College is all about decisions and change. For many students, the biggest decision and change they will experience during college is whether or not to join a Greek organization.
David Bobbitt, freshman electrical engineering major and new member of Kappa Alpha, said he decided to go Greek because he was bored. He added that it is going very well.
"It's fantastic," he said. "I have a 3.92 GPA and it's fun."
While some students decide to join a Greek organizations their first semester, others wait longer to experience Greek life.
Adam Sloan, a junior graphic design major and recent initiate of Sigma Chi, said he enjoys the brotherhood a fraternity brings to his life.
"I'm an only child and it's good to be able to call someone my brother," Sloan said.
If students do not like their organization after they have been initiated, it is important they try to stick with their decision, according to Whitney Rice, Greek advisor.
"It sounds really cliche, but you get out of your sorority or fraternity what you put into it," she said. "Sororities and fraternities are here to enhance the college experience. If they joined for the wrong reasons then maybe Greek life is not for them."
Some students know Greek life is not for them and choose not to join Greek organizations. Paul Hewitt, a freshman electrical engineering major, said he thought about pledging a fraternity but decided against it.
"I have no money, I didn't want to buy my friends, and I wanted to be involved all over campus not just in one thing," he said.
Hewitt is involved in HSA, BSA, BHMA, the Blue Crew and is an RA in Richardson Towers. Hewitt said he is very happy with his decision.
"I really extensively thought about it and it didn't work out," he said. "Greek life changes people for better or for worse."
Other second semester freshmen have begun thinking about which fraternity or sorority they would like to join.
Jon Smith, a freshman computer science major, said he would like to become a part of a fraternity, but right now, he is focusing on his studies.
Grades are just one of the many areas students should think about before they join a Greek organization, according to James Solomon, broadcast journalism senior and member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated.
"Get involved on campus, like in Student Activity Council or something," he said. "A lot of Greek people are on executive boards. If the people know you that always helps."
Sloan said students should also look around and make sure their final decision is their decision and no one else's.
"Don't join just because your friends are in it," he said. "Join because it is where you want to be."
