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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only people here who sound triggered are the Greek boosters. The people who are passing on it - even when the parents were in houses themselves - sound pretty rational.

It really is okay for other people to have other opinions. It won't stop your kid from joining a frat[/quote]

Yeah, this is what I’m reading too. I’m personally most interested the perspectives of people who experienced Greek life (each being n=1, of course, within a system that offers a wide range of experiences), and today reflect on their experience with a different perspective.

I can see that Greek life can offer something appealing and meaningful to young people, especially in a fractured world where isolation is more the norm than it used to be. If either of my kids had wanted to rush, I’d be open. I’d have a serious talk about costs and social pressures, but I’d be open. But one chose a school without Greek life, the other seems totally uninterested in rushing and didn’t even go to the Greek fair. I guess I feel about Greek life the way I feel about cruise vacations or golf or gaming: glad you like it, I can intellectually see why it might appeal, I can hold those potential upsides with what people are saying about potential downsides, but in the end I never felt the pull myself. [/quote]

Agree. It really is ok to like it or not like it. [/quote]

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