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The whole concept of sororities and fraternities is so weird to me
For the ones that have hazing rituals, pecking orders, and 80+ active members, yeah I agree with you.
I joined a small (~20 active members) STEM major fraternity and it was incredible. No one took it too seriously and it was just treated like a social club, which is all a fraternity is really supposed to be. It was a great way to quickly meet people with shared interests, which yeah, you don’t need a fraternity to do that, but it made things much easier for introverted, socially anxious me. Plus, STEM majors aren’t exactly the type to chat with people next to them before lecture
Similar experience for me! I joined the co-ed service "fraternity" Alpha Phi Omega... they coordinated many different volunteering efforts and projects; but also had some social events for the members. Great way to meet kind-hearted people!
Affordable housing.
Another perk for people that take on leadership positions is exposure to what is effectively running a small buisness under the worst possible circumstances.
That is the funniest damn thing I've read in a long time, so true. It's like a zero star motel where the employees are the customers with burning man and some ted talks thrown in. If you get that into the black and manage to avoid a subpoena, you are ready to take a company public.