Ask An American: University Sororities & Fraternities
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2016
- What goes on in sororities and fraternities in American universities? Are they a big thing? How do you join? And how about me?!! Was I part of one?
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when I hear those stories, I always think of "Monsters University"
Sororities and fraternities sound pretty useless to me. I don't understand the appeal at all.
That really sounds like a culture of exclusion and rejection. Nothing for the poor guys and girls! How despicable....sorry, I had to say it.
As an actual Greek (the real ones, from actual Greece 😜) I feel quite offended that our name is being used for such a shitty purpose. Sororities sound horrible to me... Why not get out and make actual friends instead of buying them? Thanks Dana, very informative video as always 😊
So obviously sororities and fraternities are for the rich kids...
Oh my God, that sounds horrible to me from beginning to end. No thanks.
popularity/wealth contests should not be a part of educational life
I'm so happy I was born in the UK
I was always confused by the frat system, Dana, Thanks for explaining it.
Thank you for explaining, I think most of us learned about it in movies from the US. I dislike with all my being those kind of clubs, I find them really useless and mostly morally corrupted.
The whole Greek thing added into it kinda sounds horrible tbh, if I were Greek I wouldn't really want stuff from my home associated with this
My freshman year of college I joined a sorority. It was a horrible experience. There were weekly sorority meetings that were at 2pm every Sunday afternoon. I was paying my way thru college and worked most of my hours at my job on the weekends since I had class during the week. My sorority sisters were not very understanding that I couldn't make the weekly meetings due to when the meeting time was. Most of my sorority sisters weren't having to pay their own way thru school like I was. I always paid my weekly dues, which were expensive, and attended most of the sorority functions, parties, etc during the week. But I began getting nasty notes put on my car telling me to quit wearing my sorority letter clothing and to take the sorority sticker out of the back window of my car. I was so hurt. I wanted to have a good fun experience with the Greek life. I let my sorority president know what was going on and she was trying to help me but the harassment continued. All because I had to work Sunday afternoons to be able to pay for my college and missed so many meetings!! I was devastated. So I decided to get out of my sorority, which is NOT an easy task. Lots of paperwork and of course a big fat fee I had to pay.
This is a well articulated and informative video especially for non-Americans. I'm quite jealous that you can talk for that long in one take without stuttering or losing you train of thought.
I was in a fraternity and paid less than my cousin, who lived in the dorms. Fraternity and sorority chapter houses often have "dining halls", where the members sit down for meals together, however, the only mandatory meals for us were on Monday evenings and special events - otherwise, we weren't required to eat there, and occasionally I didn't like what the chefs cooked, so I went out to eat.
Yeah Dana! Breaking it down for the masses! I'm glad you made a video to explain this.. I have so many conversations about this with some of my German friends.. it's a mystery to them
In the Netherlands "fraternities" are mixed (boy/girl) organisations with a central building where all the parties and drinks are held and where you can eat on the cheap. The biggest once are in the 1500 to 2000 member range and these student societies tend to have large organized structures offering a large range of activities and often owning houses throughout the cities where members can live.
At the University of Florida it was very expensive to be in a Sorority or Fraternity. Some men I knew in a Fraternity at U of F did it for the camaraderie and also they were all going to be lawyers and they could help each other down the line.
I went to a school with a huge Greek system and for sorority rush it was four stages. The first stage you go to all of the houses. You find out who accepted you at each stage and can pick a certain number to go to. Fourth stage you can only go to three. I honestly wish I'd skipped out on sorority life because it wasn't for me.
Great videos; I enjoy each episode. Do you have any info or comparisons on medical and dental care in Germany as opposed to America? Thanks. Jmc
That was super interesting! Thank you for sharing your experiences. Are there special requirements to join a sorority? Like I'll live in America for a year but I doubt that I can join one.