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     “Why should I join a fraternity?” is a question you might ask yourself. To answer this question let us first define a college fraternity. It is an organization of undergraduate men bound together by ties of close friendship. Most fraternity chapters are part of a larger national or regional organization, which includes in its membership students from other schools and the alumni from those schools. Sigma Alpha Epsilon is largest national social fraternity with over 280,000 brothers nationwide.

      A college fraternity exists on the premise that man is by nature a social being and wants to associate with his fellow men. He cannot associate equally with all of them, but he may enjoy a close friendship with some of them. And fraternity provides a structure and environment in which intimate friendships can flourish. It is by no means the only kind of organization in which students may get involved and find friends. Indeed, the typical student requires no organization at all to enable him to make friends, nor does anyone in a fraternity confine his friendship exclusively to fellow members of the group. But a fraternity does foster brotherhood in an extremely effective way; its members are drawn together by shared goals and common experiences. Fraternities allow a person to live with other members of a group, some of whom have the same interest as they do and others who do not, and thus one can learn a great deal from others. On campus, fraternities are among the most effective promoters of group activities because they are organized.

     There are many things that individuals can do. Things for which no organization of people is necessary, but there are many worthwhile experiences, on and off college campuses, that can be accomplished only, or best, by a group of people working together. Such cooperation is a hallmark of fraternity life.

Quick Facts About Fraternity Men

• Fraternity men make up only 2% of the population
• Approximately 80% of the top executives in Fortune 500 companies are fraternity men
• 71% of men listed in Who’s Who in America are fraternity men
• 76% of the current United States Senators and Congressmen are fraternity men
• 40 of the 47 Supreme Court Justices since 1910 have been fraternity men
• 100 of the 158 cabinet members since 1900 have been fraternity men
• All but 3 United States Presidents since 1825 have been fraternity men