The Unofficial FIRST Fraternity

[David Kelly]

Originally posted by M. Krass
Doesn't this step on the toes of the non-existent FIRST-aholics Anonymous group?

if it is non-existent how would it be stepping on thier toes??

[MissDaisyGirl]

ouch people, let's calm down here. first of all, this was just one person's idea and i think its a cute one. is it really a problem if we have two or more "unofficial" groups supporting the same organization - FIRST? let's all calm down here. if you want to support the fraternity and are in college, then put the letters up. if not, then don't get mad about it......jeez people. FIRST is nice....let's be gracious.

[SarahB]

I'm not trying to be mean or anything, I just don't see the point and was trying to figure out if there was something major I've been missing and apparently there isn't. I could understand if it was a more general fraternity getting people with similar interests together and involved with FIRST, but right now its not doing anything at all. I understand the whole concept of "brotherhood" and camaraderie but FIRST and Chief Delphi and Tigerbolt do that anyway so I just think its kind of redundant.

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally posted by M. Krass
Doesn't this step on the toes of the non-existent FIRST-aholics Anonymous group?

I think the key word there is "non-existent." Were it still around, yeah, it might be, but given that it isn't as of now, I'd say no.

Originally posted by MissDaisyGirl
ouch people, let's calm down here. first of all, this was just one person's idea and i think its a cute one. is it really a problem if we have two or more "unofficial" groups supporting the same organization - FIRST? let's all calm down here. if you want to support the fraternity and are in college, then put the letters up. if not, then don't get mad about it......jeez people. FIRST is nice....let's be gracious.

I think that's the real idea. It's just something fun to do, I suppose. If you don't like it, don't do it. It's that simple.

[Ken Leung]

Originally posted by Jeff Waegelin
I think that's the real idea. It's just something fun to do, I suppose. If you don't like it, don't do it. It's that simple.

Agree :-). Everyone have their own opinion about what is cool and what isn't. If forming a Fraternity will make people appeciate FIRST a little bit more, I say go for it!

I for one will stand aside and see how this turns out however. Have fun :-).

[BandChick]

Jeff is 100% right, it was just something fun that Jac & I came up with. It wasn't a requirement, I just thought it was a cute concept. Yes, chiefdelphi and tigerbolt DO both do this, it was just ANOTHER step.

Please relax a bit...it wasn't meant to be a serious beginning of a fraturnity or anything.

Join if you want, don't if you don't; it's as simple as that.

[Matt Reiland]

Originally posted by miketwalker
I half-agree with Sarah... but then again... if you look at the "real" Fraternities and Sororities... they are a bunch of people who pay money to hang out with each other... and then they run around bragging their Fraternities' Greek Letters which means nothing to anybody else, so in real life this isn't anything different from Fraternities, except that they are "official", but I see what Sarah means... Idk.. I kinda like the idea though, cause it's a Fraternity not basing itself around drugs and sex... which many fraternities seem to be for even if they don't say it.

I think you may have been watching a bit (way) too much TV. Fraternity life at Purdue was probably the best time I have ever had. Most of my best friends were also my brothers from the fraternity. Most people who were not in a Sorority or Fraternity seem to mock it yet they were always first in line to get on the list to come to the parties. As for hazing and pledging, I definitely don't agree with any physical abuse but going through it and getting a bond with your brothers is exactly what makes our US military so effective.

[indieFan]

I could care less one way or another about a fraternity of FIRSTites (perhaps it's because I feel that the West Coast is quite removed from the rest of FIRST, and esp. those that hang out on CD). I am a bit concerned about the fact that there IS a DOX sorority out there. The first thing that went through my mind when I read this was: What would happen if a real frat/sorority existed and found out about this? They probably wouldn't think anything of it if it's just putting the letters in one's .sig file. What happens if it turns into something more? Just something to think about.

indieFan

[Leon Machado IV]

I think that maybe both FaH and the Fraternity should exist. The more the merrier as they would say. The more organizations we get promoting FIRST (as long as they work collaboratively together) the more promotions we get out there, and hopefully the more teams and team support we create. BTW I'm the owner of the non-existent FaH. If anyone cares to do anything with the page feel free to email me, otherwise we'll go with the Fraternity. TTYL.

[KenWittlief]

Originally posted by MissDaisyGirl
Wow Band Chick. You're expressing exactly what I've been feeling lately. I'm a freshman in Buffalo - the land of no teams. I'm 7 hours from my family/team and it sux. Thanks for this idea, in some strange way it helps me feel still part of the FIRST community!!

since there will be a regional in rochester NY in 2005, we are HOPEING to see some teams spring up in buffalo

the HS I graduated from: Hutch Tech, would be a natural - its a magnet school for students who plan to be engineers.

[SkitzoSmurf]

Kool idea, joining. . .

[Joe Ross]

Originally posted by indieFan
I could care less one way or another about a fraternity of FIRSTites (perhaps it's because I feel that the West Coast is quite removed from the rest of FIRST, and esp. those that hang out on CD). I am a bit concerned about the fact that there IS a DOX sorority out there. The first thing that went through my mind when I read this was: What would happen if a real frat/sorority existed and found out about this? They probably wouldn't think anything of it if it's just putting the letters in one's .sig file. What happens if it turns into something more? Just something to think about.

indieFan

I was concerned about this when I first read your post. Fraternities and Sororities can be very protective of their letters. However, I was not able to find a Delta Omicron Xi by doing a google search. Searching for DOX turns up Delta Omicron Chi, but that is different.

So I guess the thing to be carefull of is DOX, but as long as you do it in greek letters, you'd be ok.

[The Lucas]

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl
DOX is a triangle circle and a square (well the closest greek symbol there is to a square) i.e. the first logo. It's just an insider joke kind of thing, it's cool

Perhaps we'll start a pledge thing at some point, any more ideas?

how bout a rush party at nats?

Or we could get a house in New Hampshire right next to Dean. Then he would probaly move out

Want any more crazy ideas?

[Mike Schroeder]

gah... *shakes head* as long as no one makes me a offical unoffical fraturnity mascot.......

[RogerR]

Originally posted by "Big Mike"
gah... *shakes head* as long as no one makes me a offical unoffical fraturnity mascot.......

what if they made you part of the hazing process?
every pledge has to best you in a pool fight....