Every Rank in a Fraternity

You change your shirt three times before your first rush night, and you have no idea the brothers will have decided about you by day two. Hot take: the hardest job here isn't the pledge doing push-ups at 2 a.m., it's the 20-year-old treasurer chasing his friends for dues. Budgets that size do exist, by the way. 00:00 The Freshman 02:05 The Rushee 04:14 The Pledge 07:45 The Active Brother 11:11 The Committee Chair 13:18 The Executive Board Officer 15:57 The Chapter Advisor 17:18 The Legacy Patriarch 19:23 The Founder’s Ghost Sources for the facts in this video: Social Fraternities and Sororities history and pledging (an online encyclopedia) Phi Beta Kappa secret oath and handshake origins (Elon University) Union College fraternities and founding dates (Union College) Fraternity recruitment events, bids and dues (University of Utah) New member period, dues and time commitment (Northwestern University) Fraternity treasurer budgets and dues collection (Fortune) Alumni chapter advisor duties and expectations (Penn State Student Affairs)