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- Jul 15, 2001
In my opinion this is more of a reason to join, if your father was a brother of a fraternity on your campus. It shouldn't be the ONLY reason, but it should help further aid one's decision to do so.
Most people I know, join the fraternity/sorority that their parents were in. It's just the right thing to do. At least in the black community.
I know people that had to go through an alumni chapter because the chapter on campus during their undergrad was suspended, inactive, etc.
I'm from Houston (The South) and I go to an HBCU: Howard.
All of this is just personal preference.
My dad knows me well, he knows im more of a "against the grain" type of guy. Myself joining any kinda group would be weird, im more of a loaner / leader (Not saying frats all are followers)
Plus i made some pretty strong friendships outside of frat scene because of what we went thru in college together bein black in a mostly white school (Georgia Southern)
My little brother currently goes to Howard in his 3rd/4th year and he doesn't really want to pledge anything either. My father has dealt with it lol, he says at least we didnt join sigma or alpha or something besides nupes