song, alternately lifting hands to sky while turning around. It is good to see guys go back to classics.

After summer comes rush!

We are back after a long summer.
Expect to see more from us after rush. See our new process below!
Revoke our charter? We don't need no steenkin' charter!


Of course if you drop you're "cat" and should never breathe again.  Sucking up the fraternity man's air, unforgivable.

Fraternity Pugilism

There is creeping softness in college fraternities and we suspect they would benefit by rigorous exertion. When speaking of softness in the fraternity world, it is usually assumed that it is a matter of infirm character and slack deportment rather than physical characteristics. Surely a beer and pizza diet that develops in a fraternity house and carries over into life cannot bode well for the male form. Less time for pick-up games and metabolism decline adds to that.

But the spirit and the corporeal are not always separate things in life. President Teddy Roosevelt, a fraternity man to the core expressed and lived by just this code. We do not necessarily promote excessive indulgence in fisticuffs but this was said to be a favorite college endeavor of the young man.

So it is a welcomed sight that rather than sad, futile attempts at squaring off in the street or parking lot after too much beer, the fraternity man is also maintaining the fine art of pugilism- in the ring and by the book.

College boxing was once a favorite sport for college gentlemen. Over time it left the realm of the thoughtful; today those who suffer from an injury to the brain from boxing often have no discernible effects. That is of course if you set side having their hefty purses stolen by shysters and managers.

Young college men in the videos (not surprisingly Kappa Sigs, Sigma Chis, SAEs, Phi Delts) are strictly amateur and the profit they generate from fights are usually for worthy charities. Local boxing clubs are happy to have them since they also get a cut and perhaps some new interest.

Yeah the language is a bit foul and taunting on-lookers are always annoying to the purist. An obvious lack of experience and training reflect fighters not used to defending themselves. All that is outweighed by the fun and deeper lesson: watching this will remind men that they should have some backbone, exert themselves and rush forward into life- and get to the gym a bit more often.

Publish Post

How to Move Up? The Sorority Track

A rare phenomenon a generation ago, professional networking through college sororities has gained momentum in recent years, fueled by a rise in the number of women in management and professional positions who have influence over hiring -- 21.4 million in 2002, compared with 14.7 million a decade ago, according to the Labor Department. The trend has been given further impetus by a tight job market that has many women employing every means to gain an edge. Social sororities including those with a cultural or ethnic emphasis have taken on a new role.

''The guys have had this down for years,'' said Karen Chevalier, vice president for program development for Pi Beta Phi, a sorority founded in the Midwest more than a hundred years ago. ''But it is only now that women are learning to use those connections.''

They are indeed. Ask Feona Sharhran Huff. Ms. Huff, a member of Delta Sigma Theta, a prestigious 90-year-old sorority for black women, moved to Manhattan in the late 1990's, two weeks after graduating from Norfolk State University in Virginia. Within days she was introduced to a sorority sister, who arranged an interview for her at Essence magazine.

''The networking was unbelievable,'' Ms. Huff recalled. Indeed the black sororities often have more practice in mutual support for professional advancement in a challenging environment as this was central to their missions from the founding of the these sororities in the early 1900's.

Daphne Johnson, another Delta Sigma Theta, who was then the magazine's production editor, informed her of two available internships. Ms. Huff secured one. ''Being a member of the same sorority definitely put me in a great position to be at a magazine I always dreamed of working on,'' she said.

Two months ago, Ms. Huff, who is an assistant editor at College Bound, an advice magazine for high school students and who publishes SingleMomz Magazine, offered a similar boost to another sorority sister, Angela Bledsoe, a financial consultant in New York City. When Ms. Bledsoe, a Delta Sigma Theta who graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee in 1997, sent Ms. Huff an e-mail message asking for a writing position at SingleMomz, she was promptly signed as a contributor.

''She had the qualifications,'' Ms. Huff explained. ''But my satisfaction was even greater because she was one of my own.''

