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Originally posted by neruals83:
Part of being involved in Greek life is drinking A LOT! That won't ever change, and until it does, Greeks will continue to be sterotyped. If we as Greeks know that the "typical sterotype" isn't true, then why get upset. Just look the other way, and don't let it bother you.
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To tell you the truth, I drank more as a non-Greek (while I was underage!) than I do now that I am Greek. I get upset at statements like "part of Greek life is drinking a lot". I don't think it's right to say that it won't ever change, because to my knowledge, steps are already being taken to help combat excess drinking.
It's bad enough that many non-Greeks believe in that stereotype...so I don't think we should. Believing that alcohol is a part of Greek life only supports negative publicity...and that is NOT the way I want to be represented! I take offense to anyone who believes that a big chunk of Greek life is to drink a lot, and I don't believe being passive will help us at all.
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