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Jovan Ramos

English 113B

Professor Lawson

February 27, 2017

Word Count: 1027

The Fraternity House

The Month of February means spring recruitment for fraternities at the Cal State

University of Northridge. Zeta Beta Tau is the oldest Jewish fraternity on campus and it is also

the only fraternity that does not haze. Zeta Beta Tau is known for recruiting gentlemen for the

present and future. The Fraternities Alumni speak for itself, all over the nation Zeta Beta Tau

alumni improve our country in their own way. For example, Robert Kraft, the owner of the New

England Patriots, William Paley; Founder of CBS, etc. Before the intersection of Roscoe and

Corbin Avenue there is a drive that leads deep into a two-story house filled with history only the

brothers of Zeta Beta Tau are honored to know. For decades Zeta Beta Tau has created itself an

image of brotherhood and has developed men to their full potential.

Walking into the driveway one would get the feeling of honor and commitment, while

walking or driving through the driveway the founding fathers once walked through. While you

are walking through the drive through youre surrounded by orange trees and palm trees that are

the neighbors but grew well enough to give the driveway shade. On the left side, onc can see the

neighbors chickens just enjoying the sun and walking around the driveway. Once you reach the

end of the driveway you can come across the giant blue and gold words of, Zeta Beta Tau and

the honorable crest that has been admired continuously by generations of the past and will

continued to be honored by the men of the future. On the left, one could also see our front lawn
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well cut and taken care of by the gardeners that come once every week to trim the tress and cut

the lawn. Entering the house, one would instantly smell febreeze and pizza. As soon as you enter

the house on the left side beside the stairs there is a room known as The Chapter Room. This

room is filled with pictures, awards, books that have been passed down generations and saved as

archives. In the room, you could see awards on the walls of philanthropies and best GPAs. There

are pictures on the founding fathers on the wall. In middle of the room there is a pool table in

case anyone wants to play pool while they are surrounded by history. Zeta Beta Tau is also happy

to be considered a IFC fraternity for the past couples of years. ZBT has the power to voice the

right of their brotherhood and makes decisions to better their brotherhood.

Across from that room there is another room known as the poker room where brothers

enjoy playing poker, blackjack and cards against humanity. Then next to that there is the laundry

room well the brothers that live in the fraternity house do their laundry and dry their clothes.

Brothers that dont even live in the house are also welcomed to do their laundry. Next to that is

the kitchen that is known for having food, sink, dishwasher typical kitchen things. Across from

that you could see the floor transitioning from tiles to wooden floor. Once you reach the wooden

floor that is now the living room where the giant crest frame is honored as a shrine by all the

brothers. With the gold letters hanging from the chimney. The floor is a bit worn out from the

amount of parties and rituals the brothers have had. The next morning you get the smell of home,

bacon and eggs. Brothers usually arrive to the house early in the morning to cook breakfast and

spend a good morning with their brothers by cooking, eating then later watching a classic film

like Pulp Fiction.

In the grand house, there are five rooms and two brothers live in each room, every brother

has their own bathroom. Going up the stairs you walk into the game room where brothers play
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guitar hero, super smash bros brawl, call of duty etc. Some brothers usually use that as a

kickback spot to watch movies, eat in n out and hang out. Next to the game room there is a

balcony where brothers layback on a couch with a speaker by their side looking upon the

wilderness in front of them and the tennis court/basketball court the house has. There are

Christmas lasers on each side and middle so that the tress and small forest behind the house isnt

pitch dark but instead it is covered with moving lasers.

The Brothers of Zeta Beta Tau have shown throughout their history that they indeed are a

powerhouse of excellence. Entering the fraternity house, you realize there are brothers that have

interests in a variety of things. For example, having one brother that is currently majoring in

marketing and has an internship with a record label. Another brother has in interest in public

health and is currently working as a part time nurse. Brothers rush this Fraternity to find

themselves, they are all lost in the beginning of their journey. Overtime through the obstacles

they might come across as men they build themselves with experience and integrity. All this

leads to the brothers finding their passion for certain activities. Alumni relations are very highly

praised in our fraternity; Zeta Beta Tau has alumni all over the nation in a variety of fields. The

fraternity keeps a close connection so that new members can realize what it is like after the

Greek life. Alumni usually go out of their way to help an active brother position himself in a

stable job. Through the years alumni have helped active brother find jobs in the business,

screenwriting, film and journalism field.

The Zeta Beta Tau house on Corbin and Roscoe has history written all over it, the

brothers od ZBT find it an honor to arrive to that house knowing their founding fathers once

stepped in this house. The house has had its downfall but the active brothers are happy enough to

say they are on the top and plan to stay there for a while.
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