# How big a deal are fraternities/sororities in American college life?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 20, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-deal-are-fraternities-sororities-in-american-college-life/457186 "2008-07-20T22:33:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-deal-are-fraternities-sororities-in-american-college-life/457186/61 "2008-07-26T03:34:37Z")

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[QUOTE=An Gadaí]  
…There are Clubs and Societies where kids with an interest in a particular thing can get together and drink, there are also Alumni associations for **netwanking** and the like but no frats/sors.  
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Is this an Irish term, or is this just an interesting typo?

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