UGA (the University of Georgia) has a new frat on the block as reported by their school newspaper, The Red and Black:
“We were trying to find something that fits our needs — not the stereotypical frat…a place to be accepted,” said Vinay Matai, president of Sigma Beta Rho and a senior from Greenville, S.C.
“(The fraternity) focuses on social aspects and philanthropy,” he said. “We want to give back to the community.”
Matai founded the University chapter in May along with seven other students.
But I personally was wondering why you need a brown fraternity when there is potentially an Indian or South Asian Students Association on campus that might be able to do some of the same activities? My question was answered as I scrolled down:
Sigma Beta Rho has been compared to the Indian Culture Exchange, an organization that promotes and supports students of Indian decent, Bhima said.
But joining the fraternity is different from joining ICE, Matai said.
He said the fraternity consists only of men, and “you don’t get that brotherhood bond in ICE.”
Ummm. I guess they are right. I always thought brotherhood was overated when there were girls around, but kids these days are more conservative.
“Most people think frats are all about partying,” he said, “but we wanted to show there’s more to our frat than that.”
The fraternity will be holding recruitment events throughout the first two weeks of September, such as informal billiard games at the Tate Student Center’s pool hall Tuesday at 8 p.m.
There also will be a mixer on Sept. 8 with Delta Phi Lambda, a social Asian-interest sorority.
Yeaaa-yah. Now we’re talking.
