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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is it with supposedly elite colleges trying to model their campus life after a children's book series? I can't imagine most college kids, at least the cool ones, thinking that such a system is anything other than lame. If you're picturing a bunch of kids running around campus repping their "house," then unless it's a total geek school, your perception is likely way off. Things were so much simpler in my day when the freshmen all got thrown into random dorms with random roommates and then the cool ones joined frats. The attempt by college administrators to reclaim control over the social climate is just another symptom (or perhaps a cause) of the never-ending adolescence being manifested by this generation.[/quote]

Tons of colleges have houses that predate Harry Potter by decades. Even my school's half assed version has hoses going back to the 80s as an alternative to the greek system [/quote]

I didn't realize that. My school's alternative to the greek system was just called "being a nerd" (or, alternatively, "not getting laid"). I also don't remember campus tour guides doing the thing they all do now where they try to downplay the percentage of students in frats and sororities so as not to scare away all the helicopter parents who are afraid of greek life. Like I said, this generation is a different animal - one that takes way too long to wean off its mommy.[/quote]

So instead of houses you like fraternities. Got it: "Don't worry, over-indulged kids who are afraid to leave home and make friends on your own, we're going to give you a ready-made family on campus, just like those frat boys from "Animal House" had.[/quote]

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