Fraternity Danger at UMD

[Anonymous]

Greek life should be abolished. It is elitist and unhealthy. Drinking yourself into a coma is not cool. I thought gen Z was less interested partying compared to the lunatics in Gen X?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Greek life should be abolished. It is elitist and unhealthy. Drinking yourself into a coma is not cool. I thought gen Z was less interested partying compared to the lunatics in Gen X?

I didn’t think it was elitism or unhealthy when my chapter had us visit a local poor school to read to the second graders on a rotating basis, but I appreciate your sexism and judgement.

You must be watching too much Netflix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I told you stories about my time on Rugby Road in the early 90s, I can absolutely promise you would never send your kid to UVA.

I spent time on rugby Road in the early 90s. I’m sure there were some stories. But I don’t have any like that to tell.
Well, the one story is how one of my sorority sisters met her also-Greek boyfriend at our Bidnight mixer. I think they just celebrated their 20 something wedding anniversary.

Sorority and fraternity life can be what you make it. At any school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I told you stories about my time on Rugby Road in the early 90s, I can absolutely promise you would never send your kid to UVA.

I spent time on rugby Road in the early 90s. I’m sure there were some stories. But I don’t have any like that to tell.
Well, the one story is how one of my sorority sisters met her also-Greek boyfriend at our Bidnight mixer. I think they just celebrated their 20 something wedding anniversary.

Sorority and fraternity life can be what you make it. At any school.

True. And UVA is only 30% greek, 70% of the students, live and thrive, like my kid, and never once went into a frat or sorority house or a party. It is what YOUR student makes of the experience

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I told you stories about my time on Rugby Road in the early 90s, I can absolutely promise you would never send your kid to UVA.

Sorority and fraternity life can be what you make it. At any school.

This

I met some awesome people in my sorority. And then I met sisters from other colleges through local alum events who have also become good friends.

That said, hazing shouldn’t be tolerated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Greek life should be abolished. It is elitist and unhealthy. Drinking yourself into a coma is not cool. I thought gen Z was less interested partying compared to the lunatics in Gen X?

Still bitter over not getting a bid, I take it. Don't worry, geed, I'm sure your dorm movie nights with your two friends were fun.

[Anonymous]

What I have heard is that there were a couple of questionable hazing incidents, they Greek leaders were all gathered together and were told to knock it off or else, and then there was one that really crossed the line. I head it involved laxatives and locking pledges in a room with one toilet. Danger to health. On investigating reports of THAT incident they heard of other incidents involving different frats and so they just said allright everyone out of the pool until we fully investigate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Greek life should be abolished. It is elitist and unhealthy. Drinking yourself into a coma is not cool. I thought gen Z was less interested partying compared to the lunatics in Gen X?

I didn’t think it was elitism or unhealthy when my chapter had us visit a local poor school to read to the second graders on a rotating basis, but I appreciate your sexism and judgement.

You must be watching too much Netflix.

The fees alone are "elitism"

You are an idiot.

Buying friends is as well.

Big whoop you went to do some volunteer work where you didn't even get your hands dirty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Greek life should be abolished. It is elitist and unhealthy. Drinking yourself into a coma is not cool. I thought gen Z was less interested partying compared to the lunatics in Gen X?

I didn’t think it was elitism or unhealthy when my chapter had us visit a local poor school to read to the second graders on a rotating basis, but I appreciate your sexism and judgement.

You must be watching too much Netflix.

The fees alone are "elitism"

You are an idiot.

Buying friends is as well.

Big whoop you went to do some volunteer work where you didn't even get your hands dirty.

You are very closed minded and don’t come across very well with your over the top anger.

So you don’t pay any activities or clubs? The fees go to pay for social events, house dinners, house upkeep, sisterhood events etc. To keep saying “paying for friends” just makes you sound clueless. Also they offer scholarships if it’s out of financial reach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Greek life should be abolished. It is elitist and unhealthy. Drinking yourself into a coma is not cool. I thought gen Z was less interested partying compared to the lunatics in Gen X?

I didn’t think it was elitism or unhealthy when my chapter had us visit a local poor school to read to the second graders on a rotating basis, but I appreciate your sexism and judgement.

You must be watching too much Netflix.

The fees alone are "elitism"

You are an idiot.

Buying friends is as well.

Big whoop you went to do some volunteer work where you didn't even get your hands dirty.

You are very closed minded and don’t come across very well with your over the top anger.

So you don’t pay any activities or clubs? The fees go to pay for social events, house dinners, house upkeep, sisterhood events etc. To keep saying “paying for friends” just makes you sound clueless. Also they offer scholarships if it’s out of financial reach.

Of course they are closed minded. My sorority had no membership fee and very modest monthly payments. The house was self-sustaining and even had money in the bank after the house was paid off. And we also did good works and invited in nonmember weekly to our meetings. Was it a mistake for me? Yes, being president makes you the object of endless criticism. Women can be the worst! But would I deny it to someone else who wanted to participate? Of course not. College and joining a Greek house is what you make of it. Use good judgment. And shading should be abolished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I have heard is that there were a couple of questionable hazing incidents, they Greek leaders were all gathered together and were told to knock it off or else, and then there was one that really crossed the line. I head it involved laxatives and locking pledges in a room with one toilet. Danger to health. On investigating reports of THAT incident they heard of other incidents involving different frats and so they just said allright everyone out of the pool until we fully investigate.

Yep. Pools and laxatives don’t mix.

Toga! Toga!

[Anonymous]

Greek life teaches you how to associate with successful people. I didn’t say the smartest people, but successful people. To be successful you need to work well with others and be someone other people like to hang out with. It might be golfing with clients or inviting them to watch the Ravens in your firm’s luxury suite. But I can guarantee you the geed who studies all the time and is no fun, well, that geed ain’t gonna make it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I told you stories about my time on Rugby Road in the early 90s, I can absolutely promise you would never send your kid to UVA.

My friend ran into a guy she went to UVA with, when we were in our early 20’s and the first the out of her mouth was “I haven’t seen you since the night you ran through the fire”. I kid you not,

[Anonymous]

College needs to be on line. The cost is way too high for on campus life with helicopter parents, no Greek life, alchohol shunning, speech police.. it’s no longer providing the other half of growing up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's high time that we allow under-21 college students to enter bars/clubs and purchase alcohol on their own.

The only reason college men join frats is for a drinking and access to women. The only reason college women attend fraternity parties is for drinking and partying.

Let adults enter bars/clubs like the adults that they are, and enjoy their youth without signing up for hazing and date rape. Not to forget binge drinking.

I actually actree with you that 18 should be the drinking age. But, I don’t think it’s the solution you imagine it to be. I’m only enough to remember when the drinking age was 18, and frats were still all about booze and babes. See also, the movie Animal House.

Great movie. People were happier, had more fun and great memories. Got wiser quicker and more mentally resilient.

The mentally ill liberals need to be stuffed back into the locker and man up.