Pre-Health Fraternities???

[genessis42]

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Have any of you ever been a part of any fraternity??

I think there are a couple ones geared towards Pre-Health such as Alpha Epsilon Delta or Phi Epsilon Delta??? My school has a new chapter starting, and I'm considering rushing to try it out...

Does the networking help in the long-run?

Personally, I think that it doesn't matter whether or not you join a fraternity, but what you do for it. Has anyone ever done it? AED and PhiDelt seem to be pretty well-known

 

[BABSstudent]

From my experience, they are not really fraternities like you would expect. At my school it is just a club. If we qualify, we can apply for national membership for the club.

Networking? Probably doesn't give you much help there. However, the advice from more senior members can be a big help if you are a younger member.

 

[mimelim]

My data set is n=12-15, all classmates, no first hand experience.

Universally a waste of time and money from everyone in medical school who was a part of one in undergrad. Zero functional value, networking is a nothing at that point in your career. There are better things to do with your time.

 

[ComradeDoktor]

I was in Phi Delta Epsilon for a quarter and dropped out. I found out some really cool stuff from other members that I definitely took advantage of (good professors, best hospitals for volunteering etc.), but I didn't feel like staying in was worth it. The community service projects are very time-consuming and not all that interesting. I really didn't want to have to do blood drives and pancake breakfasts for the rest of college when I could use that time for more meaningful volunteering.

 

[Quicksilver005]

Just join a real fraternity...even if it is a bottom house.

 

[bluestreaks]

I think they're a complete waste of time. From what I've heard, read, and asked, they don't look especially great on your resume either.

The only benefit I could see them having is providing you with a few resources for getting clinical, volunteer, or research work if you're having difficulty. And just becoming familiar with the process and how annoying and hysterical some premeds are lol.

Save your time for studying or fun! I think good grades and scores will help you more than some connections.

 

[pkwraith]

Phi Delt is well known in the way that is the moniker of a real frat (Phi Delta Theta).

If you want to rush a frat, rush a frat. If you want to do prehealth crap, there's plenty of clubs and organizations for that. Trying to mix the two is just a pretty pale imitation of either.

 

[Quicksilver005]

Phi Delt is well known in the way that is the moniker of a real frat (Phi Delta Theta).

If you want to rush a frat, rush a frat. If you want to do prehealth crap, there's plenty of clubs and organizations for that. Trying to mix the two is just a pretty pale imitation of either.

Ouch. You said frat so many times that it made my head hurt.

 

[KnuxNole]

What do these pre-med frats do for hell week? Force the pledges to not study?

 

[FSU2013]

Waste O time and money. I did absolutely 0 and was never asked about it. The people I know who we're the most enthusiastic and evolved seemed to be the ones having a hard time getting acceptances. Do what you enjoy, undergrad is short. You'd be much better served by working part time in health care or volunteering, dealer's choice.

 

[genessis42]

http://www.phide.org/

This is the fraternity for which the chapter is opening up. I think it might help if I want to do volunteering events and stuff like that....

They also have GPA requirements to rush, it seems like people join it just to make friends. How do these PreMed clubs usually go?

Some of them can be full of nothing but Gunners who complain about everything

 

[BlueLabel]

I love how OP referred to the pre-med fraternity as Phi Delt. I'm not in (real) Phi Delt but I have some buddies who would probably find that amusing.

Ouch. You said frat so many times that it made my head hurt.

...would you call your country a ****?

 

[fmannan93]

First, Phi Delta Epsilon is referred to as "PhiDe" in short hand, not "Phi Delt" (Phi Delta Theta - social fraternity).

Second, generally, I'd advocate joining a social fraternity. Greek organizations (depending on where you go to school) can help better a lot of the qualities that interviewers find desirable in applicants (commitment to education, professionalism, fostering strong social relationships). Now, that's not the case for all fraternities (certainly not the majority in the US), but if you find one that has emphasizes all the right values, but still likes to have fun, you're golden. (I ended up finding a fraternity that espouses all of my values; pledging was probably my best decision since starting college)

Now, PhiDe and other non-Greek fraternities tend to be more "club-like," mirroring organizations like pre-med AMSA. I know, on my campus, they are going to try and make it a little more fraternity-esque than pre-med AMSA, but they just colonized last semester, so I can't speak about that.

My main advice: go ahead and get information about the pre-med fraternities (you can always turn them down or drop later), and also consider rushing a Greek fraternity (you might end up like I did!).

 

[fmannan93]

Also, I know that Greek life gets a really bad reputation, especially amongst more academic individuals, like this forum's users, but its always important to keep an open mind about everything. Who know, someone here might just read my comment and decide to rush and realize its the best choice he/she has ever made!

 

[genessis42]

What about like AMSA and other orgs like that?

PhiDe and some fraternities make it sound as if they network well for the long-term, such as Med school, Residency, and beyond...

Because AMSA and Phide have organizations for both Med Students and Premeds as well

 

[487806]

What do these pre-med frats do for hell week? Force the pledges to not study?

Well, that would be just cruel. 😉