Back in the 80s, my dad tried to get me to pledge to his old fraternity. He made me visit their house one day. Could not get away from there fast enough. The Greek life at that time (and it appears still) was all about parties and sex and being as obnoxious to the rest of the campus as possible. I actually wanted to study. The only fraternity I belong to is a professional one.
My house had a decent mix of engineering and performing arts majors. We typically were above the average GPA for the school as a whole. As treasurer, I had to learn how to manage a meal plan for 80 people, deal with vendors, payroll for a part time cook, taxes and all kinds of financial planning. Quite educational for a 20 year old.
Our oldest came home for break his freshman year & informed us that he had pledged a fraternity. One of his younger brothers asked “What’s a fraternity?” Answered Dear Old Dad, “A gang”.
Whenever #1 Son starts in as to how wonderful “Greek” life is, I ask “And what percentage of your felony arrests have been fraternity-related?” (The answer, of course, is “100%”; they were seen stuffing a pledge into a car trunk & booked for kidnapping; only reason they got off is one of their members was the son of the state’s biggest billboard lawyer.)
I lived across the street from a fraternity house just after “in loco parentis” was struck down in California and frat houses were allowed to serve alcohol. I would wake up to find cheap wine literally flowing in the gutters as they emptied their kegs.
Any unsupervised group of young people from military cadets to college fraternities eventually goes “Lord of the Flies” and has to be reset.
wjones over 2 years ago
OK, way not?
eromlig over 2 years ago
Oh, he’ll be a student — just not of anything they’re paying tuition for.
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
It’ll be just like in the movies. (Only stupider.)
cdward over 2 years ago
Back in the 80s, my dad tried to get me to pledge to his old fraternity. He made me visit their house one day. Could not get away from there fast enough. The Greek life at that time (and it appears still) was all about parties and sex and being as obnoxious to the rest of the campus as possible. I actually wanted to study. The only fraternity I belong to is a professional one.
Lotus over 2 years ago
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Jeffin Premium Member over 2 years ago
What’s Greek for catch 22?
Brian Fink over 2 years ago
My house had a decent mix of engineering and performing arts majors. We typically were above the average GPA for the school as a whole. As treasurer, I had to learn how to manage a meal plan for 80 people, deal with vendors, payroll for a part time cook, taxes and all kinds of financial planning. Quite educational for a 20 year old.
944im Premium Member over 2 years ago
something about where they train drunken idiots who strive for upper management positions..
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
Never had that college experience as I was working full time through school while raising a family. It might have been fun though…..
WCraft Premium Member over 2 years ago
“Boom” goes the dynamite!
Cozmik Cowboy over 2 years ago
Our oldest came home for break his freshman year & informed us that he had pledged a fraternity. One of his younger brothers asked “What’s a fraternity?” Answered Dear Old Dad, “A gang”.
Whenever #1 Son starts in as to how wonderful “Greek” life is, I ask “And what percentage of your felony arrests have been fraternity-related?” (The answer, of course, is “100%”; they were seen stuffing a pledge into a car trunk & booked for kidnapping; only reason they got off is one of their members was the son of the state’s biggest billboard lawyer.)
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
I lived across the street from a fraternity house just after “in loco parentis” was struck down in California and frat houses were allowed to serve alcohol. I would wake up to find cheap wine literally flowing in the gutters as they emptied their kegs.
Any unsupervised group of young people from military cadets to college fraternities eventually goes “Lord of the Flies” and has to be reset.