The "input" into the brotherhood occurs each spring, during pledging and initiation. We strive for a diverse brotherhood and establish the group's common knowledge and experience throughout the rushing and pledging process. Once we can be called a group, we start capitalizing on the skills that each members brings. Some people are great speakers, philanthropic coordinators, social coordinators, concert organizers, etc. Each persons skills is used for one main purpose or task: maintaining a strong reputation for the brotherhood (this includes the physical state of house, the social reputation of the brothers, and the academic achievements of the brothers.)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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I am actually curious as to the transformation from a "non-group" to a "group." What makes you guys a group? After brothers are initiated? Does the pledging experience make you closer together so you are aware of each others' different skill sets and then start to organize yourselves?
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that, like most fraternities, new pledges become a 'group' by participating in fraternity events? Is there anything specific about these events that can whittle down exactly what sort of interaction method it is? And what would you say is the output of a fraternity? There was another post earlier about a sorority, and the poster considered their organization of new events as their output, but it seemed a largely officer-only activity. What do members of your fraternity get out of this? Validation, perhaps, as being able to classify themselves a brother?
ReplyDeleteI've found that it really depends on the fraternity, on both local and national levels, as to its output. Sure, all fraternities output "fun" for the brothers, philanthropy, and alumni, but do they output anything else? Some fraternities focus more on service, while others focus on creating campus leaders. The outputs of these organizations definitely do vary quite a bit, depending on what they are all about.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely interested about fraternities here on campus on how close all of the "brothers" really are. Do most of the brothers stay in the house? If not, how often does the entire fraternity meet? Even more so, once everyone has been initiated and become a brother, does the fraternity settle into cliques, kind of like high school, or would you say everyone is good friends with everyone?
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