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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am suspect of an 18 year old who states they are not interested in Greek life. What exposure have they had to the Greek system to form that opinion? [/quote]

Their parents? Their siblings? The culture? And there are news stories like this every year. This is just the latest: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-m-fraternity-suspended-pending-investigation-hazing-allegations-rcna233196

I will say the experiences are very different between sororities and fraternities so categorizing it as "Greek Life" as a whole doesn't account for that. Sorority rush is a week of pain but after that the pledges are treated like queens. The fraternity pledgeship, after being invited to parties all summer or first of the year/semester, is hell and sometimes dangerous and a detriment to academics that first year.  My 2 boys both pledged and then dropped after the first few weeks. They knew what they were getting into but it was more of a bait and switch than they wanted to deal with. They are doing great without it and still friends with many of the people they pledged with. I was in a sorority myself so I am not ignorant. [/quote]

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