In fields traditionally dominated by men, such associations can be critical. As an investment banker with J. P. Morgan Chase, Ms. Bledsoe, the financial consultant, met colleagues who were sorority sisters from Delta Sigma Theta, among them several Chase vice presidents.

''We served as a support group for one another,'' she recalled. The more senior officials would ''tell us how to negotiate larger bonuses for ourselves, whom to cultivate in the company hierarchy, and how to cover ourselves,'' Ms. Bledsoe said. ''They were sharing many of the challenges we faced that they had already conquered, so we knew we weren't alone.''

A generation ago, such relationships were rare for other sororities. ''A lot of people who got out of college in the 70's, the way I did, were so busy making their way they might not have had time to give new alumnae a hand,'' said Linda Urben Peterson, a retired advertising executive who was a president of New York Women in Advertising. An alumna of Pi Beta Phi, Ms. Peterson, who lives in Santa Fe, N.M., advises younger alumnae on resume-writing and interview preparation.

The opportunity to trade on school ties may well have contributed to a recent surge in pledges at sororities. ''Our membership is booming,'' said Sally Grant, chairwoman of the National Panhellenic Conference that represents 26 sororities nationwide. It reported a gain of about 80,000 members in 2001, a 9-percent increase from 1999.

''We certainly have noticed a greater reliance by women on these kinds of informal networks,'' said Sheila Wellington, the president of Catalyst, a nonprofit organization in New York that advances women in business. ''That sort of relationship-building can be critical to career advancement.''

The power of sisterhood was slower to dawn on Emily Blumenthal, a handbag designer in New York. In her senior year at the University of Michigan in 1995, Ms. Blumenthal became disenchanted with Sigma Delta Tau, the popular Jewish sorority she had joined. She considered quitting -- until she learned that the organization had arranged for her to interview for an internship at Young & Rubicam, the advertising agency, in New York.

Her interviewer in the human resources department took a cursory glance at her resume. ''But when she saw I was an S.D.T., her eyes welled up and there was a heavy pause,'' Ms. Blumenthal recalled. ''It turned out she had started the S.D.T. chapter at her own school.''

Some alumnae are self-conscious about their pedigrees. In her job search, Jessica Rush, a New Yorker who hopes to work in fashion, has been discouraged from advertising her membership in Delta Delta Delta, a sorority with old roots in the South. ''I've actually had friends in the fashion industry tell me, 'You may want to consider removing the Tri-Delt from your resume,'' Ms. Rush said. ''Sorority girls are thought of as conformists, and that's not how you want to come across when you're looking for a job in fashion.''

But other employers make a point of hiring Greeks, even those outside their own sororities. They stress the leadership and social skills that sororities are thought to promote. Kate Allen, is an executive at Harrison & Shriftman, a public relations and events planning company based in New York. She proudly gives special consideration to sorority women from the University of Texas, where Ms. Allen was an Alpha Delta Pi. ''We usually go after the social directors,'' said Ms. Allen, a former social director herself. ''They have experience in events planning that we consider invaluable.''

Her intern, Kourtney Kachler, 21, listed her fund-raising and recruitment experience as a Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Texas on her resume. ''I considered the activities would help if I applied for a job, and would be understood if the decision maker was also in a sorority,'' she said.

Credentials like those of Ms. Kachler can help dispel the perception that sorority members are party girls, light on ambition and good sense. Ms. Allen, for one, maintains that women active in sororities tend to be active in other campus organizations. ''It's a leadership thing,'' she said.

Some sororities are redoubling efforts to stress these more serious facets of membership. Last year, Pi Beta Phi commissioned a survey of its members. In the study, by Prince Market Research with Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence, a marketing firm, 83 percent of respondents cited opportunities for networking as a primary reason for joining and remaining active in their sorority.

''You need to sell this networking component'' to prospective members, said Rachel Cohen, a regional president of Pi Beta Phi in New York. Ms. Cohen, who works in marketing and public relations for Straightline, a branding company, was herself sponsored earlier in her career. Ms. Peterson, the former advertising executive, helped Ms. Cohen land an entry-level advertising job in a package-design company her husband owned at the time.

