Sorry to say this but I sometimes wonder if most members of fraternities who talk about them realize that literally everything they say makes fraternities sound like an absolutely terrible concept.
I don't see anything wrong with it. What don't you like?
The basic concept is to throw 40 twenty year old college guys (hopefully well chosen) into a 10000 sq ft house worth a mil, and they sink or swim.
You learn a ton. Keeping it afloat is a huge challenge, and the competition with other houses demands constant attention and good decision making.
I was president about two years after joining as a random guy in undergrad, and suddenly in charge of 300,000 a year budget. Our alumni pledges plus assets were almost a million and that's normal. Keep in mind I was just a guy elected by 23 of my 40 peers voting for me.
It was one of the best learning experiences in my life. If you know of something equivalent that's accessible for a random guy in college and not in the Greek system it would surprise me.
The basic concept is to throw 40 twenty year old college guys (hopefully well chosen) into a 10000 sq ft house worth a mil, and they sink or swim.
You learn a ton. Keeping it afloat is a huge challenge, and the competition with other houses demands constant attention and good decision making.
I was president about two years after joining as a random guy in undergrad, and suddenly in charge of 300,000 a year budget. Our alumni pledges plus assets were almost a million and that's normal. Keep in mind I was just a guy elected by 23 of my 40 peers voting for me.
It was one of the best learning experiences in my life. If you know of something equivalent that's accessible for a random guy in college and not in the Greek system it would surprise me.