Alright who’s seen Animal House? Okay not really exactly how it really is, but real life does have it’s own characters as well. Really fraternity life isn’t about all the partying that you see on TV shows and movies. I’m not gonna lie and say that we don’t provide some social life for Lyon, but I wanted to let you know about some of the other qualities there are to being in a fraternity or Greek for that matter.

First, there’s the philanthropic aspect of it, which a couple of the Greek group’s here on campus see Arkansas Children’s Hospital as a good cause. The great thing is, it isn’t the stupid Boston butt sales that you may be used to for fundraisers. For us, we throw a big concert festival at Vino’s in Little Rock called Rock for the Kids. It’s a great time listening to music and hanging out with friends while at the same time raising money for a good cause.

Second, there’s the leadership possibilities. As with any organization, we have officers, and we also have chairs that are in charge of the more specialized aspects of the things we do, for example a Social Chair in charge of parties, a Community Service Chair (pretty self-explanatory), and a Campus Events Chair just to name a couple. This is not to say that you’re only expected to maintain involvement within the fraternity. Most of our members are involved with many aspects of Lyon - I’m going to VP for Student Government. Basically, the fraternity is a great place to gain leadership skills and then put them to use in other facets of college life.

So, just a few of the other things that doesn’t always get associated with being a Greek on campus. I think most of all though, I definately enjoy the friendships I’ve been able to have within the fraternity because my best times here have definately been times spent with my brothers.