Other groups stress future networking opportunities during recruitment, as rush is sometimes known. ''We tell rushees that being in our sorority will look good on their resume,'' said Marina Albright, a Kappa Kappa Gamma at Pepperdine University. ''With the job market being so awful, they know that can be especially important.''

Stacey Gish, is a sister of the Jewish sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi (A.E.Phi) who manages information technology consultants for J. P. Morgan Chase. Fresh out of school four years ago, Stacy applied for a job at MetLife, in New York. As Ms. Gish related, Rickey Palkovitz, an executive with the company, studied her reesume, then met her eye. '' 'So,' she said to me, 'You're from Long Island; I'm from Long Island,' '' Ms. Gish recalled. '' 'You went to school in the Midwest; I went to school in the Midwest. You were an A.E. Phi. I was an A.E. Phi.' When we finished the interview she told me, 'I'd like you to come and work for me.' ''

Ms. Palkovitz, who has remained friends with Ms. Gish, described what had moved her in the first place. ''The fact that we came from similar backgrounds was almost a pre-screening mechanism,'' she said. ''It showed we had an intellectually and culturally similar view of the world.''

''It was definitely an indicator that we would be on the same page,'' she said.

Published on The Cornell Daily Sun

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On Greek Life: A Grad Student Compares Cornell to his Alma Mater, U. Chicago

By Anonymous

Re: Katie Englehart’s article, “Hey Sister,”

My best friend was in a fraternity back at the University of Chicago, my alma mater, which is a much different institution when it comes “Greek” life. In fact, I had a pretty positive opinion of fraternities until I came to Cornell. I spent a lot of time at his fraternity house, although not really during parties. It was sort of the low-key “geek” fraternity — most, if not all, of the guys in that fraternity were pretty good dudes, and all of them were gentle folk in the sense that there wasn’t anyone who would ever pick a drunken fight. Most of the rough-and-tumble fraternities at the University of Chicago are related to sports teams, or at least they were when I was still there. So we did have a handful of fraternities that had a reputation for wild parties, hazing rituals, and epic sex stories. One thing in common with all of them, and you really get at this in your article, is the hierarchy that is associated with all aspects of life for people living in the fraternity.

I think the difference at Cornell, the palpable difference I’ve been made aware of this year because I live between a couple of fraternities and sororities on Stewart Ave., is not just the size of the “Greek” community but its impact on social life for students. Back at Chicago there were few people in fraternities so you wouldn’t encounter a “Greek” unless your intention was to join a fraternity (or had a close friend who was in one). But the “Greek” presence here, it seems, is inescapable. As a Cornell student, you’re at an Ivy League school, and social competition, networking, finding a suitable social circle … these things matter to a lot of students. Hell, they matter a ton for grad students.

You make the claim that other places are not like Cornell, and I think I disagree; the problem is that there might be a sense among students here that the stakes, socially, may be higher. I had never seen throngs of girls walking in dresses and high heels, to fraternity houses as an undergrad myself, but having spent a lot of time at a fraternity house, that kind of behavior is not surprising. The absurdity of these social rituals builds camaraderie; that doesn’t make them less absurd, at least not in my eyes, but they serve an important purpose in terms of establishing a sense community and social hierarchy.

I think, on the balance, the problem you present is not necessarily something that can be solved by reform in the “Greek” system. Fraternities and sororities are a microcosm of the phenomena you briefly mentioned, that is, the need to establish tight-knit social systems where people are comfortable while advancing their career interests.

Fraternities and sororities promise a fast-track to networking and a social life, and their allure is the bacchanalian perks that come with being in one … access to the opposite gender, underage alcohol consumption, a party where you’re not standing around feeling shy and uncomfortable because you don’t know anyone. You’re right that it occurs at all levels here at Cornell. For example, in graduate programs I’ve found that students almost immediately settle into their regional or thematic groupings in an effort to achieve some sort of comfort zone and intellectual safe area. And yes, we like to drink! (Editor. Boy do we!)

