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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why get rid of greek life?  Let me count the ways...

-Paying for friends is dumb.  And is a way to separate the haves from the have nots (to quote others, a way to "keep out the poors")
-death by alcohol poisoning (usually from pledging or a Greek party)
-rape, sexual assault, etc. and other traumatic misogyny

My kids are both at top colleges (ok, not Stanford level, but still), and both lived in communities within the school.  One lived in a community relative to their major and one another like they all had in common.  Both have made tons of friends.  Sure, there's always anecdotal evidence (both ways), kids who are thriving/making friends and kids who don't.

There is more of a focus nd openess about mental health these days - perhaps that's why we all know someone struggling.  But, there are just as many who are thriving.  This particular essay about the gold old days, let's just say  It Don't Impress Me Much[/quote]

Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article.[/quote]

+1 The article mentioned a lot more than the Greek system.

The PP is correct about one thing, however: anecdotes go both ways. The PP advocates for getting rid of the Greek system. I stand as an example of how the Greek system can help a person. I was severely introverted and depressed at the start of college. A kindhearted friend introduced me to her sorority, and slowly I was brought out of my shell. It was an environment that provided opportunity and challenge. You wouldn’t believe that the person who sang and danced in front of an audience of thousands her senior year was afraid to leave her dorm room just 4 years earlier. Did I encounter bad situations? Yes, but I was also empowered to say no and to stand by my convictions, a skill I’m very glad I have now.

I could have made similar growth in another organization, but this is the way my path led me. I read that article with a bit of dismay. Yes, the author describes something practically dystopian, and I wonder whether it’s a positive change to restrict students’ opportunities in the manner described here. I don’t think it would have served me well. [/quote]

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