Why Fraternities Buy Fraternity Clothing
By: Rudy Silva


Fraternity clothing, also know as Greek clothing, is popular because it is associated with the values and goals that members of sororities and fraternities endeavor. By wearing the fraternity shirts or any fraternity apparel, they are constantly reminded that they have to live with their organization?s principles.

Also, by using any fraternity merchandise, they are able to express their support and desire of their organization?s activities and values. At times, some of the fraternities and sororities initiate fund-raising projects as part of their community service.

Often, there are fraternity stores that offer fraternity apparel and fraternity gear. Relative to the policy, a portion of the proceeds or the whole proceeds go to a certain charity or to fund a certain project which benefits the public.

There are two types of sororities and fraternities. These are the Honor fraternity and the Social fraternity. In the Honor fraternity, the brotherhood is founded on the academic excellence of the person.

Hence, if you have got a brilliant mind in Science, you could be a member of a fraternity that aims toward achievements in Science. Just because the fraternity is in the nature of academic excellence, it does not follow that they do not have a unique fraternity name.

It does. And most often than not, you cannot recognize the type of fraternity just by its name. Even honor fraternities have their contributions to social communities. They too have their own fraternity clothing as part of their trademark and distinction.

Social fraternity and sorority are based on a person who rushes to a certain house and receives a bid. The houses decide on who they want to offer an invitation to join their sorority or fraternity. Students who enroll each semester are eager to wait and receive an invitation.

Students who are chosen to be a member of a sorority or fraternity feel honored. As a symbol of their membership, new members are ushered into a room or dormitory room, wearing fraternity sorority clothing or Greek clothing to publicize their pledge.

After their pledge, they are accepted into their brotherhood or sisterhood. They are given a fraternity clothing-either sorority or fraternity jackets or sorority or fraternity shirts. Only those who are a member of a certain sorority or fraternity can wear the fraternity merchandises.

Most members of fraternities and sororities are required to participate in their regular service activities. Most often, there are as many community services as there are sorority or fraternity parties.

Inside the school premises, students are distinguished from the rest through their sorority or fraternity shirts, fraternity jackets or fraternity caps. Each sorority and fraternity has a unique name, letters and symbols that make them distinct from the rest.

Sometimes, there are competitions among these organizations as far as achievement and community contributions are concerned. Leaders whose fraternity or sorority has been known to have many achievements are given recognition, thereby making the fraternity or sorority more popular. And they could never be prouder than wearing their fraternity clothing.



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