Fraternities and sororities essentially provide social hierarchy on steroids; no matter how much social work or philanthropy they perform, they still are closed social networks that require a vetting process, rites of passage, and deference to the top of a particular social pyramid in order for students to join. For this reason, many who never willingly subject ourselves to this system will always see it as a closed, somewhat strange, alcohol-guzzling, hormone-driven society (and the latter two, I must insist without reservation or qualification, are consistent traits). On my part, I’ve done my share of alcohol guzzling and hormone-driving (if that makes any sense at all), and a slew of stupid, disrespectful, and sexist things to accompany that behavior.

But I think the “Greek” system needs to admit this type of behavior is a staple of their social system and look to improve some of the problematic behavior. Every guy or girl who drinks does not have to do so to excess and those who do occasionally become inebriated do not have to be asses. And you can help curb your friends who might be doing stupid, disrespectful or sexist things. Group dynamics can help curb bad behavior as well as give it room to flourish.

I hope that, instead of taking offense to your article (especially since you were a former member), whoever is in charge of the “Greek” system realizes that their PR problem is, in fact, a tangible behavioral problem in social systems. The dangers are that these behaviors mentioned in the article are symptomatic of how this social system does business with its own and others.

The Greek Church

Christianity if not other religious elements have been significantly erased from mainstream fraternities, when once many mainstream fraternities required adherence to that belief system and most fraternities had Christian terminology throughout their rituals. Perhaps this was overzealous, replacing one purported version of discrimination with another. A number of chapters have either privately held to or went back to their old rituals to continue defiance of the political correctness of earlier eras. Others have held fast to their fraternities' founders causes and faith in whatever form.

Reaching heights of ridiculousness in selective religious persecution, several groups wanted Lambda Chi Alpha to change its cross and crescent symbolism. Less the college fraternities feel solely persecuted, the Shriners have also been pressured to rid themselves of their religious inspired regalia.

Finally, the Jesus worshipers are trying to link up and at Kent State University (yes, that Kent State). Greeks are looking to jettison the "we just party-hearty image" and get spend some time with as a crowd doing something new. Participating members are teaming up with The Dive, a student organization at Kent State representing the ubiquitous Campus Crusade for Christ, or CCC. An organizational meeting took place Tuesday, which sought to leverage the active memberships and social organization of all participants to create a more cohesive community.

The initiative is the be brainchild of the auspiciously named Mike Love, currently on the faculty at Kent State, an active participant in The Dive, and almunus of Delta Tau Delta. Easing greeks into the religious setting was key: "Greeks also like to hang out in big groups, so this is the perfect event," Mr Love said. Perhaps "flock," would be the apt technical terminology.

The response is already strong. Delta Gamma housed the organizational meeting, which was hosted by members of Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Xi Delta. Several greeks said they are already involved in The Dive, and would welcome greater synergy among their groups. "We want to break barriers between The Dive and Greeks," explained Mr Love. "Greeks feel comfortable hanging out with Greeks, so this is a great way to attract people to our message." A Delta Tau Delta undergrad already involved in The Dive agreed that "this is a good time to hang out with fellow Greeks while hearing an awesome message." He probably meant "awesome" literally.

Kent News Net

You Submit it and We Show it!

Chi Phi Livin' the Dream (Got your alum in there Zeta. Above are Alpha-Alpha.)




Delta Phi Road Trip.




Zete Psi Does the Alpha Phi Alpha "A Train" in a show of Interfraternal Solidarity at a Black college- Xavier University of New Orleans. Respectful.




Sig Ep at CPU All Fraternities Skit Show.

GOOD LUCK FRATERNITIES IN THE SPRING AND WELCOME NEOS!

