Clemson, South Carolina — At Clemson University in South Carolina, the ClemsonLIFE program gives students with intellectual disabilities a chance to learn life skills for independent living.
But as much as the program offers, junior Charlie McGee wanted the whole college experience, from alpha to omega. McGee told CBS News he wanted to join a fraternity in order “to have a great time and experience the brotherhood and more joy.”
Unfortunately, rushing a fraternity is a process. There are interviews and mixers, and even then, there’s no guarantee of acceptance. In fact, no Clemson fraternity had ever taken a student from the ClemsonLIFE program. This marked the first year that members of the program could rush fraternities.
Last month, when McGee found out he had received a bid from Phi Kappa Alpha, he was so excited he ran out of his left shoe and into the loving arms of his new fraternity…
