Comments on: Is a 25-35 year old guy too old to join a fraternity?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:21:14 +0000

Thanks, Theo. I appreciate your input.

By: theo geer

theo geer — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:47:07 +0000

The ManKind Project ( http://mankindproject.org/ ) is a good group. I belong to a NeoPagan religious fraternal organization ( brotherhoodofthephoenix.org ), and several of our members have done the New Warriors project.

I suspect there are a lot of different types of fraternal groups out there that haven’t even been mentioned. What you’ve described sounds more along the lines of a combination social club and personal development workshop group.

For anyone who hasn’t been part of a fraternal organization of some sort, I definitely encourage it.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:08:14 +0000

Awesome, Dave – what if you had one group that did all of those things??

By: Jake LaCaze

Jake LaCaze — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:04:06 +0000

I think it’s a great idea. That’s a fraternity I would be interested in joining.

By: Dave Kaiser

Dave Kaiser — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:43:39 +0000

Definitely. I am in a men’s group, we meet to do psychological / emotional / spiritual work and support each other. I am also in a “mastermind group” of men who are engaged in ambitious career goals. Lastly, I have my bourbon and cigar buddies, it’s just social, but we also talk about the important stuff in our lives, not just sports and beer.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:53:38 +0000

Thanks, Andrew – are you a member of any of these groups? If so, do you think they do a good job of catering to a young man?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:52:51 +0000

There are such fraternities. You probably have heard of them. The Freemasons, Elks, Knights of Columbus, Knights of Saint George to name a few.
Right now most of them are trying to recruit guys in their 20′s and 30′s. Some of them also recruit women as well.
Additionally, they do a lot of charity work.