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Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:24 pm
by deaclaw
Has anyone done this? I'll be attending Berkeley next year as a transfer and I haven't nailed down my housing situation yet. Joining a frat appeals to me because it's something I've never experienced. What are your thoughts?

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:27 pm
by rnoodles
Frankly, this is probably the absolute worst thing you could do. Law school isn't the time to rush, get potentially hazed, and hit on coeds at mixers.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:35 pm
by ManoftheHour
lol

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:36 pm
by ManoftheHour
Why didn't you just join in UG?

You're telling me you want to rush with a bunch of 17/18 year olds?

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:39 pm
by deaclaw
ManoftheHour wrote:Why didn't you just join in UG?

You're telling me you want to rush with a bunch of 17/18 year olds?
My UG was a small private liberal arts school with no frats or sororities.

Well, I liked the movie Old School. Lol. I think it would be fun.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:41 pm
by ManoftheHour
I mean, if you wanna and you can (check with the frats), go for it. But I personally wouldn't. 2L year is gonna be a lot of work. Couldn't imagine rushing.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:48 pm
by Pneumonia
Living at a frat house is definitely possible. They're probably not going to let you join now though, seems kinda weird.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:10 pm
by DJ JD
rnoodles22 wrote:Frankly, this is probably the absolute worst thing you could do. Law school isn't the time to rush, get potentially hazed, and hit on coeds at mixers.


Whaddaya mean? That sounds exactly like law school. Rush to get in law school, get hazed by the barrage of school, journals, and student orgs, and hit on fellow classmates and attorneys( :wink: ) at receptions.

Also, lol at "potentially hazed"... potentially... :lol: :lol:

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:17 pm
by Ron Howard
Please don't feed the troll

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:21 pm
by DaHead2Head514
hahahhahahahhahahahhaha

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:57 pm
by Lacepiece23
Its 2L year at a T14? I don't see the problem. If you have a job go for it. It would have been far easier for me to pledge as a 2L, than my Freshmen year of college. And I go hazed plenty in college.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:14 pm
by xael
I know someone who did this

he dropped out

I'm dead serious

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:38 pm
by ManoftheHour
Seriously, don't do this.

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:47 pm
by Hikikomorist
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Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:51 pm
by rnoodles
DJ JD wrote:
rnoodles22 wrote:Frankly, this is probably the absolute worst thing you could do. Law school isn't the time to rush, get potentially hazed, and hit on coeds at mixers.


Whaddaya mean? That sounds exactly like law school. Rush to get in law school, get hazed by the barrage of school, journals, and student orgs, and hit on fellow classmates and attorneys( :wink: ) at receptions.

Also, lol at "potentially hazed"... potentially... :lol: :lol:


Haha fair enough - I stand corrected. But in all seriousness, listen to TSwift. You can literally never do wrong listening to TSwift.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:52 pm
by hairbear7
Don't listen to the haters. Law school is a great time to forgo academics for the social life you missed out on in UG.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:39 am
by Mack.Hambleton
Some frats who can't fill their houses rent out rooms, although god knows why anyone would want to live there.

But no frats are just for undergrads, unless there's a "law frat" or something like that.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:41 am
by Young Marino
Idk man. Joining a frat at 23-24 seems really weird. I get the whole "it's an experience I missed out on" schtick but do you really want to do deal with obnoxious 18-20 year olds being loud all night and abusing the word "epic"? Also, it can go one of two ways with the coeds. 1) they'll think it's awesome that you're older/wiser than your frat bros and will fuck you for it or 2) they'll think you're some sort of rapey guy who was a loser in undergrad. I wouldn't do it (but I was in a frat in cahhhhhhllleedge and my little bro is going into it so that's weird) but w/e man its your world. YOLO!

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:02 am
by PoopNpants
Young Marino wrote:Idk man. Joining a frat at 23-24 seems really weird. I get the whole "it's an experience I missed out on" schtick but do you really want to do deal with obnoxious 18-20 year olds being loud all night and abusing the word "epic"? Also, it can go one of two ways with the coeds. 1) they'll think it's awesome that you're older/wiser than your frat bros and will fuck you for it or 2) they'll think you're some sort of rapey guy who was a loser in undergrad. I wouldn't do it (but I was in a frat in cahhhhhhllleedge and my little bro is going into it so that's weird) but w/e man its your world. YOLO!
this guy is 100% right. If anything just reap the benefits (i.e. provided booze/beer and partying) but don't go through the hassle of pledging and paying dues etc

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:15 am
by UnicornHunter
PoopNpants wrote:
Young Marino wrote:Idk man. Joining a frat at 23-24 seems really weird. I get the whole "it's an experience I missed out on" schtick but do you really want to do deal with obnoxious 18-20 year olds being loud all night and abusing the word "epic"? Also, it can go one of two ways with the coeds. 1) they'll think it's awesome that you're older/wiser than your frat bros and will fuck you for it or 2) they'll think you're some sort of rapey guy who was a loser in undergrad. I wouldn't do it (but I was in a frat in cahhhhhhllleedge and my little bro is going into it so that's weird) but w/e man its your world. YOLO!
this guy is 100% right. If anything just reap the benefits (i.e. provided booze/beer and partying) but don't go through the hassle of pledging and paying dues etc
Even that sounds super fucking creepy. Just buy booze for 18 year olds bro, WOOOOO! Seriously, let the undergrads do undergrad in peace OP. Stay the fuck away from them.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:17 am
by Young Marino
PoopNpants wrote:
Young Marino wrote:Idk man. Joining a frat at 23-24 seems really weird. I get the whole "it's an experience I missed out on" schtick but do you really want to do deal with obnoxious 18-20 year olds being loud all night and abusing the word "epic"? Also, it can go one of two ways with the coeds. 1) they'll think it's awesome that you're older/wiser than your frat bros and will fuck you for it or 2) they'll think you're some sort of rapey guy who was a loser in undergrad. I wouldn't do it (but I was in a frat in cahhhhhhllleedge and my little bro is going into it so that's weird) but w/e man its your world. YOLO!
this guy is 100% right. If anything just reap the benefits (i.e. provided booze/beer and partying) but don't go through the hassle of pledging and paying dues etc
You see, being in a frat is kind of like being in a boat club. It's just better to know someone who's in it so you can join in on the shenanigans at no cost

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:52 pm
by TheSpanishMain
In addition to seeming like a creep just trying to plow undergrads, your law school classmates will probably think you're a huge loser.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:02 pm
by Mack.Hambleton
Also frats wouldn't let non undergrads join

/thread

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:05 pm
by stego
Mack.Hambleton wrote:Also frats wouldn't let non undergrads join

/thread
xael said she knows someone who did this.

Re: Is it possible to join a frat and live in a frat house as a law student?

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:05 pm
by ManoftheHour
ManoftheHour wrote:Seriously, don't do this.