Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The rest of the world sends their kids to university for an education. Here, it seems a certain class of parents pays a premium for what amounts to a four-year networking seminar with beer, with crimes committed here and there. This is the great aspiration of the parvenu, the social climber who believes access can be bought.
You are not just paying dues, you are investing in the hope that your children will acquire what Bourdieu called "habitus".
The whole idea of Greek for us non Americans it that it is simply an enterprise sold to middle income americans as a sort of middle-management incubator, a place for those who need a pre-built structure to succeed. Americans have bought into this dream…..
“Conformity is the last refuge of the unimaginitive”
Where do you think the US Greek and other exclusive college club systems originated? That would be similar organizations from Cambridge and Oxford that are alive and well to this day, and are far more based on your heritage.
Exclusive societies at Oxford and Cambridge include Oxford's all-male Bullingdon Club, known for wealthy members and destructive banquets, and the all-male Sphinx club. There are plenty of other exclusive clubs and societies at the two schools.
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