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[Flying Dice]

The last thing you talked about are fraternities and sororities. Those are basically just student groups with a faculty wrangler. They have a very tenuous relationship to honor societies in that they sprang from the same roots, but Greek Life^TM on campus is basically just a way to get to know people and always have folks to hang out with -- mostly drunks who sleep around and spend their time partying instead of working towards graduating. They're the sort of people who spend seven years pursuing a business management degree on their parents' dime while spending all their money on liquor and skipping class.

Some, but not all. Varies on the fraternity/sorority and the university. They will also probably have a hidden body of notes, past exams, past homework solutions, an extensive alumni network with people who tend to be social, outgoing, and likeable - you know, the kind of person you want giving your recommendation, even if it's also the kind of person you absolutely despise. There are, in fact, benefits other than booze and party access, though there's also plenty of that.

Fair enough. Some are more respectable than others-my perspective is colored by the fact that I had to deal with a lot of the shitty sort when I was working on campus as an undergrad.

[Sergarr]

Phi Theta Kappa

Most important benefit of any kind of student org like that is networking. Nepotism with a decent resume gets jobs a lot better than a good resume.

And this doesn't just apply to honor societies. Social/service fraternities/sororities are actually probably better, especially if they're national/international. When you can have an automatic connection to someone who has good connections themself, that can be very beneficial for finding a job. Basically, anything you can do to avoid submitting a resume/application online that's going to get looked at for 10-20 seconds before someone has to make a decision on it.

The last thing you talked about are fraternities and sororities. Those are basically just student groups with a faculty wrangler. They have a very tenuous relationship to honor societies in that they sprang from the same roots, but Greek Life^TM on campus is basically just a way to get to know people and always have folks to hang out with -- mostly drunks who sleep around and spend their time partying instead of working towards graduating. They're the sort of people who spend seven years pursuing a business management degree on their parents' dime while spending all their money on liquor and skipping class.

Some, but not all. Varies on the fraternity/sorority and the university. They will also probably have a hidden body of notes, past exams, past homework solutions, an extensive alumni network with people who tend to be social, outgoing, and likeable - you know, the kind of person you want giving your recommendation, even if it's also the kind of person you absolutely despise. There are, in fact, benefits other than booze and party access, though there's also plenty of that.

That sound very interesting, and I'm pretty sure that none of that stuff exists in our universities. At least, that I know of.

socialism > secret societies?

[Baffler]

There is a distinction to be made between 'social' fraternities and 'professional' fraternities. The first is devoted to nothing but """""networking""""" and tend to embody the shitty reputation of fraternities pretty well. The professional fraternities are for people in a specific field and tend to have very stringent requirements for both entry and continuing membership, so while I can attest personally that they still attract drunks they're usually moron-free and that counts for a lot.

[Yoink]

Apparently, the university in question is "Politechnika Lubelska". Anyone from Poland (i.e. Kot), how good is it?

Noooot amazing TBH. Top of the low-tier (of legitimate unis, mind you, not diploma mills) according to the rankings.

University's not about how "prestigious" or "successful" it is, it's about how many wild parties you can throw there.
Give your friend my congratulations, and wish their liver luck of course!    

[SalmonGod]

Just woke up from an awesome 15 hour sleep that I desperately needed.

[WillowLuman]

Went to the LA march, things were nice and peaceful.

[ggamer]

being able to play as a robot in titanfall 2 is one of those things I didn't know I wanted until I had it.

[Tiruin]

My Ukrainian friend is going to some university in Poland! Woo!

Which one :v

The only one, duh.

Apparently, the university in question is "Politechnika Lubelska". Anyone from Poland (i.e. Kot), how good is it?

Haspen is also awesomely Polish

Went to the LA march, things were nice and peaceful.

LA march? :O

I'm thankful for IRC and Discord and the folks that pushed got me in there ._. I was very quiet in the earliest days but then they helped me out.
And now I got hugged on Discord (since somehow I couldn't connect to #bay12lb o_O) because I felt D:
Thanks dudes.

[Wolfhunter107]

@Tiruin  That's probably referring to a protest against Trump.

[WillowLuman]

Aye.

Spoiler: frustration (click to show/hide)

Though now I get to come home to people telling me I was paid by hillary/put up to it by the CIA/put up to it by Hamas/did it because I'm a damn Commie. Then, after accusing me of being a commie, go on to praise Russia.

I do not believe facebook holds anything constructive for me for the foreseeable future.

[Rolan7]

@Tiruin  That's probably referring to a protest against Trump.

Primarily by women wearing pink hats, though of course anyone was welcome.  Happened all through the country, was pretty great!  My mom was actually in DC, and she got back out okay too (:

I was a couple hours late to the one in my town ):  But there were still a half-dozen people hanging out, with plenty of signs, so I did get to participate.  It rained, but it was nice.  We got a few rotten eggs, but they mostly missed, and we responded with kindness.  It was more inspiring than discouraging.

'Course my city's pretty liberal, so most people were intentionally encouraging.  Especially since we weren't even chanting, just smiling and waving signs by the street downtown.

I think the purpose was less "get rid of Trump somehow" and more "Keep the rights of women in mind".  And I talked to a couple of passerby (who approached and asked) about my concerns regarding Pence.  I ended up listening a lot more than I talked, naturally, but I don't mind...  It was fun, and even though I was sick, I'm glad I made it out for a little while anyway!

[overseer05-15]

Aye.

Spoiler: frustration (click to show/hide)

Though now I get to come home to people telling me I was paid by hillary/put up to it by the CIA/put up to it by Hamas/did it because I'm a damn Commie. Then, after accusing me of being a commie, go on to praise Russia.

I do not believe facebook holds anything constructive for me for the foreseeable future.

Was it a protest against his election or his policies?

[Wolfhunter107]

Both, probably.

[WillowLuman]

Depends on who you ask probably. But I'd say it was to remind of concerns that have been ignored, denied, or dismissed offhand of late.

[SalmonGod]

Spoiler: frustration (click to show/hide)

Though now I get to come home to people telling me I was paid by hillary/put up to it by the CIA/put up to it by Hamas/did it because I'm a damn Commie. Then, after accusing me of being a commie, go on to praise Russia.

You forgot Soros