Enrolling the college you wanted is a huge success, and the next choice is sometimes even harder, so we are going to make your life easier by showing you the easiest fraternities to get into.
The sweet smell of freedom is in the air once you enter the campus, far away from your parents and all those things that were bothering you. Unfortunately, you may have left your best friends behind too, and would like to socialize and meet new ones because you’re homesick. And to party. Hard. Well, that is the common opinion of what fraternities are like – student organizations founded with the purpose of spending quality free time, to put it mildly. In other words, legitimate associations which provide you with the coolest and most awesome social gatherings that you will remember forever (or maybe won’t, depending on how much you had drunk the night before). However, the reality doesn’t always match those teenage comedies with sugary college life pictures. If you are already a student, you’ve noticed that it’s not all fun and games after all. There is a lot of studying involved that’s not depicted in Hollywood movies and you keep wondering why. Believe it or not, but the fraternities are there to help you with it, too. Most of them organize study classes, or you are assigned a Big Brother who will help you work things out in several fields. Actually, most of the fraternities emphasize the fact that they will help you do your best at exams.
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Before we get down to the easiest fraternities to join, let us first briefly explain the common process of applying for one. Every year Greek frat houses are inviting new members to join them, usually in the fall and spring, and that’s called Rush Week. Students either have a specific frat in mind, or visit several formal or informal gatherings and events of different frats before finding the one which would suit them the most, and then sign up and compete for the place in it. That process is also known as pledging. During the pledging process you try to learn about the frat’s history, get to know the fellow brothers better (and hope they like you), and do any tasks they require. If you match their criteria, they offer you the bid, i.e. invite you to the society. How much a pledging process lasts varies. It can be a couple of weeks, or even a year and a half, depending on a fraternity. Pledging tasks can be both serious and fun(ny). You could be asked to do a quiz on the frat history and famous members, attend regular meetings or do community service. On the other hand, there is a chance you’ll be driving future brothers around, doing pranks or (most probably) be made fun of on various levels. Either way, what is vital during pledging is that there is no hazing. Sometimes the line is blurred, but in other cases that hazing is downright harassment that ends up with serious consequences (alcohol poisoning, multiple injuries, and even death). Most of the frats we have chosen haven’t made the headlines in this way. If they have, that fact put them lower on our list. Despite the fact they have officially banned hazing, in reality it is hard to vouch for every single chapter (fraternity branch at a certain college).
Now let’s take a look how we managed to find the easiest fraternities to get into. We eliminated the most popular and the most notorious (no matter how desperate they are for new members at the moment. Safety first.). Therefore, we looked at the list of the most popular fraternities at University Prime Time and started from the bottom. If you wish to put in the least endeavor into joining a fraternity, that is the way to go. Mind you, it doesn’t have to mean these houses are much worse than the others. Sometimes it’s all about the marketing. And Biggest Fraternities and Sororities in the US obviously have a great one. Anyway, we opted for the ones that would be most suitable for anyone. By that we mean that you don’t have to be a devoted Christian or practicing any other religion as a condition for joining. Secondly, we excluded the fraternities which specifically define themselves as a fraternity for a range of ethnicity, or any special ethnicity. Clearly that is something you cannot influence in any way. Thirdly, if the Greek society required special skills such as playing an instrument or studying certain subjects, that was enough to eliminate them. Speaking of what is in your power, the grades are usually required to be of a certain minimum. That usually means that your GPA is not lower than 2.5. We collected the data for membership at the frat’s website, or at one of their chapters, but also the media such as Fitsnews. If the house emphasized the pledging process is very brief and strictly said they have a firm no hazing policy or gave advice how to avoid it, that would secure it a higher position on our list.
After all this prep talk, now you can finally take a look at our choice of the easiest fraternities to get into. By the way, they are all situated in the USA, since this is the very first country that we associate with fraternities and sororities.
7. Theta Chi
Now this one should be really easy to join in. True, this is a large fraternity with over 175,000 members, but the reviews aren’t as impressive as the figure. Total Frat Move gave a rather negative review, and Fitsnews reports on some instances of hazing (one of them ended with a student on a ventilator. Interesting). To sum up, with their ranking on the popularity list and such reviews, they are very much in need of new members.
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6. Zeta Phi Rho
Zeta Phi Rho, one of the easiest fraternities to get into, has existed since 1995 and is full of self-praise at its website (much like all the others). It is very numerous now and has nine chapters across the state. Their aims are improving the campus and environment by promoting scholarship, leadership and respect for women. The accent is on building a strong multicultural community. They state there are no special requirements during rush week. Everyone is welcome to take a look, without any special tasks or requirements. Where’s the catch? Probably in the fact that there used to be some hazing involved, but they officially don’t have such practice anymore. The hazing incidents reported by Poly Centric involve different physical challenges such as push ups, drills, sprints, etc. as a form of physical punishment. Due to that, they were sanctioned by Cal Poly Pomona college.
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5. Sigma Delta Alpha
If you’re an old student, your GPA has to be 2.5 or above. For freshmen, naturally, there are no such requirements. No hazing policy is stated, and the condition that you aren’t under any probation. But apart from meeting prospective brothers at events, you have to do a bit of community service with them, too. That is still easier than taking quizzes or doing sit-ups and jumps. If your university hasn’t got a chapter of Sigma Delta Alpha, don’t worry. You can start one and become a member of one of the easiest fraternities to get into!
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4. Delta Omega Epsilon
This fraternity asks of you that you haven’t been a member of other Greek houses, unless they were professional and honorary ones. Minimum GPA: 2.5. Being a university student goes without saying (there are some Greek houses that welcome everybody, but they are usually of the religious type). No hazing policy is stressed on their website along with its examples. It seemed right to include it in our list of easiest fraternities to get into.
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3. Delta Chi
This fraternity doesn’t reveal too much about its membership program. Even though the information is scarce, it seems their expectations are low when you look at their modest presentation. Delta Chi invites you to visit one of their homes, attend a few events and decide if they are right for you. There isn’t a list of requirements for potential candidates, so they seem pretty welcoming to everybody.But there is a list of easiest fraternities to get into and our number three is on it.
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2. Phi Kappa Theta
This fraternity seems really easy-going to become a member of. What we particularly liked about them is the fact that they clearly state they don’t mind whether you enjoy alcohol or not, or what religion you are. No hazing as well, and therefore no Hell Week. The pledging process is strictly limited to the end of the first semester, so it’s a quick and easy process.
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1. Sigma Epsilon Chi
Now here are two very good reasons why this is the first in our list of 7 easiest fraternities to get into. Sigma Epsilon Chi has come up with a really nice idea to attract new members. As opposed to the others who usually have two rush periods in the fall and spring, this Greek organization also has a mini-rush in November for those who were indecisive about the most suitable fraternity, and don’t have to wait for a full semester for another recruitment period. As well as that, believe it or not, there is no pledging period! Once you are offered and you accept the bid, you become a SigEp brother with full rights. It sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it?
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