Medical Fraternities??

[Fishsticks]

Hey everyone,

I was just admitted to a school that I would really love to go to, now I'm just trying to learn a little bit about housing situations. Could anyone either members or just classmates comment on what exactly medical fraternities are besides just housing options. I'm interested in this option in that I am a young single guy who doesn't mind living in a dorm, so I'm not dead set on needing a one person apartment. Thanks a bunch

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[braluk]

Theres one in my school (one of the oldest frats around actually). I stayed there during interviewing season. Its just basically a frat but filled with medical school students. That is- parties, keggers, etc.. Housing is really cheap though and some of em might have a library of books you can use but it juts seems like its your run of the mill frat. Some frats might use the schtick that theyre going to be future doctors to lure girls into their bedrooms or to their parties but thats about it. Not my cup of tea.

 

[notdeadyet]

Medical school fraternities? I had no idea...

So how does that work? Most med schools are about, what, 200-300 male students? I would think that the frat-inclined of that number would be a small minority of that, no? It doesn't seem like there'd be enough pariticpation to fill out a frat. Pardon my ignorance. I'm curious how this works...

 

[Law2Doc]

Medical school fraternities? I had no idea...

So how does that work? Most med schools are about, what, 200-300 male students? I would think that the frat-inclined of that number would be a small minority of that, no? It doesn't seem like there'd be enough pariticpation to fill out a frat. Pardon my ignorance. I'm curious how this works...

With enough pizza and beer you can always lure a house full of pledges.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Medical school fraternities? I had no idea...

So how does that work? Most med schools are about, what, 200-300 male students? I would think that the frat-inclined of that number would be a small minority of that, no? It doesn't seem like there'd be enough pariticpation to fill out a frat. Pardon my ignorance. I'm curious how this works...

I would guess they are holdovers from the day when medical schools were all-male and students were all young and from the same social background. I can't imagine them thriving in today's atmosphere.

 

[myKuduSlewaZulu]

My school has like six fraternities. Generally they provide housing, meals, and guidance from upperclassmen. They field intramural teams, do community service, and sponsor social events for the campus. That sort of thing, IIRC.

 

[notdeadyet]

With enough pizza and beer you can always lure a house full of pledges.

Who are you telling... If memory serves, I fillled out an app for a Discovery card freshman year because I got a free two liter bottle of Coke....

 

[realgraverobber]

Very anti-group comments on here. There are two medical student fraternities at my campus. Here are some facts previous posters fail to mention:

-Both medical fraternities are co-ed here.

-Calling a fraternity a frat, is like calling your country your c*nt (shows a jaded perception).

-Many people party, drink beer, and have sex. If you happen to live in a fraternity house with a given name, it is easier to attack (see previous posts).

-Being a little more open minded is nice. Medical student fraternities allow convenient living conditions, life-long friendships formed, and everyone often ends up feeling like brothers and sisters.

 

[Law2Doc]

Very anti-group comments on here. There are two medical student fraternities at my campus. Here are some facts previous posters fail to mention:

-Both medical fraternities are co-ed here.

-Calling a fraternity a frat, is like calling your country your c*nt (shows a jaded perception).

-Many people party, drink beer, and have sex. If you happen to live in a fraternity house with a given name, it is easier to attack (see previous posts).

-Being a little more open minded is nice. Medical student fraternities allow convenient living conditions, life-long friendships formed, and everyone often ends up feeling like brothers and sisters.

Relax. Lots of us did the fraternity/sorority thing in undergrad (and even at other professional schools), so it's not like we are closed minded. But a lot of us would agree that at least some percentage of the stereotypes are well earned. People join the fraternities (whether undergrad or professional) for the social aspects, not the living conditions.

 

[notdeadyet]

-Both medical fraternities are co-ed here.

Yeah, a fraternity in the campus club kind of sense I can see. Sure, isn't Phi Beta Kapa a fraternity? I was suprised that there were honest-to-god medical student fraternities (guys only, keggers, etc.) which posters have specifically mentioned. The co-ed fraternity thing apparently is not the case on every campus.

-Calling a fraternity a frat, is like calling your country your c*nt (shows a jaded perception).

You might want to ease up on your indignation until you get fraternity members to stop calling them frats. I know there's a very vocal very small minority that get outraged at the term, but most folks I know from fraternities still call them frats. As long as that happens, you can't go too postal on john q. public.

 

[thebeatblitz]

Relax. Lots of us did the fraternity/sorority thing in undergrad (and even at other professional schools), so it's not like we are closed minded. But a lot of us would agree that at least some percentage of the stereotypes are well earned. People join the fraternities (whether undergrad or professional) for the social aspects, not the living conditions.

