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I happened to be driving by the Greek Village on Sunday night and saw a number of freshmen wandering the streets in hope of purchasing some much-needed social acceptance.
Before you set yourself up for weeks of ritualistic hazing, allow me to enlighten you.
Southern fraternities are completely different than northern fraternities. The difference isn't obscene, but more like the difference between the Delta's and the Omega's in Animal House.
Something tells me a number of you were looking for more of a Delta experience this semester. In the North, if there's a frat party on campus, not only is everyone invited, but you can pretty much bet on a good time. Here, that's not the case.
In fact, you probably won't even hear of the event - unless of course you're actually in the frat, or you randomly decide to show up at the bar they've rented for the night.
As for sororities, you'll find that as you travel north the sororities become less exclusive. When I say exclusive
I'm not referring to the rigorous criteria to join; no, I'm talking about actually excluding you from the rest of society. Up north, if you're in a sorority you meet the ladies of the house, but you also get the chance to meet less expensive friends as well.
Sororities are more like social clubs and less like basic training. No uniforms, no special colors, no lock-up for several weeks at the beginning of the semester while everyone else is meeting people the old-fashioned way - for free.
The same goes for the restrictions put on fraternity members; not only are you allowed to pummel someone if they slap your ass with a paddle, you're also allowed to associate and make friends with people of a different race.
Imagine that.
Your Greek letters in the north don't define you, because let's be honest, we all know you're not Greek.
That was obvious by the fact that somewhere in your wardrobe is the color sea green, and no Greek would be caught dead in that.
So if you're looking for toga parties where your date isn't limited to the chosen sorority of the night, or ladies don't feel the need to sneak alcohol into their house, then travel north and party for a weekend or two.
Or better yet, stay here and enjoy your time without the wasteful burden of having to pay for a house oddly decorated in 19th-century Southern attire.
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