coRinthian
Mar 7, 2002, 07:41 PM
Share your experiences here!!!
I'll start- I joined my frat iduring the last semester of my freshman year in UP Diliman.
It was a harrowing experience- after the "secret" hazing (yowch)- I was formally welcomed.
Being a fratman is a mixed bag, I had my share of great times, and sucky times.
Well, the things I like about my frat:
1) The camaraderie: Yup- the feeling of belonging and being with a group of people that share your interests, a group that forms lasting bonds that spans generations, with almost all the members regardless of batch meet as brothers - and comrades.
Bonds of fratmen- as a rule (and as an observation) are deeper and last longer than the bonds shared by org members and friends.
The difficulty in joining and the commitment required by the frat makes this possible.
2) The activities: Frat balls, soirees, haranas, joining the UP fair, drinking and gambling sessions- the things that make your university life more interesting :) Counselling and kantyaw sessions, and the occasional fitness activities.
3) The growth: I'm proud to say that my experiences with my frat, helped helped a lot in my personal, and professional growth as an individual. Being with a frat with a rogues gallery of members (from Muslims, Christians, Atheists- intellectuals, bums, ne-er do wells, moralists, devil-may-care, violnet, pacifists, communist, right-wing, etc) was an enriching experience, you get to view the world from other peoples' eyes. I'm glad we have mixed group- this helped as grow with a varied mix of views, beliefs, experiences and convictions- that helped us form our own- freeing us from the dogma of convention that society imposes.
Now- my pet peeves:
1) warfreak brods: there's a couple in every frat- juvenile and insecure brods who want to prove their machismo by engaging in acts of arrogance and violence that affect the group as a whole.
A simple stare (from another fratman titigan) is more than enough to spark an "intriga"- which will erupt in a full scale war between the rival frats.
I hate rumbles- but as fratmen, we cannot run away from them.
It's people like these that give frats a bad name.
2) Overzealous brods: Yup- they worship the frat, and are willing to sacrifice everything- including common sense and reason. A harmless joke about the frat, made by a barbarian or a member of another frat will spark a jihad initiated by these individuals.
They constantly preach "our frat is the best", "our frat is the strongest", "our frat is the cutest", "our frat is the most prestigious"- not realizing that no one really cares.
These people often us their frat as a shiled to alleviate their insecuities. More often than not- they use their frat's name to intimidate and bully other people (something they cannot do on their own)- they use their frats as resbacks
Based on my observation- these people are the first ones to hide in the evnt of a rumble.
How about you other fratmen? share your views :D
I'll start- I joined my frat iduring the last semester of my freshman year in UP Diliman.
It was a harrowing experience- after the "secret" hazing (yowch)- I was formally welcomed.
Being a fratman is a mixed bag, I had my share of great times, and sucky times.
Well, the things I like about my frat:
1) The camaraderie: Yup- the feeling of belonging and being with a group of people that share your interests, a group that forms lasting bonds that spans generations, with almost all the members regardless of batch meet as brothers - and comrades.
Bonds of fratmen- as a rule (and as an observation) are deeper and last longer than the bonds shared by org members and friends.
The difficulty in joining and the commitment required by the frat makes this possible.
2) The activities: Frat balls, soirees, haranas, joining the UP fair, drinking and gambling sessions- the things that make your university life more interesting :) Counselling and kantyaw sessions, and the occasional fitness activities.
3) The growth: I'm proud to say that my experiences with my frat, helped helped a lot in my personal, and professional growth as an individual. Being with a frat with a rogues gallery of members (from Muslims, Christians, Atheists- intellectuals, bums, ne-er do wells, moralists, devil-may-care, violnet, pacifists, communist, right-wing, etc) was an enriching experience, you get to view the world from other peoples' eyes. I'm glad we have mixed group- this helped as grow with a varied mix of views, beliefs, experiences and convictions- that helped us form our own- freeing us from the dogma of convention that society imposes.
Now- my pet peeves:
1) warfreak brods: there's a couple in every frat- juvenile and insecure brods who want to prove their machismo by engaging in acts of arrogance and violence that affect the group as a whole.
A simple stare (from another fratman titigan) is more than enough to spark an "intriga"- which will erupt in a full scale war between the rival frats.
I hate rumbles- but as fratmen, we cannot run away from them.
It's people like these that give frats a bad name.
2) Overzealous brods: Yup- they worship the frat, and are willing to sacrifice everything- including common sense and reason. A harmless joke about the frat, made by a barbarian or a member of another frat will spark a jihad initiated by these individuals.
They constantly preach "our frat is the best", "our frat is the strongest", "our frat is the cutest", "our frat is the most prestigious"- not realizing that no one really cares.
These people often us their frat as a shiled to alleviate their insecuities. More often than not- they use their frat's name to intimidate and bully other people (something they cannot do on their own)- they use their frats as resbacks
Based on my observation- these people are the first ones to hide in the evnt of a rumble.
How about you other fratmen? share your views :D