Fraternities have been around since the early 1800s, and if you are a guy going to college, chances are you've probably been asked the question "are you going to join a frat?" Joining a fraternity can open many doors for men on campus looking to find a community, but before they can find the organization they have to go through the recruiting process.  Matthew McConaughey's fraternity composite as a   brother of Delta Tau Delta at University of Texas at Austin On college campuses, most social fraternities, and the ones that will be discussed in this blog, are members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. There are 70 organizations that fall under the Interfraternity Conference, with the earliest, Chi Phi, being founded all the way back in 1824. Fraternities have been a popular part of apart of American culture since the 1820’s, and many famous men wore Greek letters across their chest while in college. Delta Tau Delta calls Academy A...

As a college student, making the decision to join a fraternity or sorority can be a very personal decision.   The first step in deciding to go Greek, is going through recruitment, or the intake process. Recruitment is when the organizations look at all perspective members, and a mutual decision must be made in order to extend membership.  Some students, like myself, may come into college knowing they will go through the recruitment process. Others, may be inspired by someone they meet on campus or see their friends doing it, and then there are those who sign up to go through recruitment with no idea what they are getting themselves into, making the decision to dive in and try something new. No matter which category a student may fall into, deciding to join a Greek-lettered is a big commitment, and recruitment is just the first stage.   Joining a fraternity or sorority may seem scary. It can be a financial, time, and emotional commitment. It means meeting new people...