Fraternity Danger at UMD
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Anonymous
| Yikes, it sounds rather serious. I understand kids are all trying to make friends but I wish they could do it without Greek life. |
Anonymous
| I know there are some colleges who do things differently, for example Rice University I think builds community around housing in some way. I do understand the need for belonging at that age, but surely there is a way to do it without hazing. It is interesting to me that in at least one case the black fraternities aren't included in the ban and I always thought they had hazing problems also -- maybe they have rooted that out successfully and if so, maybe something could be learned from that. Also, I believe there are some co-ed fraternities that are built around professional goals. |
Anonymous
And ofc the greatest Sorority Meltdown was at UMD about 10 years ago: https://www.thecut.com/2013/04/greatest-sorority-freak-out-e-mail-ever.html Michael Shannon reading the letter on youtube is one of the greatest things you'll ever witness. |
Anonymous
| Bump any new info? This is pretty severe. |
Anonymous
| One of the frats is making new members eat actual feces. Gross |
Anonymous
| I was in a sorority at UMD in the 90s. My sorority followed all the rules. No hazing. But the fraternity hazing was bad. And dangerous. It sent my boyfriend to the ER. My feeling is that it makes sense for them to do a thorough investigation rather than take chances. My son who is a current student chose not to pledge but if he had I’d be grateful for this decision. I’m sure innocent fraternities and sororities will be cleared to resume activities soon. I don’t think UMD will abolish the Greek system because they own all the houses on fraternity row. |
Anonymous
News flash - frats are optional |
Anonymous
| Hey, y’all. OP just wants to know what happened most recently at UMD that resulted in a stand down on all Greek activities. Does anybody have any insight? |
Anonymous
I thought UMD was full of idiots. This confirms it |
Anonymous
I heard that was a false rumor but I can’t imagine it was something minor if the shutdown the whole system. |
Anonymous
And my DC only applied to schools where that was the case. |
Anonymous
Admissions stats would say otherwise. How about let’s not judge an entire school based on a few frats? |
Anonymous
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Frats have always been this way. It’s not unique to any one school, which you should realize.
You just want to disparage an entire university. |
Anonymous
+1 Plenty of schools don't have Greek life and their students are all able to make friends, go to parties, etc. It's such an unnecessary thing. |
Anonymous
+100 |