After reading the back and forth yesterday, it got me thinking about the demographics of this board. Check the box, I dont care what you were a member of...
OT: Where you Greek or not?
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After reading the back and forth yesterday, it got me thinking about the demographics of this board. Check the box, I dont care what you were a member of...
How much money is given to the Bulldawg Club by greeks vs non-greeks. I think it'd be a veryinteresting stat.
how much money the families of the greeks vs non-greeks have vs how much money is given to the Bulldog Club?
people that can afford to be in a fraternity at State come from a decent family background. Therefore - when they start life outside of college - they probably have some money in savings, no college debt and their parents are helping them get on their feet, etc.
And sure - there are exceptions to every rule. I wasn't in a frat but my parents paid for 3/4 of my expenses in college, I had savings, and they gave me some money when I got a job to get on my feet. Therefore, I was able to start giving to the bulldog club earlier in my life or just give in general to whatever I wanted to. Every dime wasn't tied up in bills/college loans/car note, etc.
And sure - there are exceptions to every rule. I wasn't in a frat but my parents paid for 3/4 of my expenses in college, I had savings, and they gave me some money when I got a job to get on my feet. Therefore, I was able to start giving to the bulldog club earlier in my life or just give in general to whatever I wanted to. Every dime wasn't tied up in bills/college loans/car note, etc.
though I seem to be the exact opposite end of that argument.
I worked two jobs through most of college, paid my own frat bills, and paid for the last half of my college bills after I graduated. My parents did help when I needed it, but I supported myself mostly on my own through college.
It would be very interesting to see those numbers though.
I worked two jobs through most of college, paid my own frat bills, and paid for the last half of my college bills after I graduated. My parents did help when I needed it, but I supported myself mostly on my own through college.
It would be very interesting to see those numbers though.
although it was only two semesters at the Sanderson Center. I could make more money working christmas and spring break as a contract student for the Corps of Engineers than I could working on campus for the whole year.
But that wasn't the story of me or most of my friends/KA's so I guess that correlation flew right over my head. Sure, we all pretty much had good family backgrounds, but I don't know of any of us whose families were loaded.
I did not come from a family that had much money at all. I received an academic scholarship of $750.00 per year. In 1954 that was not bad but not good either. I worked at least 25 hours per week all the time I was in school. Got a degree in 4 years in engineering and also was in a fraternity and got a commission in the US Army. Some of the best years of my life. I do donate to the Bulldog Club ever year and try to increase a little ever year.My overall experience and education was as good as I could hope for. Go Dawgs
except a little about the better jobs part.... and here's my experience:
I recruited at MSU, LSU, Rice, and Houston for my company from 2006 to 2009and all of my better interviews were greeks. The non-greeks that I interviewed seemed to lack some of the necessary social skills to start succeeding in the corporate world quickly. They seemed to not know how to "sell themselves".While this is obviously a tiny, tiny sample size and not applicable to everyone, it was a pretty disturbing trend to notice.
It should also be noted that it may have been because I primarily interviewed engineers, who seem to be more shy/reserved when placed in uncomfortable settings such as interviews.
I recruited at MSU, LSU, Rice, and Houston for my company from 2006 to 2009and all of my better interviews were greeks. The non-greeks that I interviewed seemed to lack some of the necessary social skills to start succeeding in the corporate world quickly. They seemed to not know how to "sell themselves".While this is obviously a tiny, tiny sample size and not applicable to everyone, it was a pretty disturbing trend to notice.
It should also be noted that it may have been because I primarily interviewed engineers, who seem to be more shy/reserved when placed in uncomfortable settings such as interviews.
Most of my friends with better grades and more difficult majors were not in frats, and the few friends I had that were in frats were huge slackers and drunks by comparison. Not a huge sample size, but just my own experience.MSU124 said:
I really dont get the vitriol back and forth between the groups. I guess these are the same people that just hate everything. I was very involved in the fraternity and IFC and never once had a negative thought cross my mind regarding people who chose to do something different. IFC really does try to promote the Greek system as something for everyone, and I really think there is something for everyone, but I can definitely understand money being a factor too. <div>
</div><div>My fraternity experience got me my first job out of law school, in a very tough hiring environment, so I will always be thankful for that. </div>
</div><div>My fraternity experience got me my first job out of law school, in a very tough hiring environment, so I will always be thankful for that. </div>
Plus you got a certain amount of meals, parties, and some damn good memories and such. Not that you can't have great college memories if you aren't in a fraternity. My group of good friends (around 12-15 of us) are all tied together in some fashion from KA. And I never understood that dislike for non-frat folks...that just never crossed my mind.
MSU124 said:
is a flawed analysis. Every 17up from every demographic that flunks out of college gets placed in the non-Greek category. Isn't their a GPA standard you must maintain to stay in the fraternity? So all the ****** GPA Greeks get kicked out and now are included in the non-Greek category. Even on it's best day this is a horribly unfair analysis. I graduated MSU non-Greek and had a wonderful time. My brother is Greek and he too is having a wonderful experience. This whole thread stinks of discrimation and baiting posters into a fight.
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