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Originally Posted by GreekOne
Could not agree with you more. I wish more fraternity men understood this. Unfortunately, the fraternities extend the invitations and therefore hold the cards. If the invitation is never extended, the sorority women have no way to help these young men come to realize what you did years ago.
Our social system (in the 80s) was as you and others have described. We mixed with absolutely every single chapter on campus. There were no artificial barriers established that prevented that. I think the kids today are really missing the boat on this. If the social stigma was removed, the issues with all the dropping, SIPs, etc would follow.
At IU, it is just as bad for the fraternity men. The chapters without houses are labeled as "irrelevant". Yet, I am sure they are enjoying themselves just as much as those living it up on N Jordan.
If only these 18/19 yo collegians could see it through our eyes  |
Not sure where you and PhilTau went to college, but I can assure you that tiers existed well before that site. Tiers were so bad on my campus in the late 80s that top tier women would cross the street on the main sorority row rather than pass by lower tier women. Top tier houses nominated a much less qualified top tier woman to run for Panhel President against a much more qualified lower tier woman because it was unthinkable that a lower tier woman would be Panhel President. (The lower tier woman won and was fantastic.) At one point Panhel insisted on bringing in a new sorority even though there were FIVE chapters that struggled to make quota each year. Rather than working to help those five chapters succeed, they would rather bring in another sorority.
Tiers rarely mixed for parties. Top tier sororities partied with top tier fraternities. Middle tier sororities partied with middle tier fraternities. And lower tier sororities partied with lower tier fraternities.
And I can tell you by reading about my campus on that site that nothing has changed.
I just thank God I was Greek before smart phones. social media, and all the rest.