In most cases, frat houses in movies are fictional and look nothing like a real fraternity. In some cases this is not always the case. Whether real or fake, movies featuring Greek houses have popularized frat houses across the United States. Here are some of the most famous Greek houses from the movies that have made brotherly life so alluring.
Alpha Delta Phi – This Greek house located on the Dartmouth campus has been made famous by the National Lampoon movie Animal House. The film featured John Belushi and Kevin Bacon, as well as several other cast members from 1978’s Saturday Night Live. The custom Greek clothing that was made for the film was authentic to the frat house at the time. Lots of people still buy these custom Greek t-shirts because it reminds them of the movie.
Old School: Old School is a movie starring Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn. In this movie, three old college friends decide to start their own college fraternity of misfits, retirees, and losers who want the frat experience but nothing more. However, this brotherhood is not real throughout the film; Will Ferrell is seen in several shots wearing his custom Greek t-shirts from his real fraternity that he was in when he was in college.
Accepted – This is a movie about a lazy student who was not accepted to any university, so he decides to start his own university. The film features Jonah Hill and Jason Long as best friends who start the fake college where more people than anticipated were accepted. In the film, Jonah’s character is looking for the mainstream college experience where he tries to join Harmon College’s BKE fraternity, but decides that friendship is more important. Throughout the film, several boys are seen wearing frat clothes that are not only for the fake college but also for the BKE frat house.
Road Trip: Road Trip features Tom Green and Brecken Meyer. In this movie, they both attend Ithaca College while Brecken’s girlfriend is going to the University of Austin. The night before he decides to send his girlfriend Beth a video about college life, he shoots a sex tape with a hot girl and accidentally sends it to her. Now they must go on a road trip to get the tape before Beth does. In this movie, they end up stopping at the University of Alabama in one of the all-black frat houses where the entire house is dressed in their custom Greek shirts and other frat gear.
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: In this movie, Van Wilder is a feisty guy who has no real desire to drop out of college. He is attending with dad’s money and feels like he is the college philanthropist because he does so much for the fraternities, swim team and other organizations on campus. Throughout the movie, you can see various frat houses coming to ask for Van Wilder’s help. Some use his custom Greek letters, while others are too nerdy to wear anything of the sort.