Pt II Readers' Ratings: Cal Berkeley, North Carolina, Virginia

We all know they're out there and we all read them- the campus fraternity rankings. More rep than reality? Perhaps. Again, we don't make these popular ranking guides and we sure as hell don't endorse them but the guides we do put up tend to have some currency in their communities. Taken with a grain of salt you might find them entertaining, even useful.-NFFY




(Known for fratty architecture, Sigma Phi to left)






Cal "The Row" (UC Berkeley)

Acacia: These guys have a weird rep. They try to be the frat* that isn't a frat. Have some nice guys. Very secretive and insular. Have the longest pledge semester. Known to shotgun bid (give out bids the first day) as well, whittle down by blackballing and hazing. A lot of people talk negatively about it -- but it doesn't seem all that bad. Have a fairly nice house.

Alpha Gamma Omega: The Christian-based Fraternity. I don't know much else than that other than I know a few guys in there, are generally good guys.

ATO: Huge fraternity nationally. Lots of members, lots of alumni money. Definately a top frat but has a hardcore pledge semester. Known to haze really hard.

AEPi: Historically Jewish Fraternity, known to be somewhat sketchy, not popular.

Alpha Sigma Pi: Smaller house, dying. Trying desperately to recruit new members. Offers a good deal for those who are interested though. The guys they do have are pretty chill.

Beta Theta Pi: Rugby house. Has a reasonable number of parties. One of the houses higher up there. Would be better if it didn't have such a skeezy rep.

Chi Phi: Kind of jocky/animal house type frat. Has a good number of guys. Decent guys, great parties. They are often in trouble with the university.

Chi Psi: Shady house. House was in terrible condition last time I went to a party there. They throw lame parties. Otherwise, has a volleyball court and that's pretty cool. Guys aren't all that bad. On the verge of getting kicked off from what I heard.

Delta Chi: Don't know much about them. Throw some decent parties. Recently recolonized/colonized at Cal. House is not that great.

Delta Kappa Epsilon: A animal house/jock (lacrosse) frat. Are on social probation. Throw decent to good parties. Good guys if a bit thick. Used to be and has the potential to be a top frat. House itself is pretty ghetto, but not that bad.


Delta Tau Delta: A smaller house. I don't really know that much about them. Kind of quiet, an eclectic mix of guys from that place but seem to have a good unity.

Delta Upsilon: D.U., this is the only fraternity at Cal that is not a secret society. In other words, you probably won't get hazed (much) -- they're house is alright, but sometimes in not-so-great shape. Guys in there are pretty chill. Has a bit of a drug rep. Can be somewhat sketchy. I've been told its more like a Co-Op than a frat.

Kappa Delta Rho: Last time I heard, they had the highest GPA on campus. Guys are pretty decent if a bit shady but house is in better shape now, losing the drug rep. Is mostly a Studycore/"Revenge-of-the-Nerds" type house, which is by no means a bad thing. Throws some decent parties if you are looking for a stiff drink. Not a bad house overall, but be sure you know what you are getting into.

Kappa Sigma: This is pretty close to a top, if not a top house. They have a lot of members, lots of parties. However -- they have a rep for hazing pretty hard.

Lambda Chi Alpha: Smaller, dying house. Pretty detached from frat row. Don't know that much about it.

Lambda Phi Epsilon: Asian Fraternity. Haze extremely hard (Like joining the NAVY SEALS hard). On the verge of getting kicked off from the word around campus.

Phi Delta Theta: House that is in a state of change. I've heard its dying, but they throw fairly good parties. Used to be a big Republican house, seems to be undergoing a change in terms of political and structural makeup. Pledge semester is pretty easy.

Phi Gamma Delta, Fiji: Definitely a top house -- but only because they have the nicest house on Campus. It was renovated two years back when they re-colonized. Very jock/rich type house. I've heard they haze pretty hard. Has a cleaning service. Very conservative and can be somewhat snobbish from what I've heard.

Phi Kappa Tau: Water Polo House, its definately up there. Throw some good parties.

Pi Alpha Phi: Asian Frat. Across the street from Clark Kerr. They have trouble retaining pledges because they haze so hard. The Asian guy well however is deep enough to keep new pledges coming.

