One of the main advantages to living in a fraternity is the social and brotherhood aspect. Being a member of Acacia provides many opportunities to build friendships and meet people in the Greek Community. As an incoming freshman there is nothing that will help more when adjusting to college than having a welcoming social environment.

Aside from the random 1 AM trip to Dairy Queen or the usual hanging out around the house, our Brotherhood Chair organizes a large brotherhood event every week. These events range from going out to dinner Friday evening, going bowling at the Memorial Union Underground, or just renting a movie. During the football season many of the members also tailgate together. We will also use the social budget to pay for at least one major brotherhood event during the semester such as playing paintball or going skiing.

Just this past Winter Break, several of our members went to Colorado and went skiing for a week in the Colorado Rockies. This is a great example of brotherhood at it's finest at Acacia. Trips like this are common at Acacia and many can be once in a lifetime opportunities

Participating in intramurals is very important to the members of Acacia. Every week there are intramurals available for members to participate in that range from curling and broomball to wrestling. Our Athletics Chair organizes all the teams from our house so it is easy for anyone to participate, especially if you are having a busy week and just want to get some exercise and have some fun for a couple hours. Intramurals are a good way to bond with your brothers, represent your chapter and compete against other fraternities.

Throughout the past semesters, we have been very competitive in intramural sports. We have won football, ping-pong, and basketball, while making it to the semi-finals in curling and broomball. Almost all of the guys in the house have a Intramurals Champion T-shirt from some point or another.

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During the semester our Social Chair will arrange several social events with other sororities and fraternities. We have dinner exchanges where we eat dinner with a sorority. We will also pair with other sororities and fraternities for house parties. You will find that the people you make friends with in other fraternities will help support you and your chapter throughout your years in college. You would never know that your future wife could be the sorority girl you meet at one of the social events!

Homecoming and Greek Week are a series of competitions during the fall and spring (respectively) where our house joins a "pairing" with another sorority and fraternity to compete against other "pairings." We compete in a range of events including community service events, Tournaments, Greek Olympics, Yell Like Hell, where each pairing prepares a five minute skit showcasing Iowa State's pride and tradition and scream it at the top of their lungs, while painted from head to toe, as well as Lawn Displays and Blood Drive. Acacia has won Homecoming the past two years in a row, as well as finishing 2nd in Greek Week in 2009! This upcoming fall, we again have a very strong Homecoming pairing and are very excited to win for a third straight year! Homecoming and Greek Week are times of collaboration among the Greek Community and a great opportunity to get to know people from other fraternities and sororities.

Varieties is a single event during the Winter where our chapter forms another pairing to create and perform a 20 minute musical. This past winter, Acacia placed 3rd in Varieties, with our play entitled, "Mystery Onboard the Regal Crown." All three of these annual events are huge competitions between the Greek houses and bring bragging rights when won.