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What that all about, I sort of get it, you get some Uni digs and join a sort of house club, sort of a cross between Gryphindor, Animal House and the Masons ? you drink a lot of beer in the house and get up to Shennanigans, there are other ones with Stiffs, girls and stoners, but yours is the coolest, drinking Brews (beer, not tea) with your bros and stuff, or is that just films ?
What got me thinking was some American friends posted this, have changed it a little to anonymise it,
xxxx and I are so excited that our niece has just pledged Pi Beta Alpha Papa at University of xxxxxxx xxxxxx. Not only is she our niece, but a Pi Beta Alpha Papa sister as well. Congratulations, Emily xxxx! We love you and are so very proud !
Two of mine are at Uni in the UK, doesnt seem to be an equivalent, surely it must be coming, we have Black Friday, Baby Showers and god knows what else !
Anyone got any experience or insights ?
What would the PH one be called, can we get some cool cardigans with it on ?
What got me thinking was some American friends posted this, have changed it a little to anonymise it,
xxxx and I are so excited that our niece has just pledged Pi Beta Alpha Papa at University of xxxxxxx xxxxxx. Not only is she our niece, but a Pi Beta Alpha Papa sister as well. Congratulations, Emily xxxx! We love you and are so very proud !
Two of mine are at Uni in the UK, doesnt seem to be an equivalent, surely it must be coming, we have Black Friday, Baby Showers and god knows what else !
Anyone got any experience or insights ?
What would the PH one be called, can we get some cool cardigans with it on ?
J4CKO said:
Two of mine are at Uni in the UK, doesnt seem to be an equivalent, surely it must be coming, we have Black Friday, Baby Showers and god knows what else !
Anyone got any experience or insights ?
What would the PH one be called, can we get some cool cardigans with it on ?
Bullingdon Club?Anyone got any experience or insights ?
What would the PH one be called, can we get some cool cardigans with it on ?
There are bound to be similar elsewhere for the "right sort of people"
just what I was thinkingWe don't have them here, but all the uni's have a vibrant societies thing going on. I guess this is our equivalent.
My wife runs students unions for a living, hers has all sorts, like:-
Usual sports stuff (just about all of them)
Chess club
Debating society
Politics club
Quiddich club
Harry Potter club
Music club
And a million more I can't think of
We have them, they are just different
My wife runs students unions for a living, hers has all sorts, like:-
Usual sports stuff (just about all of them)
Chess club
Debating society
Politics club
Quiddich club
Harry Potter club
Music club
And a million more I can't think of
We have them, they are just different
With the lack of bars to socialize in university kids need to gather elsewhere. Sororities and fraternities grew up around single sex social groups and accommodation. Having your daughter leave the house for the first time and move away can be traumatic but with the false sense of security sororities offer it can ease the concern. Sororities and fraternities also involve themselves in the local community and offer real life experience as the students run the accounts.
Many sororities and fraternities are located at many universities. When traveling the may offer free accommodation. Being part of the right one can offer incredible networking opportunities as well.
Many sororities and fraternities are located at many universities. When traveling the may offer free accommodation. Being part of the right one can offer incredible networking opportunities as well.
h0b0 said:
With the lack of bars to socialize in university kids need to gather elsewhere. Sororities and fraternities grew up around single sex social groups and accommodation. Having your daughter leave the house for the first time and move away can be traumatic but with the false sense of security sororities offer it can ease the concern. Sororities and fraternities also involve themselves in the local community and offer real life experience as the students run the accounts.
Many sororities and fraternities are located at many universities. When traveling the may offer free accommodation. Being part of the right one can offer incredible networking opportunities as well.
That's the textbook answer, but in films and on TV it's always depicted as 24-7 parties, drinking, casual sex, etc. Obviously that's not realistic (or I doubt the parents in the OP's example would sound quite so thrilled Many sororities and fraternities are located at many universities. When traveling the may offer free accommodation. Being part of the right one can offer incredible networking opportunities as well.
) but there must be some basis for the tv portrayal?
eltax91 said:
We don't have them here, but all the uni's have a vibrant societies thing going on. I guess this is our equivalent.
