This is why I like Sigma Phi Epsilon:

Johnny Quest: So if I join, how long’s the pledge term?
SigEp: We don’t have a pledge term.
JQ: What? You’re kidding.
SE: Yeahh, you just become a brother.
JQ: Wait, so I don’t have to clean people’s rooms?
SE: Nope.
JQ: I don’t have to sit on the floor? I don’t have to use the back door? I don’t have to call you sir? I don’t have to ask permission to piss?
SE: All that stuff’s bullshit. When you join, you’d be equal with me, the president or anyone else. We all have to clean and do house maintenance, but we share it so it gets done quick.
JQ: (stunned silence) Wow, that’s…logical.

People give SigEp a lot of shit because they don’t have a pledge term, because pledging is supposed to promote brotherhood and unity and all that good stuff. Because nothing says brotherhood like being locked in a hot basement, trying to memorize songs with strobe lights flashing and “Barbie Girl” being blasted on an infinite loop.

This no-pledge process appeals to me because I’ve always been the kind of person who would laugh in the face of someone screaming two inches away from my nose, angry that I forgot to address him by his proper pledge term name, “Beast Whore.”

As for the SigEp itself, I didn’t end up joining, but it is a pretty chill place and it's also the largest national fraternity in operation. The Umich house is right next to the Union, so you won’t have to walk ten miles to get there (*cough* Fiji), and they play Beirut instead of Beer Pong, which is their only real quirk. Of course there’s the occasional douche here and there, but compared to all the other houses on campus, it’s got one of the lowest douche to chill ratios out there.

They may not throw the most ridiculous parties with the absolute hottest girls in attendance, but that’s what Pike does and look where they’re at. It’s just a good place to chill and drink and get incredibly frustrated with how much harder Beirut is than Beer Pong. This isn’t an endorsement, but it’s about as close to one as I’ll get. 

Campus rep: 7/10
Douche factor: 2/10