Pi Kappa Alpha: Water Polo/Jock frat. One of the top frats. Part of their house is condemned according to rumor. Has a rivalry with Chi Psi. Dunno much else about it.

Pi Kappa Phi: Was and might still be one of the largest houses on campus. Definitely a well-regarded frat but a lot of testosterone- pugilistic and volatile. House is kind of ghetto, but overall not a bad house.

Pi Lambda Phi: A larger frat, has parties pretty frequently but has something of a gang/thug rep from what I've been told. Hardcore hazing/pledge semester from what I've heard.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Swimmer/jock frat. Smaller, just recolonized. Heard it used to have pretty tough pledge semesters.

Sigma Alpha Mu: Jewish frat. I don't really know anything about these guys. Seem pretty quiet.

Sigma Chi: A higher-up frat, popular but always has some controversy or another going about it. Preppy house. Has good parties. Pledge semester is somewhat rigorous.

Sigma Nu: A Dry Frat. Has a decent number of members. Seem pretty quiet, but they do have a cleaning service.

Sigma Pi: Another frat a little off the beaten trail; throws a good party every semester. Different themes, but their big parties are the Blizzard and the Grotto- not bad at all. A bit sketchy perhaps -- but in a good way.

Tau Kappa Epsilon: The singing fraternity. They are just colonizing/recolonizing this year -- so they have no pledge semester to speak and they are pretty accepting of all comers thus they've attracted a huge number of guys. 42 last time I checked. Getting their house renovated.

Theta Chi: Another revenge of the nerd type frat. Don't know much else about them.

Theta Delta Chi: Smaller, but still managing to stick in there. Despite small flaws and cosmetic damages from age, one of the nicer houses. Throws a number of parties every semester including the Cave and Funk. Pledge semester is not hard. Shortest pledge period.

Theta Xi: It is a "Dry" House and has the lowest GPA. Enough said.

Zeta Beta Tau: Historically Jewish Fraternity. AEPis cousin. Nice house.

Zeta Psi: This is a good house they say is falling off now but we'll have to wait and see. Throws great parties and has a huge place.

*(Forgive the use of frat here, it is an abbreviation not a label)
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University of North Carolina rankings

(UNC Basketball's Tyler Hansbrough jumping from roof into pool at SAE party.)

AEPi: Jewish frat. Took over Sigma Nu's old spot in Frat Court on South Columbia. Not much to see here. Catches a pretty musky draft off of the Frat Court dumpsters on the way to Granville.

ATO: Mixture of quality guys and some real nerds. A lot of Pinehurst guys for some reason. Occasionally very strong parties particularly band parties, which are sometimes quite exclusive especially if you were willing to venture up to Franklin Street to snag girls late night on their way back to TriDelt, KD, ChiO, or even the grimy Pi Annex.

Beta: Was Big Four but went through rough times in the early '00s, losing charter, some enormous hazing violations, and brotherhood dwindling in the low 20s or so. Some dubious out of staters, sketchy latenights. The fact remains that if you are a Beta, ChiOs are fish in your proverbial barrel.

Chi Phi: A potent mixture of quality guys (heavily Raleigh and Eastern North Carolina good old boys), Soldiers of the White Army (sniff). Off the beaten path, this house is generally noted to be one of the strongest spots to pregame for football games due to its proximity to Kenan Stadium as well as the following Phi Delt late-night festivities. Rose to social prominence and powers-that-were suggested "Big Five" status, but the rise was promptly quelled by long stints of social probation.

Chi Psi: Academic fraternity, nicest actual house at UNC (they call it the Lodge, not to be confused with the Lodge, which is a separate entity altogether). As with any academic fraternity, you'll find some really solid fratty guys who just happen to want to be with other guys who make good grades and have a nice house, but then again you'll also have some of the nerdiest guys in the entire Greek system.

DKE: Traditionally very strong, Big Four. Tends to dominate rush with its extravagant financial backing and penchant for intense 80's and white-fueled late nights. DKE's famous and trusted name tends to pull in a solid spread of frat guys from all over the United States. Arcade games and pool tables in the foyer are a huge plus, and pledges tend to be impressively obedient, even though bid standards seem to have plummeted in recent years.

