Rushing TKEScheduleJoining FAQ Parents Interested In TKE?Tell me more...Joining A FraternityMore than 14,000 young college men and 200,000 alumni have accepted the challenge of membership in Tau Kappa Epsilon-- The Fraternity for Life. They have gone on to become leaders in their communities, in business, and in industry. TKE is the world's largest college fraternity, with more than 300 chapters and colonies across the U.S. and Canada.Men Join fraternities......for friendship. This year, thousands of young college men will join TKE for very diverse reasons. Above all, the know that TKE will give them opportunities they might not have elsewhere-- opportunities to develop socially in an environment where they are welcome and accepted, and where they will have a voice and an active role in their own growth and development and the success of their TKE chapter....for experience and individualism. Membership in TKE is an invaluable experience. It opens the door to individual expression of fresh thoughts, ideas, and action. TKE exposes you to diversity and stresses academic achievement, helping you develop necessary skills for the future. ...for mutual understanding. In TKE, you join with others who have made the same commitment to uphold fraternity principles. In your TKE brothers you will find genuine caring, concern, and support for personal endeavors and for mankind. ...for opportunities. TKE helps you achieve success by promoting scholarship, leadership and community service. Statistics show fraternity members are more likely to graduate, and comprise some of our most prominent government, civic, business, and industry leaders. TKE - A Key To SuccessTKE Means ScholarshipTKE, like other fraternities, promotes scholarship and considers it vital to a Teke's development. Thus, as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, one of your main goals is to get a good education. TKE's scholarship aid program can help by increasing your possibilities even further.TKE Means Social AwarenessTekes are given the opportunity to work in a variety of community and human relations positions. Working side by side with your brothers and others from the community exposes you to different viewpoints and perspectives, helping you shape your own. The skills you bring to the task, and those you learn and take with you, are the kind that broaden the mind to all types of people and situations in our society.TKE Means LeadershipBy serving as a chapter officer, committee member, chairman, or in various other positions, you develop the necessary skills for leadership. These tasks also help you build confidence in your own abilities and talents. This "on-the-job" training will serve you well in the years to come.TKE Means Friendship and ContactsYour fraternity brothers will become some of the closest, most personal friends you will have in your lifetime. As the move around, Tekes seem to seek each other out-- enabling you to establish new friends in a new location more quickly. And since everyone has connections of some kind, this network of friends can be very helpful personally and professionally.TKE Means Athletics and PrestigeOur chapters offer athletic programs for recreation and maintaining physical health. And, as a member of TKE, you will be part of the largest international fraternity in the U.S. and Canada. TKE members benefit from the accomplishments of each other-- and we have a lot of member achievements of which we can be very proud.TKE Means Challenges and Much MoreThe membership of TKE is very diverse. We consider men "not for wealth, rank, or honor; but for personal worth and character." If this membership is offered to you, accepting the challenges that TKE can provide can help you achieve everything you are capable of. Many benefits of joining TKE can't be explained-- they can only be experienced. Certainly, membership in TKE promises a better chance of academic and future success. And we promise opportunities and contacts that can only be yours when you become a Teke. Upon your initiation as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, you will receive our badge, membership certificate and identification card. Prior to your initiation, you will receive the Teke Guide, our manual, which will acquaint you with the fraternity system and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Your membership will enable you to receive any or all of the additional services TKE makes available: educational loans, medical insurance, life insurance, fraternal supplies, and services supplied to the chapters. |
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