A fraternity is an association of men, selected in their college days by a democratic process, because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations. Out of their association arises a personal relationship which makes them unselfishly seek to advance one another in the arts of life and to add to the formal instruction of the college curriculum, the culture, and the character which men acquire by contact with great personalities, or when admitted to partnership in great traditions.A fraternity too is of such character that after men have left college they delight to renew their own youth by continued association with it and to bring their richest experiences back to the younger generation in part payment of the debt which they feel themselves to owe to the fraternity for what is gave them in their formative years.
by R. A. Whitten May 9, 2008
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boot camp recruits get hazed and broken down in the process of becoming soldiers, and upon finishing boot camp, they become part a brotherhood w/people who had undergone what they went through, take pride in what they have accomplished, and embark upon a new lifestyle.....a pledge class gets hazed and broken down in the process of becoming brothers, and upon finishing their pledging program, they become part of a fraternity w/people who had followed the same program, walk around with a sense of being able to go through what many people are too afraid to do, and embark upon a new lifestytle
by KiLLa CraX June 10, 2006
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This is a group of males in college who pay money to spend time together. They do a lot of community service, like a couple of hours a month, to prove to the world how great they are. They host a ton of parties with copious amounts of booze; females can come for free, but men who are not affiliated with the fraternity are not allowed in. This makes it easier for frat boys to get laid. If they cannot find a helpless or unconcious girl to rape they resort to butt fucking eachother.
by BJARakilla April 6, 2011
Get the Fraternity mug.A good way to make valuable connections in one's college years and land a real job with their degrees. Same applies to sororities. Written by a frustrated Boomerang Generation kid who has still not yet gotten any offers after interviews and has daily regrets of not pledging while in school.
I have encouraged my college freshman brother to look into joining a fraternity so he doesn't end up like myself after he graduates.
by Prince Hans January 13, 2015
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Get the fraternity pledge mug.The word an uneducated white male uses because he doesn’t know that the real word is paternity test. This male thinks he is a thug, and that the streets love him but to be honest if the streets really loved him he wouldn’t have gotten popped two weeks after he got off probation. Stay in school kids, don’t do drugs.
by Getsomebacon October 13, 2018
Get the Fraternity Test mug.The Beta Alpha/Baseball fraternity at Lyon College. The best Fraternity at Lyon College. Composed of mostly baseball players at this small Liberal Arts School. The BA House is located behind the baseball field. Members are called BAs, or badasses. They are the only frat not composed of weirdos, gays, or nerds. Proprietors are: Jim "Poppa" Gossett, Garry Richards, Roger "Frogger" Glaude, Addison "RayTown" Rayford, Mike "Cuban Missile Crisis" Armenteros, Chris Johnson, and a few less-important others.
The BA Fraternity does so much charity work in Batesville! Damn! I wish I were a BA. They pull all the Phi Mus! They have so many Phi Mu alumni! The Phi Mu house blows compared to the BA house. Those BA's are so Bad Ass!
by PG Fo Fo June 5, 2011
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