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Here at FrattingHard.com, we are constantly exploring the fratmosphere for new trends that are emerging in fratty clothing.  After all, we can’t all live in the past…in order to survive, we must adapt.  As a wise man once said, “Tradition is overrated.”

Over the past few months, several trends have burst onto the fratty fashion scene which we would like to highlight.  Like all fads, these should be accepted and incorporated into your life immediately and without thought or question.

Bigger IS Always Better:  The Large Label Polo

Simply put, your polo shirts with small logos on the breast are outdated, and should be either burned or donated to charity, where they will be given to poor people who will burn them because even the homeless wouldn’t be caught dead in a Brooks Brother’s polo with that tiny Golden Fleece.  The Large Logo Polo is in, and the ladies down at the club can’t wait for you to get your hands on a closet full of them.  Suggested accessories:  sweat bands and henna tattoos.  

Show Your State Pride:  Vintage “State” T-Shirts

We’re all used to seeing the trite, overused shows of state pride that many fratdaddies and sorostitutes love to flaunt…the Palmetto tree for South Carolina, the Lone Star for Texas, the “classic” flag for Georgia…all are boring and tired.  How can you show your state pride while still showing your keen fashion sense?  Vintage “State” t-shirts off the internet.  In fact, any faux-vintage t-shirt will do.  Trust us, fellas…you put on your “Canada:  America’s Hat” shirt, and her drawers will come off.  

Get In Touch With Your Feminine Side, End Up Touching Her Feminine Side:  Eye Shadow

Why do women wear makeup?  Uhm…to look better.  So why aren’t you wearing it, as well?  A healthy dose of eye shadow tells the world, “I am comfortable in my own skin, and I don’t care if random people on the street think I’m carney folk.”  

If you’re wondering, this was an April Fool’s Day post.  If you thought we were serious, please seek help at the following link:  Don’t Click Here Unless You Thought We Were Serious

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RESULTS:

#1 Bourbon and Coke (89%) over #8 Microbrew Beer

#2 Natty Lite (81%) over #7 Post-Midnight Taco Bell

#6 Grilling Out (76%) over #3 Scotch on the Rocks

#5 Surf and Turf (55%) over #4 Hunch Punch

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RESULTS:

#1 Costas and Croakies (89%) over #8 Rainbow Sandals.

#2 Polo Shirt (86%) over #7 Shack Shirt

#6 Masters’ Visor (67%) over #3 Driving Mocs

#4 Gameday Tie (88%) over #5 Carharts

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A reader sent us a link to this video, which is an interesting look at what fratting hard looked like back in 1980something, B.F. (Before Facebook). 

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It’s all over…and Rainbow Sandals move on to be sacrificed to Costas and Croakies in round 1.

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Without further delay, we now present the 2008 FRAT MADNESS BRACKET:

Click Here to View the Round 1 Bracket

As we said earlier, it’s a very tough field this year. In fact, the field is so tough that the last four out are ALL fratty items/activities that were represented in the 2007 tournament. Aristofrat, Sailing, Topsiders, and Rap After Dark all had a chance to be crowned King of the Fratmosphere last year…this year, they sit at home.

Where some dreams are dashed, other dreams are made. Of the 33 spots in this year’s bracket, 19 are new entrants. The last four that made it in were the play-in entrants, toga and Rainbow sandals, as well as night in the drunk tank and post-midnight Taco Bell.

Watch FrattingHard.com closely this evening, as the play-in matchup will be posted before tomorrow morning. Good luck to all competitors, and may the frattiest item/activity prevail.

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The basketball boys are in the full swing of the NCAA tournament, we have crowned a winner in the Battle of All Things GDI, and now it’s ready for the big guns to return.  That’s right, fratdaddies and sorostitutes, the 2008 FRAT MADNESS Tournament is upon us.

In 2007, Costas and Croakies dominated the competition and secured their place as the King of All Things Fratty for a year.  If they wish to repeat, however, they’ll have to defeat a field that we believe is much tougher than they faced last year.

The bracket is currently being made, but here is some preliminary information about the tournament:

Format:

Single elimination bracket
Four Regions:  Clothing, Food/Drink, Party, and Miscellaneous
33 Teams (32 slots, with one slot being filled by the winner of a play-in game)
Games last 24 hours from the time they are posted

#1 Seeds (and the conference they won)

Clothing Region:  Costas and Croakies, Southern Accessories Conference
Food/Drink Region:  Bourbon and Coke, Bluegrass Distillers Conference
Party Region:  Formal/Cocktail, Social Chairman Select Conference
Miscellaneous:  Hazing, Thank You Sir, May I Have Another Association

When the bracket is ready, we’ll also announce the LAST 4 IN and the LAST 4 OUT.  Stay tuned.

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Most of you are on, just got back from, or are just about to go on spring break. When you go on spring break, and you frat hard, you should end up with some pretty wild stories…and what better to do with a wild story than to share it with the rest of the fratmosphere?

We want to see your best spring break story in the comments of this post. The best story wins absolutely nothing, but that shouldn’t matter, because you’re rich and you can buy whatever you want anyway.

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Congratulations to Abercrombie Muscle Shirt, which easily handled spray tan in the Douchebag Invitational to be crowned the king of all things GDI. Join the classy young lady below in congratulating the muscle shirt, and for the love of all things frat, if you have one in your closet, take it out and burn it.

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CONGRATS (we guess) to Abercrombie Muscle Shirt for winning the 2008 Douchebag Invitational.

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