Delta Sigma Phi: Delta Sig? Maybe a golf course frat. Who knows.

Delta Upsilon: New fraternity located next to the ADPi house. I would gamble my life on the fact that not one of them has ever gotten laid. Some reports state that the siding of this "fraternity house" is stucco and vinyl. Stucco and vinyl.

KA: Obviously the penultimate Southern good old boy fraternity. Some KAs are great guys, but some just try way too hard to prove how Southern they are. Strong in the early '00s, has most likely fallen off recently now that they've lost their house and live in a sorority house across the street from Lucy's. Lots of UNC Greek leadership cut its teeth on KA hall crawls and the sweet licks of Jupiter Coyote.

Kappa Sig: Mirroring the Pi Lam house (formerly KA) across the sparkling fields of Little Frat Court, it must also be noted that some of the frattier members from the Piedmont have participated in now-legendary sexual escapades (I say "escapades" and not "conquests", because these maneuvers were not performed on the most chaste of Chapel Hill's women).

Lambda Chi Alpha (Lambda Chi): Also located on Franklin Street away from UNC's heart of fraternal excellence, the Lambda Chis are a particularly meaty, Northern bunch. You're much more likely to slip on a puddle of mousse or gel at one of their parties than you are to spot a brother in Patagonia Stand Ups. These guys yearn to live the life of Penn State frat guys, with beer pong tables always in their front yard and sleeves rarely adorning some 'roided muscle-bound (or wishful not so pumped) arms. The Lambda Chis' ratio of dark, spiky hair to sandy brown frat-shags is disturbing at best. Very B-school heavy.

Phi Delt: Consistently deep-pocketed, elitist, and always Big Four (and the most likely among the four to actually use the term "Big Four" in public). Phi Delt's core hails from old, monied North Carolina families as well as locations further up the Eastern Seaboard, but rampant inclusiveness has been a problem of late. Many are unsure as to whether young men actually live at the Phi Delt house or if it is merely a building used for latenights, cocktails, football tailgates, and the infamous Beer Slide Party. Phi Delts are so Phi Delty that the word "Phi Delty" actually makes sense to UNC grads, and some are known to speak with a noticeable PDT accent (something like the escaped con on the Simpsons or an '80's Valley dude accent), seriously overusing the term "brah".

Phi Gam: The last of the Big Four. I'm not sure if there's ever been a Phi Gam who wasn't from Eastern North Carolina. No one knows if it's chicken or egg, but in addition to slaying serious ass, these guys wear the shortest shorts, the pastel-iest pastels, and obviously use very expensive shampoo and conditioner on their enviable frat-shags. Ever heard of the butterfly effect? Well, if you're walking around Chapel Hill and get thrown into a poplar by a tornado, that's the "Phi Gam flipping his coif on the way to class (20 minutes late, and which he will inevitably drop) effect". A bit soft, it's rumored that the Fall Pledge Class of 2005 had a combined weight of 178 lbs.

PiKA: PiKA is to Charlotte as Phi Gam is to Eastern NC. After falling into obscurity and destruction in the late '90s, PiKA underwent major renovations and had a huge resurgence in the early '00s. Initiating some guys who weren't afraid to get after it. The PiKA house consistently throws solid ragers, its battles with neighboring Sigma Chi are the stuff legends. Not all the gel headed douchebags one imagines, but you will smell some axe body spray emanating from this house.

Pi Lambda Phi (Pi Lam) is rumored to only initiate male cheerleaders, heirs to Axe Body Spray wealth, non-athletes from north of the Mason-Dixon, and metrosexuals who wear skinny jeans. And they live in the former KA house. The Confederacy would certainly not be pleased.

SAE: These Frat Court mainstays were host to the now-infamous pictures of Tyler Hansbrough-and-Bobby Frasor-jumping-from-a-roof- into-an-above-ground-pool incident, which added immensely to their street cred. It's undeniable that this house of ruffians love to have a good time and include everyone on campus, which leads to the SAE guys' reputation as just that- good guys with a lot of heart.

