Within the fraternity, studies always come first. There is a great support network within the brotherhood. Many of the guys are TA's or graders for classes, so they are always around to lend a helping hand with schoolwork. Each year, many of our brothers graduate with honors. We have members in all four honors societies as well.
Fraternities are for fun.
A Home on campus . Fraternity is unlike any other housing option on campus. Sure, program houses allow students with similar interest to live together, but the bonds of friendship formed in these arrangements do not even approach our greater sense of brotherhood. You just don't get that in program houses where most members stay a year, maybe two. And when my friends visit, we don't have to be cramped in my dorm room, we can go downstairs into the lounge, the pool room, or the bar to hang out.