text: why were fraternities ever created? i am writing a paper for a class, and i was wondering why fraternities were created. were they to teach men things about life, or was it for friends? i am curious. thanks for the help!! fraternities are very old, so it is hard to tell why they were created.  i would say brotherhood (sisterhood for sororities)  greek organizations exsist today because it is a college tradition dating back to the 1700's