As someone who was exposed to that in the 90s (T1 school, "original 8" frat), I can tell you that it is not an absolute ticket for success, or especially elitism. Trust me. I do hold decent jobs in a stable career field, but it is 100% hustle on my end and 0% connections. Annecdotally, I can also say that "frats" since the start of the 21st Century have withered in places in the NE and West Coast (and Midwest private liberal arts too). They simply don't crank out the same kind of man they did even 20 years ago. NOTE: I was not at Harvard or especially Yale; at those places it is more that the secret societies "tap" rising Juniors and usually Seniors after they are monitored and vetted.
As someone who was exposed to that in the 90s (T1 school, "original 8" frat), I can tell you that it is not an absolute ticket for success, or especially elitism. Trust me. I do hold decent jobs in a stable career field, but it is 100% hustle on my end and 0% connections. Annecdotally, I can also say that "frats" since the start of the 21st Century have withered in places in the NE and West Coast (and Midwest private liberal arts too). They simply don't crank out the same kind of man they did even 20 years ago. NOTE: I was not at Harvard or especially Yale; at those places it is more that the secret societies "tap" rising Juniors and usually Seniors after they are monitored and vetted.