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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure, if you want to become the top salesman at the used car lot someday, learning how to chat up unsuspecting customers definitely helps.[/quote]
You sure have a simplistic view of what it takes to thrive at large corporations.

Having good EQ and social skills isn't simply about sales. No matter what kind of team you lead at a company, collaborating with other department heads or fellow C-suiters, building consensus, etc. is usually the only path to promotion (or even keeping your job).[/quote]

Good EQ and social skills are important, but thankfully those can always be learned/improved throughout life. However, once you've missed your chance to get into a good grad/professional school because you pi**ed away your grades doing keg stands at the frat house, those doors are closed forever. And for better or worse, many of the most interesting jobs (curing cancer, etc.) do require highly specialized advanced degrees.[/quote]
But the doors aren't "closed forever" for someone who didn't attend a good grad/professional school. Most of the CEOs and CFOs that I've worked with or encountered didn't, and they make more money than many of us with double Ivy-type degrees who are merely VPs/non-rainmaker Big Law partners/middle management.[/quote]

Just because there are a few former party bros who managed to turn their life around and become the CEO of the biggest regional bottling supply company, that doesn't mean it's good advice for the vast majority of college kids to just blow of academics and be drunk for 4 years straight.[/quote]
Newsflash: Greek life doesn't mean blowing off academic and being drunk for 4 years straight. Maybe that's true for [b]many [/b]fraternity and sorority members, but rest assured that at many top colleges, [b]some [/b][b]"Greek" students can hold their own academically with the so-called nerds or surpass them.[/quote]

Note the "many" and "some" in your own response. So basically fraternities generally impede student success (too much drinking, no focus on academics) even if some members still manage to keep up academically despite being in a frat?[/quote]

I disagree.  No one is going to argue keg parties are a study aid, but being part of a community and having fun is conducive to a healthy outlook and positive orientation, which can help kids stay motivated.[/quote]

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