Fraternities

[LAXDawg14]

I am a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha along with 2 other teammates

as well on the UGA team we have:
Kappa Sigma
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Chi
Theta Chi
Chi Phi
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Pi Kappa Phi
Beta Theta Pi
Phi Kappa Psi

id say we got a broad range of brothers from different fraternities. as well as some GDI's

as for the word "frat" we dont say it here @ uga not for some reason in particular, just cause it sounds dumb.

[laxfan25]

It's like their image of you changes from respectable to a womanizing, overprivileged, elitist booze-hound.

And if you correct their use of the term, it proves that particular point even more.

Zing! Or as my kids would say - "Burned!"

[WyoPoke]

Not quite sure how that's a burn.

[laxative]

I think we have six different fraternities represented on our team. As far as the "frat" issue, I was taught you don't call your fraternity a frat like you don't call your country a...count.

[USDLAX5]

the majority of the guys on our team are in a fraternity.
i am a pike, along with 9 other guys on the team. we have 3 SAE i believe. 1 Delt. and 5 Phi Delts so out of about 25, 18 guys are in a fraternity.
our lacrosse team is basically a fraternity. because all our games are on weekends, most of us cant go to our fraternity's formal, so we are having a lacrosse formal this weekend after our game, it should be a blast

[CATLAX MAN]

because all our games are on weekends, most of us cant go to our fraternity's formal, so we are having a lacrosse formal this weekend after our game, it should be a blast

Obviously, you're not from Vanderbilt.

[ZagGrad]

Not quite sure how that's a burn.

Yeah, me neither...I wasn't trying to zap anyone, but if it's on me...ookaay.

[jckurtz#2]

Obviously, you're not from Vanderbilt. [/quote]


What does that mean?!?

[LAXDawg14]

i thought since its a new year with new rosters.... i would bring this topic to the top
on the uga roster in 2006 we got
Pi Kappa Alpha (2)
Kappa Sigma (1)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (2)
Theta Chi (1)
Chi Phi (4)
Sigma Phi Epsilon (1)
Beta Theta Pi (3)

[FLAK]

Anyone else peeved at those that refer to fraternities as "frats?" Am I making a big deal about this? I was told to never refer to my fraternity as a "frat" because it's disrespectful. Anyone agree/disagree?

A buddy of mine freshman year was in a fraternity... I asked him one night if he was going to a "frat" party. He asked me politely to sit down so he could explain how "frat" was a derogatory word. His exact words were, and i quote "you wouldn't call your mother a "moth" would you?" I simply lost any respect i had for fraternities then and continue to refer to them in "derogatory" fashion.

[Danny Hogan]

if that bothers anyone then they are taking it all waay to seriously

[Adam G]

Couple delt sigs on the squad this year, thats about it. they're not too strong in the north as they are in the south, from my experience

[Campbell]

if that bothers anyone then they are taking it all waay to seriously

I agree. Funny how the fraternities abbreviate all their names though when referring to themselves and others. As far as Moth-Mother, Count-Country, these are very poor analogies. When I was at TAMU, the cadets referred to themselves as CTs (Corps Terds) and the band referred to themselves as BQs (Band Queers). I guess by embracing these terms they lost their negative connotation. Of course that never stopped people from trying to use them as a put down, albeit a rather weak one.

[ZagGrad]

It's not "count" it's the mother of all "c" words that girls do not enjoy being called...

IMHO, "frat" refers to a different interpretation to those members of a fraternity. When I hear "frat", I think Animal House and the boneheads of Delta Tau Zeta. When I hear "fraternity", I think of a classier bunch of individuals. Some fit the mold for both classifications, but I take pride in being a fraternity member. Sometimes it bothers me and sometimes it doesn't--depends on the individual I'm speaking to.

[OklahomaLax45]

We have over half our team being greek. I'm a Pike (Pi Kappa Alpha), we have some other Pikes, some Lambda Chi Alphas, Fijis, and BUXs