My wife runs students unions for a living, hers has all sorts, like:-
Usual sports stuff (just about all of them)
Chess club
Debating society
Politics club
Quiddich club
Harry Potter club
Music club
And a million more I can't think of
We have them, they are just different
From my time at uni (2003-06 in Reading if anyone else was there?)My wife runs students unions for a living, hers has all sorts, like:-
Usual sports stuff (just about all of them)
Chess club
Debating society
Politics club
Quiddich club
Harry Potter club
Music club
And a million more I can't think of
We have them, they are just different
We hadn't yet got Harry Potter club, but amongst everything you would expect - every sport covered, chess, university challenge, cheerleading, all the various musical instruments and brass band/orchestra/marching bad etc there was
IndieSoc (fans of Indie music)
RockSoc (fans of rock music)
Real Ale Soc
Board Games Soc
Dungeons and Dragons Soc
All of the above seemed much more to do with going to the pub than much to do with anything else, booking a space in the pub to play D&D seemed to be "a thing" that some of them did.
We also had JCR - the Junior Common Room, which was the committee that was based in each hall of residence, and we organised various activities for everyone to be a part of if they wanted to, we had sports teams, end of term parties, regular pub crawls, as well as being responsible for welcoming new comers into their uni experience. Not quite the same as a Fraternity or Sorority, but of course in the UK you tend to start uni at around the same time as you start being able to legally drink in pubs, so you don't have to try and hide it by holding "keggers" and using those red cups all the time.
And of course there are the collegiate Universities - Oxford/Cambridge, and I'm sure others have colleges too.
York, for example does - each college has a few departments built in, its own bar, eateries, halls, etc. Although there was precious little loyalty to them from most - you would eat/drink at the college closest/cheapest to where you were, and once you moved out of halls you almost forgot which college you were a member of!
York, for example does - each college has a few departments built in, its own bar, eateries, halls, etc. Although there was precious little loyalty to them from most - you would eat/drink at the college closest/cheapest to where you were, and once you moved out of halls you almost forgot which college you were a member of!
NiceCupOfTea said:
And of course there are the collegiate Universities - Oxford/Cambridge, and I'm sure others have colleges too.
York, for example does - each college has a few departments built in, its own bar, eateries, halls, etc. Although there was precious little loyalty to them from most - you would eat/drink at the college closest/cheapest to where you were, and once you moved out of halls you almost forgot which college you were a member of!
When I was at York I got the feeling that the College system was there to dilute the power of the Students Union rather than any other benefit.York, for example does - each college has a few departments built in, its own bar, eateries, halls, etc. Although there was precious little loyalty to them from most - you would eat/drink at the college closest/cheapest to where you were, and once you moved out of halls you almost forgot which college you were a member of!
Shakermaker said:
eltax91 said:
We don't have them here, but all the uni's have a vibrant societies thing going on. I guess this is our equivalent.
My wife runs students unions for a living, hers has all sorts, like:-
Usual sports stuff (just about all of them)
Chess club
Debating society
Politics club
Quiddich club
Harry Potter club
Music club
And a million more I can't think of
We have them, they are just different
From my time at uni (2003-06 in Reading if anyone else was there?)My wife runs students unions for a living, hers has all sorts, like:-
Usual sports stuff (just about all of them)
Chess club
Debating society
Politics club
Quiddich club
Harry Potter club
Music club
And a million more I can't think of
We have them, they are just different
We hadn't yet got Harry Potter club, but amongst everything you would expect - every sport covered, chess, university challenge, cheerleading, all the various musical instruments and brass band/orchestra/marching bad etc there was
IndieSoc (fans of Indie music)
RockSoc (fans of rock music)
Real Ale Soc
Board Games Soc
Dungeons and Dragons Soc
All of the above seemed much more to do with going to the pub than much to do with anything else, booking a space in the pub to play D&D seemed to be "a thing" that some of them did.
We also had JCR - the Junior Common Room, which was the committee that was based in each hall of residence, and we organised various activities for everyone to be a part of if they wanted to, we had sports teams, end of term parties, regular pub crawls, as well as being responsible for welcoming new comers into their uni experience. Not quite the same as a Fraternity or Sorority, but of course in the UK you tend to start uni at around the same time as you start being able to legally drink in pubs, so you don't have to try and hide it by holding "keggers" and using those red cups all the time.
David A said:
What is the deal with red cups ? I've seen them, you can even buy them but what's wrong with a plastic pint glass (other than it's plastic)
In many parts of the USA it is illegal to be visibly drinking alcohol in public - so by having the red cup you can't directly tell what is in it. These same cups can then be used on the beach, at a street party, sports events, and so at home. It is also why they sell liquor bottles in brown paper bags - I was on holiday in Miami and drinking beer outside the front of the hostel we had to be in the brown bags or red cups.
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