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jgp5500 Posted at 3:38 pm on Jan. 2, 2008
I just discovered that my great-grandfather was a Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Ohio State. I've never really considered joining a fraternity, but maybe I could carry on the family tradition. Is it easier to get in if an immediate family member was a brother?

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unconditionalS2 Posted at 4:27 pm on Jan. 31, 2008
usually yes.
If you have any kind of family member in the frat or sorority, you are called a legacy. You get an instant bid to pledge and usually you will make it through pledging no matter how crappy you do.
smartlake Posted at 10:17 pm on Jan. 15, 2008
Well, you'd probably be given a bid card, but getting in is a whole other story.  
teeny Posted at 3:39 pm on Jan. 2, 2008
If someone in your very close family, ie. brother or father, pledged then yes, but other then that I would say no.
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