say something good about fraternities, or sororities

I don't want to lose my sweet little sister to the Greeks. I am trying to counter the show's influence by getting her a subscription to Magnet. Let's hope this works.

Tell yer sister to go to UC Santa Cruz, Nory. Wisely, frats and sororities are not allowed there. ;-)

Around here they're usually plastic surgery disasters in waiting with eating disorders. I think I'll pass, thanks.

Ulala, baby

i went to a frat party when i visited whitman. it was fun. it was at sigma chi, i pronounced it "sig-muh chee" which was funny.

This is an incorrect statement.

And eventually you end up at Young Republican parties and you annoy Teeny. And do you really want that?

I'd rather see campus religious orgs disappear before frats/sororities.

T/S: Frat boys passing out cheap beer in Dixie cups vs. Bible-thumpers passing out those little orange New Testaments

campus jesus people = freaks. more so than the arty crowd could ever be.

http://goodmenproject.com/2010/10/15/in-yale-fraternity-pledging-rape-is-laughing-matter/

smdh

something nice about frat dudes: they can be pretty chill. for example: last halloween in chapel hill, an angry drunk dude stabbed a guy who wouldn't let him into a frat party, then ran away, went to chill at a different frat party, eventually bragged to people at the second party about stabbing someone at the first party, then went inside their frat house and passed out on one of their beds -- which they were apparently cool with

some of the best parties i went to in college were at a co-ed frat in chapel hill - a bunch of freaks and weirdos, 90% queer, 100% fun

I've met a lot of guys in law school that were in frats and seem like really nice guys and don't fit the stereotype I had. I think maybe some just went to schools where it was the norm to be in a frat.

a bunch of sexy dudes in that photo too

i was in a frat - it was right across from the music dept where i worked, and it had a real kitchen.

Man I have heard so many jokes like that in the Yale link, I guess I should be more depressed that my reaction was like, 'yeah that sounds like things people say' rather than requiring a cold compress or something.

fwiw DKE has always had the rep of being the bro-iest aggro dude frat on campus (pretty sure both bushes were DKE members)

^^ i think they got banned from Brown

had a roommate who was in a sorority, she was really sweet, cool person

knew a guy who was in a fraternity at william and mary, but it was one of those weird "alternative" fraternities or something. anyhow, he was great.

i guess these tards do it partly in the hope they'll get a rise out of bloggahs

know nothing of frats. went to a hippie school that forbade such things. my only experience with involved attending the graduation of two family members @ dartmouth. spent the night wandering around from frat party to frat party. remember basements literally awash in beer & puke, people passed out in bushes, on lawns & sofas, everywhere. plus tons of drunk people making crazy right & left. (it was kinda late, i should note, before i started my rounds, so i'm sure i saw only the dregs of entertainment). would grab a bottle from one house and swig my way to next, where i'd switch it out for something else. had a good time, people seemed cool, if trashed.

oh shit this guy is my hero

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/college/a16154171/new-bill-could-ban-greek-life-in-tennessee/

Dani Weatherford, Executive Director of the National Panhellenic Conference
“From leading programs to combat sexual violence to volunteering as mentors to empower future female leaders, sorority women are consistently among the most active members of our campus communities. They’re committed students at the forefront of some of the most pressing challenges facing women today. This disappointing and short-sighted piece of legislation not only attacks basic student rights, but turns a blind eye to the contributions made by more than 10,000 sorority women on 16 campuses and by thousands of sorority alumnae in countless communities across the Volunteer State."

how much of their dues pay your salary

Francisco Lugo, President of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
"Our organizations provide a powerful experience for underrepresented students on campuses. Allowing this legislation to move forward would greatly impact the ability for state schools to continue to provide a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment on their campuses."

your students are underrepresented in no small part because the other greek societies won't let latinos in. keeps you in a job though, right?

Vigor Lam, Vice Chair of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association
“NAPA believes in the mission and values of our association and the fraternal experience. With the past 2016 House bill proposing to divert UT’s diversity funding, our organizations are more important than ever to advocate for and to be a strong voice for the Asian American identity and issues, as well as the fraternity and sorority experience."

oh, so without dues-collecting selective social clubs to enforce fucked up norms, diversity is at risk. got it.

Victoria Valdez, President of the National Multicultural Greek Council
“Multicultural fraternities and sororities like those in the National Multicultural Greek Council are integral to the lives of the students who find safety and community in their organizations, particularly those who face the daily trauma of existing as students of color or other underrepresented communities. We stand firmly against hazing, but believe banning Greek-letter organizations and their activities will hurt those students who are committed to the promotion of multiculturalism, scholarship, leadership, diversity, and advocating for justice on their campus and in their communities. It would also push hazing and other dangerous behaviors underground, potentially harming those it seeks to protect."

god forbid hazing be pushed underground, where the ER visits will become harder to spot

Judson Horras, President & CEO of the North-American Interfraternity Conference
“The way to bring out the best in young men is to utilize brotherhood to mentor, inspire, and hold them accountable to shared standards—not to limit their basic constitutional rights. Fraternities acknowledge the challenges in college communities and remain committed to working with our trusted higher education partners in Tennessee to improve campus culture."

Fuck you.

Lynda Wiley, Executive Director of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors
“Prohibiting public universities from recognizing fraternities and sororities does a huge disservice to the overwhelming number of students that have a positive membership experience. Doing so does not solve systemic problems of alcohol abuse, sexual assault or hazing that occur within the college community or broader society. On the contrary, strong university recognition, which includes employing trained professionals that work with fraternities and sororities, is key in educating students and preventing problems from occurring in the first place."

Yes let's pay some trained professionals to deal especially with the clubs you get paid to represent, that's how to solve this. Maybe their salaries can come out of the dues too!

ban them

freedom to associate means you can't

find another way - cf article I linked seven months ago

Greek societies are completely irredeemable

hey

“But what about Poopa Hega, the honors society for chicken phlebotomists”

GET A NEW NAME