FarmHouse Fraternity is a Builder of Men
It's a home... it's a brotherhood of students... the center of campus activities for thousands of men persuing their careers... it promotes the moral and intellectual welfare of its members and encourages social growth... it stresses faith in God-loyalty among its members to their country, the community, the university, the fraternity... it strives not only for the summit in scholarship but for the well-rounded personality. FarmHouse sows the seed in the transformation of its young men of today into the leaders of tomorrow's world...
The Name Is Significant
It was the intent of the founders of FarmHouse Fraternity to choose a name which would forever tie the organization to the part of their lives which held the greatest meaning. It was to exemplify agriculture and rural living though its locale was urban.
FarmHouse has gained, through the years, a desirable reputation wholly due to its constant efforts to maintain high standards morally, socially, scholastically, and spiritually.
FarmHouse is a respected and recognized name in the university world. It continues to uphold the finest traditions in the fraternity world and reaches its mark in academic and professional success.
FarmHouse is unique among fraternities - it is fitting that its name should also be unique - that its tradition and purpose and heritage should be embodied in its name - for all to see and know.
FarmHouse Fraternity is the home of leaders for nearly fourty major universities throughout the United States and Canada.
At the turn of the centry the seven founders of FarmHouse recognised a growing trend among universities in the United States. A new class of people was going to college, the common American - no longer was college reserved for those whos parents had a college education - it was becoming essential for every profession to aquire a college degree to become competative. Among the new colleges offering degrees at the universities was the college agriculture, which is what the founders were students of.
The common misconception about FarmHouse is that a member has to be in an agriculture major. It is true that until 1964 to be eligible for membership, one had to study agriculture as a major. While we remain respectful to an hold our agricultre history in high esteem, membership for the last thirty years has been open to men of all majors and backgrounds. You will find men from both rural and urban areas studying in virtually every academic field. In our brotherhood we strive for unity through diversity.
NO
HAZING
FarmHouse International Fraternity is opposed to hazing of any kind. We have
a saying in FarmHouse, "You can't build men by tearing down boys." No one
is asked to compromise his morals, religious beliefs, or values. FarmHouse
is a member of the National Interfraternity Conference and thus supports the
NIC statement opposing such activities.
SUBSTANCE-FREE HOUSING
This is possibly the most unique aspect of FarmHouse amoung fraternities today.
By tradition and action of the FarmHouse Conclave, the presence and consumption
of alcoholic beverages is not allowed in FarmHouse chapter houses or on property.
Legal, "of age" consuption is allowed at off-property FarmHouse events under
certain circumstances and is the individual member's choice.
FRIENDSHIP
College is a time in a student's life when friendships form with those who
share common values and goals. Along with that FarmHouse men strive to recognize
the need to be knowledgeable of social amenities, practice good sportsmanship,and
be held responsible by one another for social, moral, and physical actions.
Accepting friendly, constructive criticism from a FarmHouse Brother is viewed
as developing maturity and the desire to excel. College lasts about four years
- friends can last a lifetime!
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Many of our FarmHouse chapters regularly take home the campus community service/involvement
awards. FarmHouse men have always taken great pride in organizing and assisting
in campus and community-wide service projects. "One child I worked with this
last year had trouble reading. Three times a week I sat down and read with
him - and now he's become one of the top readers in his class," said Clemson
brother Kevin House, who performed over 515 hours of community service in
1998-99.
PHILANTHROPIES
Many of our chapters organize their own campus-wide philanthropies each year.
Here are a few:
- Oklahoma State - Translyvania Station Halloween Carnival draws 3,000 kids/parents
each year.
- Iowa State - VEISHEA Can Drive - collect thousands of pounds of food for
food banks.
- Troy State - Mudfest '98 - mud vollyball tourney raising money for local
DARE program.