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Sorority rush is a great way for a potential sorority pledge or "rushee" to learn about the various sororities on their college campus and eventually choose the one she feels is right for her. As rush is also the time when the members or "sisters" of each sorority decide which rush candidates they most want as part of their... more »
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Heraldry began around 1127 A.D. and is still alive today. Heraldry refers to a coat of arms, full of symbols and colors that symbolize the beliefs of a person, family, community or group. Throughout time, people have created these symbols as a form of recognition or vanity. more »
Going off to college is exciting, but can be a little scary at the same time. For most teens, it's their first shot at living on their own. Universities and colleges provide freshman orientation during the summer to ease this transition into being a grownup. It's a great time to get acquainted with the campus, academics,... more »
Young artists and designers often test their skills by creating custom T-shirts. Low overhead costs, simple printing processes and the constant demand for T-shirts makes this hobby an attractive side business. You will need to find regular customers if you want to turn T-shirt printing into a full-time business. In order to attract... more »
Have you ever wanted to join a sorority? While some may think it's all about parties, sororities...
You want to join a fraternity, but there are dozens to choose from on your campus. Every one of them seems to have cool guys in them, and you... more »
If you find that the fraternity you have joined isn't a good fit, you don't have to stay. You can "depledge," although it may cost you some money.... more »
Pledging a fraternity during Greek Week is rare, but not unheard of. Many fraternities have both fall and spring recruitment periods that end with... more »
Collecting dues, particularly fraternity dues, is among the hardest and most frustrating tasks for organization leaders. Small and intimate... more »
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A fraternity (Latin frater : "brother") is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. The only true distinction between a fraternity and any other form of social organization is the implication that the members freely associate as equals for a mutually beneficial purpose, rather than because of a religious, governmental, commercial, or familial bond, although there are fraternities dedicated to each of these topics.Stevens>
In many instances fraternities are limited to male membership but this is not always the case, and there are mixed male and female, and even wholly female, fraternities. For example, for general fraternities: Grande Loge Mixte de France, Honorable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons, Grande Lodge Feminine de France, and Order of the Eastern Star.
Fraternities can be organized for many purposes, including university education, work skills, ethics, ethnicity, religion, politics, charity, chivalry, other standards of personal conduct, asceticism, service, performing arts, family command of territory, and even crime. There is almost always an explicit goal of mutual support, and while there have been fraternal orders for the well-off there have also been many fraternities for those in the lower ranks of society, especially for national or religious minorities. Trade unions also grew out of fraternities such as the Knights of Labor.
The ability to organize freely, apart from the institutions of government and religion, was a fundamental part of the establishment of the modern world. In Living the Enlightenment, Margaret C. Jacobs showed the development of Jurgen Habermas public space in 17th century Netherlands was closely related to the establishment of lodges of Freemasons.
History
There are known fraternal organizations which existed as far back as ancient Greece and Rome and analogous institutions in the late medieval period called confraternities, which were lay organizations all read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity
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