Introduction Aside from the higher learning that one can expect from college life, there are a host of other experiences that one can partake after getting admitted into a university. Aside from a life away from home, independence, and a more rigid routine as compared to high school, university students can get “pledged” into fraternities and sororities. This study will look into the lives of fraternity brothers. It is clear that from the start that it would be impossible to get a better understanding of this type of social organization without studying its counterpart, the female version, which is known as a sorority. But the following pages will focus on men and their secret world of Greek-lettered societies and brotherhood. Go Greek There are many American high school students who cannot wait to get to college. For many, it is the ultimate ticket to success and fortune. There is simply no other sure way of getting to the top, of having the capability to get the best and nicest things in life than having that diploma from a well-known university. But once inside these campuses – and even before they get admitted – they learn that there is a shortcut to prestige, power, and wealth, and it is through a narrow road and an uphill climb to become a member of a fraternity. The allure of fraternities is made possible by what one sees on TV and in the movies. But the most effective sales pitch can come from alumni and successful brothers who made it big after post-college life. Greek Letters Author Alan DeSantis is the main resource person because, as a college professor and alumni adviser in the Greek system of fraternities, he is the ultimate insider. And he said that there are three kinds of fraternities:  1. professional – the society of students based on their professional and vocational fields, e.g., Phi Delta Phi for law students;  2. honor societies – a fraternity for those who have achieved distinction in scholarship, e.g., Tau Beta Phi for those students who excelled in engineering; and  3. social fraternities – the most popular kind and the one that gets the most members as the only requirement for membership is being a student and then pledging, which is a process of initiation. Social fraternities are the main focus of this paper as it is the most popular and the one that affects the most number of students. By way of introduction, DeSantis also pointed out that going by Greek letters does not mean that these organizations did not come from a Greek type of social organization or an idea taken from the study of Hellenic culture. The only reason why they use letters such as Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Kappa, Phi, Theta, etc. is simply that at the time of their inception – the most popular and influential ones can find their beginnings in the 19 th century – Greek studies were in vogue (DeSantis, 2005, p. 3). The Greek letters also signify secrecy and exclusivity. There is no way an outsider can decipher what those ancient symbols mean Alpha Delta Phi means unless one gets to survive the pledging or hazing. Outside Looking In Getting inside information will not be easy. The first one has to get admitted into a university, then the same will have to survive the “Rush” where fraternities examine the same for their potential worth he can bring to