Frat Boys: Inside America's Fraternities Page #3

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before you are a brother.

It's kind of a test run to see

if the organisation is actually

right for you.

You follow through the process

and then you earn your place

in the organisation.

Ben is definitely...

He's a well-respected brother

around here.

He's definitely a good guy to...

not necessarily idolise

but try to follow in

their footsteps, kind of thing.

I'm originally from Leicester,

lived there for 15-and-a-half years.

I moved here in my second year

of high school.

I'd never even heard of a fraternity

until I moved to America.

I didn't even know what it was.

I'd seen it referenced

in a couple of movies

but wasn't really paying

attention to it.

Didn't realise how

much of a big deal that was

until I moved out here

and out here it's...

It's a big deal.

Why do you want to be

part of a fraternity?

A lot of people just think it's

about going out and drinking

and everything -

they have other stuff too.

You get to meet a cool bunch

of people

and a lot of your friends that you

keep for the rest of your life

you meet in college,

and it's a really easy way to meet

a big group of people.

You get to meet the right people,

who you want to talk to,

and essentially it's also a good

way of, like, getting connections

outside of college that could help

you link up with jobs and stuff.

All right, not just to get girls.

Absolutely not, not just that.

It's a bonus.

One day I'll have someone

doing this for me,

that's the best way to look at it.

And everyone has done this.

It's not like we're singled out

and we're the only people

that have done this.

Everyone who's up there,

even the President, has done this.

You know, you earn your stripes,

I guess.

This is not coming off.

Hey, man.

What are you going to start with?

The normal stuff. OK.

Let's go down the line.

What's your major?

Finance. And what do you want

to do with that?

I'm going to be a financial adviser

and stockbroker.

Before I graduate I'm just

trying to trade a lot.

Favourite quote? Favourite quote?

"They say money can't buy happiness

but I'll take my f***ing chances."

Nice.

'Part of the pledging process,

'you have to get to know

all the brothers.'

What's the point of joining

an organisation

if you don't know anyone in it?

So every week you have to interview

a certain amount of brothers.

You have to get to know them,

ask them certain questions -

when they were initiated,

their families, whatnot.

Best tip for pledging?

Um, just meet as many

girls as possible.

The more girls you meet,

the more girls that like you,

the more likely you are

to get through.

Biggest fear?

Not being successful.

Same as everybody else.

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