Fraternities typically have a strong focus on brotherhood, leadership, service, and scholarship. Members often live together in a fraternity house and engage in various social activities, such as parties, community service projects, and athletic events.
Fraternity housing operates much like traditional real estate; it relies on revenues from its residents (our brothers) to support the financial operation of the property.
Since Harvard banned fraternities, a handful of off-campus Greek life organizations have been maintained by Harvard students, including both fraternities and sororities, but they lack any official ties to the university.
Fraternities and sororities do exist outside of North America, most notably in the Philippines and in some European countries, but for the most part they are a decidedly American institution.
Definitions of fraternity house. noun. a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity. synonyms: chapterhouse, frat house.