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Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
Betarulz, I'm sorry, but how can you turn this into a "they're just targeting us Greeks" incident? There are many times when it does seem Greeks are being targeted, but I think this is a little bigger than that. This behavior is UNACCEPTABLE for anyone, Greek or non-greek, and I think if it were another student organization that has to answer to the university (athletic team, perhaps) that it would be front page news.
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I agree that this was a horrible incident for anyone to do, and I'm just as disgusted by it as everyone else. However, I truely believe that if another university group were to have commited this act, we would not be seeing it on the front page of USAToday.com...I'm not even sure that this would have made anything more than the campus news at Wake Forest, the local city newspapers at most. Would the individuals have been caught? Probably yes, but I sincerely doubt that the Pre-med club, or an a cappella group, or a club sport team would have found there names sprawled across the website of a National newspaper's website. That difference is what makes this an incident where Greeks are being targeted with more scrutinizing coverage. And that's what's unfair.
I think that the stabbing that occurred at my campus is a good example of the difference in coverage of greek vs non-greek incidents. If it had been fraternity members, the agressors' chapter would more than likely be under some sort of University probation, alumni may desire a membership review for the whole house, and it would be possible for the chapter to be suspended by their nationals.