HISD is a bad district, imo because the money gets funneled in a variety of ways to other people’s pockets, not racism - that was on local politicians. now it is state
You forgot “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Old School”
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LAW, we are trying to convince UH alms who can even comprehend the immense benefits of transforming the University of Houston into a Traditional University let alone, the network pipelines (an other connections) of being part of the Greek Community.
Most Houston Cougars want us to remain in the 1970s
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I have personally found my visit to the Univ of Tennessee version of my Frat,was really cool. I was welcomed at UT as a Brother and they opened their home to me. I felt completely at ease with them.People on the outside do not understand the many aspects of Greek life. This interaction with other Chapters made me realize my Frat was bigger than just the Univ of Houston. It was nation wide. That’s how it is suppose to work. Greek life is not for every person . There are some pluses if you join.
Go Coogs !
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One area where I believe fraternities can be of benefit is you’re showing the ability to interact and socialize. Moving forward in a post-Covid era where students have their noses buried in a phone and don’t know how to interact, employers are looking for employees who know how to work with other people.
I was an officer in my my chapter. I held an office in my chapter that if you weren’t in the fraternity, you wouldn’t know what it was. I was asked in every interview I had what that office was. I had to be able to articulate what the office was and what I did. Employers weren’t looking for just fraternity members, they were looking for fraternity leaders.
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100%
There are so many benefits to being Greek than just partying.
The non-Greeks tend to stereotype but the Greek system does play an important role in helping young adults bridge the gap from students to valuable professionals.
Spoiler: it takes more than just a high GPA to be an effective leader and team member within your company or organization. The Greek system really helps you with that and the “officer” role during a college is great training.
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True, the non-Greeks will never be valuable professionals.
They will end up in some homeless shelter somewhere.
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I found it funny as hell. 
Outdated scholarship that he got from an AI model.
I posted the article that references it, which is a much more recent study.
The true story, as my far more current scholarship points out, is a lot more complex.
The Greeks do have a leg up, since they invented language, art, philosophy, religion, and culture. 
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I wouldn’t go that far…but I do believe Greeks have a HUGE head start.
Say you are Greek and you hold the office position of chapter Treasurer- you are responsible for balancing the Chapter’s budget, making decisions where to spend the funds (social events, marketing, donations, rent, etc.)
Say you are the Social Chair Officer and are the lead for organizing social events, planning, and seeing them through completion.
Frontier Fiesta is a great example…so much goes into that.
I was fortunate to design the front for my chapter and see it through construction but we also teamed up with a sorority and create a full musical performance.
This level of responsibility for 18-22 years so YES, i have way more respect for the type of students that ADDS to the University of Houston culture rather than leave campus the second their class ends.
And i didn’t even mention the nation- wide professional network available through your fraternity.
Say you want to move to Denver after graduating from UH. You now might have your Colorado or Colorado State Chapters available to help you find a job
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Agreed. I was the president of my pledge class, then rush chairman, then VP, then president. By the time I graduated I could herd cats.
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My point exactly! The opportunities are there if you choose to use them . They help build your first resume when you graduate. Otherwise, you just have your grades to show the hiring manager what you did in college.
Folks that cannot/will not understand these many advantages, should not let a discussion of Greek Life bother them . They made their choice as did we; so be it .
Go Coogs !
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The majority of UH alums are hypnotized by the stigma of the traits of our “typical student” and will go to great lengths to defend these characteristics…
Lives with mommy and daddy the whole time they attend, then leaves campus the second their classes end, and possibly holds a part time job at Discount Tire or Lupe Tortilla which is FINE but they are limiting their ceiling based on what the FULL college experience offers them.
Hard working- Yes, smart with the time they have available to them- debatable.
I would wager that the majority of valuable professionals- those earning six figures plus and holding leadership positions were in the Greek Community or similar responsibility earning organizations during their time in college
Sure! You can be a modest worker bee with a college degree but if you want to break through that ceiling you need something more than produce a resume stating you made a B- in Calculus 101.
The Greek Community gives you those opportunities at age 18!
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You tell’em 27 !
Yes!
We would hold weekly meetings every Sunday night to go over the officer’s agenda and then hold a more formal meeting once a month (coat and tie) with an additional outside consultant/speaker giving a speech/presentation on a topic related to making us better men and professionals.
What is the average 18-22 year old UH student doing on a Sunday night- playing video games in Mom’s house while smoking weed and eating cheetoos.
Now…you tell me who using their time more efficiently to become a leader someday?
You won’t get any argument from me.
That said.
The networking and connections created by Greek Life are ESPECIALLY valuable at a school like UH.
Why?
Because, as I said, a heavy percentage of UH grads are both from, and will ultimately settle in, the Greater Houston area.
This means that when you graduate, you’ll have a large number of LOCAL fraternity brothers and sorority sisters to socially and professionally network with.
No one can tell me that that isn’t an huge local advantage.
That’s why UH REALLY needs to grow this aspect of campus life. It’ll REALLY help their graduates.
Admittedly, Greek Life is probably less of an advantage at schools like mine where more than 80% of the undergrads are from out of state and relatively few stay in the local area.
BUT….
As I told @3rdWardCoog , I was once contacted by and connected with a Sigma Nu from Yale on LinkedIn, who reached out to me purely because of the mention of Sigma Nu on my LinkedIn profile.
Based on that, no one will ever convince me that Greek Life can’t be a national advantage as well.
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Since we are talking Greek Life, and you claim to be a Delta Upsilon, (“DU” or “Duck”), I have a question.
What do you feel is the value of non-secrecy?
Delta Upsilon and FarmHouse are the only two traditional college fraternities that I know of that are non-secret. My own college fraternity, Sigma Nu, closely guards its secrets.
That said, outside college, I am now a member of the Elks, whose initiation is not considered secret.
When I joined Knights of Columbus, 35 years ago, all four degrees were secret.
Today, only the KofC 4th degree is still secret; the first three degrees are now given at a Mass open to the public.
So I can certainly see some value in both.
What do you think?
I knew a couple of cool DUs at CWRU. At CWRU, the DU chapter is small, but has high quality people. I heard somewhere that it is among the oldest extant Duck chapters.
I’ll send you A DM
Actually, I just did some quick Wikipedia research, and found out that I was RIGHT!!!
CWRU is indeed the oldest DU chapter still in active operation.
See here: