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Originally posted by AKA_Monet:
Can someone explain to be what the author meant by modifying the greek system so badly that the organizations will be unrecognizable? I did not get the main point.
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Seems to me they were referring to reforms like:
* making single-sex fraternities/sororities become coed
* restricting/eliminating greek's freedom to have social activities
* limiting the activities of greeks to just academic and philanthropic activities
* prohibiting fraternity/sorority houses or severely limiting who can live there
IMHO, these kind of reforms ignore one of the basic tenets of being Greek: the social benefits. Clearly we are very proud of the philanthropies we do and (at least in my experience) being Greek can strengthen your academic life (at my school Greeks ALWAYS had higher GPAs than non-Greeks).
However, the major benefit we all talk about when we say why we love our organizations is the Sisterhood and Brotherhood!
I treasure my memories from my college experience in Alpha Xi Delta not because our philanthropy raised a lot of money (It did! We won awards from Nationals!) or I was academically enriched (my Big Sister was instrumental in helping me find a major and later apply to law school). I treasure them because my sisters ROCKED MY WORLD!
I couldn't have asked for better friends. There for me in thick and thin, pick your favorite Hallmark card slogan! This sisterhood that I found probably wouldn't have existed without the so-called "selective" environment, only females, having a chapter house to live and gather together in, the fun social activities, the date functions, the trips, preparing for rush, getting ready for formals, chatting about nothing at all for hours in the middle of the night, and on and on!
We had a slogan on our bid day shirts one year: "Sisters by Chance, Friends by Choice." There is something about the traditional Greek environment that nutures that level of friendship.
...stepping off the soapbox...
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