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DSTS, thats because there is one, but thats not my point....
Heather, politics has everything to do with it (and not necc. on a republican-democrat example, but that is there as well). Similar example, why are most democrats so against guns? Not because they really think gun control makes us that much safer, it doesn't, but because they dislike the demographics of people who like guns (Southern, White, Republican). Similarly, those administrators and faculty who take action against greeks (and there are a huge amount) generally don't know what goes on in greek life, but they know the stereotypes, and those stereotypes go against what they support. As to your point about my labels, I was referring to the major southern universities where greek life is generally thought to be outstanding. For the purpose of my statements, ignore Florida, it is southern only by geography. When you consider the great southern greek schools such as Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, UGA, Texas, Clemson, Washington and Lee, etc... the huge majority of those in white fraternities will be fairly wealthy and very conservative. This will not sit well with academia, but more importantly in contributing to their dislike for fraternities is the fact that they are not inclusive. They generally do not like the fact that there are conscious decisions being made to exclude some people from the fraternity, although that is essential to the functioning of a fraternity. Many in our current society, especially administrators and professors, feel as though students should have their self esteem coddled, and that nobody should face rejection. However, the point of greek life is to join like minded people into a social organization, not to simply create a microcosm of society. People should begin to view greek organizations how they should be viewed, as private clubs.
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