Is it hard to see that the greek system on college campuses is making the college look better? Greek students make up at least 75% of the attendees at sporting events, raise money for charitable causes, and get an above campus average in GPA. Is there something that we are doing wrong? Sure, there is the stereotypical frat/sorostitute jive, but that is very far from the truth. There are only a few greek organizations that actually follow that pattern. Explain to me why greeks try to excel and become more than the average college student.
2006-09-17 19:28:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Greeks have a great support system. I'm speaking as an outsider with friends who were part of it. They could count on their brothers to help them through anything academic or personal and they still remain in contact after all these years.
BUT... The information you hear about the Greek systems on the media portrays only the negative, as with most things that are reported. That is the information most people go by when formulating their opinions, unless they have previous experience with it themselves. It's not fair, but it is understandable.
One reason Greeks seek to excel to a higher standard than the average student is that they are competitive among themselves. Competition can be a good thing in the right environment. Another thing that helps them to excel is that being surrounded by objective other opinions of their brothers helps them to maintain perspective. Attitude is everything.
2006-09-17 19:37:40 · answer #1 · answered by Candidus 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I was in a fraternity in college and have to call you out for your bullshit. The fraternities that do all the charitable work and what not are special interest fraternities that are designed for doing that type of work. They also tend to be more responsible students and less involved in drinking and what not. The above average campus GPA is usually achieved by those fraternities and sororities; women in general achieve higher grades and some sororities even demand a 3.0 to stay active.
From my experience in social fraternities is that it is a small minority (about 10 members) that holds the high office in the fraternity and happens to be the most responsible ones. The rest of the fraternity (40 members) are usually drunken party animals that stay in school for 5 to 7 years. Usually the intermediate responsible ones end up "dropping out" of the fraternity by not attending many of the events, making their own click, and actually spend time studying.
As for sororities, I have yet to meet a girl that I would bring home to mom. Usually they have slept or been involved with at least 2 or 3 guys in each house. They also make themselves available a lot. I don't remember a single party when I didn't have the chance of getting intimate with someone. The only semi-decent ones are those that keep their distance and are for the most part unknown to all other houses.
And for the record, I am in good standing, held office, had fun, and don't regret joining my house. My house also happened to be awarded best (social) house on campus every year I was there. However, I have visited my house in other campuses and in some of them they are uptight shady fools that treated me and my friends with disrespect even as brother of the same house. Some other campuses, they are nice guys, but I can tell why people don't like them.
Overall, the greek community gets **** because of the social side. People are not far from the truth if you really think about it.
2006-09-18 02:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by Alucard 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
IT's so easy to blame their problems on us(greek life)! Because of how the media protrays stuff that they don't know about they just say what they think it is about and run with. Majority of americans are too lazy to actually truly examine greek life and just go with how movies and news protray greek life.
Greeks on my college campus are held at a higher standard than the other students. We hold ourselves at a much higher standard. We don't let brothers slip up, get in trouble, etc. My house is always at the sporting events usually spelling out the school's name and we get the crowd going; thats how we have fun when we aren't having a party.
People who don't know about something usually just make up rumors cause they have no clue what actually happens.
As for hazing...It hardly ever goes on in national recognized houses cause the chapter doesn't want to lose their house at all. On my college campus i found hazing to be much worse on the varsity sports
2006-09-18 14:11:16 · answer #3 · answered by Tino 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Must vary from campus to campus. Where I've been, frats and sororities live up very well to the negative stereotypes. The most annoying and obnoxious people I've ever met in my life... hands down.... are frat cats. It's just something you have to consider when you go off to join the "brotherhood". Know that you are going into a lifestyle that is adored by those within and generally despised by those who aren't.
.... just speaking from experience.
Prime example, I once dated a girl who lived with a sorority member. That girl came home in tears one night after rush because her sorority had cut one particular girl who had a 4.0 GPA, outstanding community record, very religious and an outright awesome candidate for membership, but she was overweight. Some stereotypes are based in truth.
2006-09-18 02:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by jrod6481 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
so what you are saying that if I attend a University of Tennessee football game a stadium that holds 108,000, 75% are greek. not likely the athletic department wouldn't make money students get in free. Secondly, they recruit students with high GPA's the frat has nothing to do with students and grades. Third, the hazing rituals that has led to the death of college students. Finally, The frat drunken brawls are my favorite. TKE vs ATO, Sig Eps vs PKA
2006-09-18 03:53:05 · answer #5 · answered by King Midas 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the culture.
2006-09-18 02:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