Ever wonder how the boys in each frat actually view themselves? How they most closely identify with one another? Want to know how they are perceived by girls on campus? See what other Yalies – and the brothers themselves – think!
As Yalies, we know that there are several fraternities on campus to which guys can belong. How those fraternities are defined in a social context, however, is more difficult to concretely say. “How many frats are there,” you might ask? Ever heard of Sig Chi late night, but have no idea where Sig Chi even is? Have no fear, you’re not alone! HerCampus has your guide of Yale fraternities from AePi all the way down to Zeta.
HerCampus asked various undergraduate girls (none of whom is associated with the fraternity in question) to describe certain frats, in three words, as they view themselves. We then asked various undergraduate guys (all of whom are in the fraternity in question) to describe their respective fraternity in three words. Here is what we found…
SAE
SAE Brothers say….
- “Closest campus group”
- “Better than you”
- “Festive, incomparable camaraderie”
- “Big, happy family”
Girls on campus say…
- “Very morally questionable”
- “Pretentious, goofy, money”
- “Self-important, ambitious”
- “Really, really sticky”
SigEp
SigEp brothers say…
- “Easy, breezy, beautiful”
- “Finance or bust”
- “SAE gone hipster”
- “Friendly, alternative, northeast”
Girls on campus say…
- “Boring, hipster, pretentious”
- “Spook’d, turn’t, respectful”
- “Pretentious, quirky, self-assured”
SigNu
Sig Nu brothers say…
- “Usually no girls”
- “Shirtless, pant-less, girl-less”
- “Passion, strength, fire”
- “Chipotle, Chobani, chugging”
Girls on campus say…
- “TSwift, randos, dirty”
- “All male parties”
- “Many boys always”
- “Stellar gender ratio”
- “Sup Sam Obelitz”
ADPhi
ADPhi brothers say…
- “Sophisticatedly greasy gentlemen”
- “Bromance, dark, endearing”
- “Bizarre, pure, dirty”
- “Stern yet resolute”
Girls on campus say…
- “Lax-bros, shirtless, ripped”
- “Hockey guys, help”
- “Dark, basement, sweaty”
- “Basement, be scared”
AEPi
AEPi Brothers say…
- “I love it”
- “Community and kindness”
- “All about community”
Girls on campus say…
- “Bashful, optimistic, hospitable”
- “Jewish, sweet, short”
- “Shots, fro’s, chosen”
- “Surprising, interesting, sassy”
SigChi
SigChi brothers say…
- “Tight-knit, diverse gentlemen”
- “Gentlemen, scholars, brothers”
- “Friendship, justice and learning”
Girls on campus say…
- “Calculators and sushi”
- “So many emails”
- “Lynwood, open, friendly”
- “Where are you?”
DKE
DKE brothers say…
- “Happy, large, drunk”
- “American, brotherhood, tradition”
- “Supportive, convivial, misunderstood”
- “Historic, underground, and lively”
Girls on campus say…
- “Football, big”
- “Raaaaaaage, football, far”
- “Large southern footballers”
- “Enthusiastic, dancing, southern”
- “Vile, sweaty, gross”
Zeta
Zeta brothers say…
- “Popeye’s friendly neighbor”
- “Exuberant, venturesome, good-natured”
- “Football fraternity house”
- “Versace, Versace, Versace”
Girls on campus say…
- “Rad, football, ice-luge”
- “Scary but real”
- “Ten mile walk”
- “Ratchet times three”
So there you have it Yale. Now it’s up to you to pay each of these frats a visit to see how they match up!