Sigma Chi: The natural enemy of the PiKA species, Sigma Chi houses more meat than a city block of Fogo de Chaos. If you play football or lax, or just want to get in fights, Sigma Chi is the way to go. These guys crush beers with their biceps and will beat you up for talking to your own girlfriend.

Sigma Nu: These guys really ran shit in the '70s. Recently re-chartered, I doubt they're bringing too much heat these days.

Sigma Phi Epsilon: The Sig Eps are always a funny mix. Each year, they ride the wave of campus enthusiasm for their yearly Slugfest, and each year, Slugfest seems to disappoint. Regardless, these guys tend to be a hodge-podge of out-of-staters who find a common bond in drinking beers and hanging out shirtless on benches while all of the GDIs go to class. They can't be that bad.

TEP: I believe this is another Jewish frat but one that also reportedly embraces the African-American homosexual community.

ZBT: Jewish frat that doesn't register with anyone. Can't get numbers so they have branched out to a couple of gay and unpopular guys from the GDI world in need of housing options. These guys are obviously too cool for school. Check out their sweet website! http://www.unczbt.org/

Zeta Psi: Think Mike Vick having sex with John Edwards and then OJ Simpson coming up from behind and chopping them up with a butcher's knife on one special news report. The ultimate fall from grace and it was ugly. Zete was UNC's Animal House. Their Halloween and Jonestown parties were some of the most feared and respected parties on campus for decades. However, in a nod to their Animal House rep, they simply did not give a flying fuck and let their house fall to shambles, leading their Board to completely disband and re-start the house. '05 and previous Zetes are solid frat machines. Post-'06 Zetes are likely to be the biggest douches you'll ever encounter.

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University of Virginia: UVa, Mr. Jefferson's University, among the frattiest of them all...

1-3. Zete/DKE/Hall: the undisputed top 3.
4,5. Kappa Sig/Elmo: completes the undisputed top 5.
6. KA: still 6 but what happened to being southern?
7. PiKA: on rep. The Alpha chapter is more Bobby Bowden good ol' boy than northern gel head. .
8-9. Sigma Chi/Chi Phi: A lot of hate, but also a lot of female attention. Both get into it with other fraternities causing some of that hate.
10. SAE: ehh. Can't get the Southern preppy-like types, and athletes they want because 1-9 have them locked down historically and legitimately and don't need the generic SAE brand to fill that category.
11-14: Phi Psi, Sigma Nu, Pi Kap, Phi Society: big, not great, not awful.
15-16. Phi Delt: would be higher if this was based on involvement. FIJI, trying to live up to partying image but haven't been successful at it, not up to national standards.
17. SPE: try way too hard, and very obnoxious.
18-20. Theta Delt, SAM, Sigma Pi
21-24. DU, Delta Sig, Theta Chi, DTD
24-29. Lodge, SERP, AEPi, Pi Lam, ZBT, Phi Sig, ATO

CORNELL AND DARTMOUTH (PART I) RANKINGS

Fratting Just A Little Too Hard or Not Hardly Fratty?

Obviously fratting, but we don't think it's "too hard". Administrators do, so Psi U's famous keg jumping is banned for now, or is it? (PSI UPSILON, really, thanks for the previous pictures guys. We'll display more. But do yourself a favor and close the co-ed chapters, it's called a fraternity for reason. Those newer and co-ed chapters are looking waaay suspect on chapter quality control, to such a degree that we can only think, co-ed fat camp.) Guess we won't be receiving any more friendly email from Psi Upsilon again but we had to call them out for their own good.

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MakeThis Be Your Best Year Ever!

Happy New Year!!!
“DΘΣS THΦS SHΦRT MΔKΣ MΣ LΘΘK ΓRΔT?”
(Psi Upsilon at Trinity's famed Tropical Party in the fall. You don't wanna see
what was happening New Year's eve.)