Perhaps Not The Druid Fraternity You Were Expecting
A student at the University of Alaska Anchorage decided in his fifth year to join a local fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon and was turned down. Officially he was turned down for a less-than-stellar academic record despite being called a “nice guy” and “very moral” by a spokesman for the fraternity. Behind the scenes, it turns out it was because he considers himself a Druid and wears sandals everywhere.
“There were people concerned about the way I dress, some were concerned that I was a Satanist, and, they discussed my shoes.”
So John Wilcox has started his own local frat, Phi Omicron Delta. The small group, a self-described “anti-fraternity” stresses small support-group dynamics and an emphasis on brotherhood. Needless to say the frat will most likely be open to Druids (and sandal wearers). Who knows, maybe he will end up like another individual who started a Druid-friendly college group and decided to take it to the next level.
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