Well, here it's mostly for the ridiculously cheap city rent. $400/mo? God, I wish. I mean, you're not talking about typical undergrad rush or pledge. It's more like "Hi, you're cool, we have cheap rent". I couldn't imagine a medical school fraternity acting remotely like an undergrad fraternity. How is a med school fraternity going to compete with an undergrad fraternity at the same institution? And where are the people going to come from if the med school is its own entity?

Disclaimer: I am not in a housing fraternity, but I was rush chair of my large, undergraduate fraternity.

 

[Law2Doc]

Well, here it's mostly for the ridiculously cheap city rent. $400/mo? God, I wish. I mean, you're not talking about typical undergrad rush or pledge. It's more like "Hi, you're cool, we have cheap rent". I couldn't imagine a medical school fraternity acting remotely like an undergrad fraternity. How is a med school fraternity going to compete with an undergrad fraternity at the same institution? And where are the people going to come from if the med school is its own entity?

Disclaimer: I am not in a housing fraternity, but I was rush chair of my large, undergraduate fraternity.

In law school we had fraternities (but no houses, so rent wasn't an offering). We didn't compete with the undergrad fraternities -- we had our own parties (ranging from cocktail mixers to boxer short parties) that folks in the law school and sometimes select other professional schools (to improve the M/F ratios as needed) were invited to -- nothing was open to the campus at large. It was totally a social thing - a good way for first years to meet folks in the upper years, network.
That school also had med fraternities, which seemed to run similarly (one did have a house).

 

[kdburton]

My undergrad had medical fraternities. They were co-ed, had close-to-school/hospital parking for clinical year students, libraries, test files, CHEAP rent (less than $300/mo), note-taking coops, food coops, etc. They also through post-test parties and whatnot for the med school at large and had philanthropy events as well. Not exactly like a run of the mill undergraduate social fraternity

 

[SoFlaKnight]

Just curious, what schools in particular offer these fraternities?

 

[kdburton]

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[realgraverobber]

Hard core lefties emerge in a rage. Whoops, you are confusing stuipid undergraduate male fraternities with medical student coed fraternities. Doesn't matter to you so...

blaze on! Kill!

In the meantime, medical fraternity students are busy helping each other and being friends.

 

[spospo]

I am actually living in a medical fraternity right now. It is co-ed (I am female). I chose to live here because I knew a 3rd year who lived in the house.

We take turns cooking and shopping. We don't have a maid or anything, so we do have to clean (only once a month). I've heard that others do. There is a library with tons of books, so I have only had to buy 1 or 2 total. I have 2nd-4th years on hand all the time to ask questions to. Rent goes to food (all provided) and utilities, that is it. We have parties once a semester about. The house is super quiet, even on the weekends. Not that bad at all as long as you are fine not having your own place.

 

[SoFlaKnight]

I am actually living in a medical fraternity right now. It is co-ed (I am female). I chose to live here because I knew a 3rd year who lived in the house.

We take turns cooking and shopping. We don't have a maid or anything, so we do have to clean (only once a month). I've heard that others do. There is a library with tons of books, so I have only had to buy 1 or 2 total. I have 2nd-4th years on hand all the time to ask questions to. Rent goes to food (all provided) and utilities, that is it. We have parties once a semester about. The house is super quiet, even on the weekends. Not that bad at all as long as you are fine not having your own place.

That. Sounds. Awesome.

Mind if I ask where this takes place?

 

[bonvoyage]

Theres one in my school (one of the oldest frats around actually). I stayed there during interviewing season. Its just basically a frat but filled with medical school students. That is- parties, keggers, etc.. Housing is really cheap though and some of em might have a library of books you can use but it juts seems like its your run of the mill frat. Some frats might use the schtick that theyre going to be future doctors to lure girls into their bedrooms or to their parties but thats about it. Not my cup of tea.

so Tulane. is there a full list of all the schools with medical fraternities?

 

[Haro4130Frame]

I live in a frat. ~400 a month rent and dinner most nites. Upper classmen very easy to get in touch with and ask questions or guidance as to what to study. Can walk anywhere on campus in about 10 minutes. Party pretty much most nites with school wide parties after tests and alota weekends.

 

[Habeed]

Screw this 'helping each other', I want to hear about all the med school fraternities that act like undergrad fraternities on steroids!

I can imagine all kinds of unbelievably bad things pledges could be made to go through. Med school has lots of stuff that would be fertile ground for hazing. Dares regarding the anatomy lab comes to mind.

Plus I would hope that a medical fraternity on the same campus as an undergrad could pull some mad hos. I mean, surely drunken undergrad freshmen co-eds know the difference between douchbag 2.0 business majors and medical students, right? Well, ok, maybe not...