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Originally posted by 33girl
but bashing people over the head with something doesn't make them listen, it makes their head hurt.
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This is one of the best lines I've heard in this forum for a while.
Plus, S&S and damasa are saying all the things I agree with. Our "reality," as some of you like to say that we (as collegians and new alumnae) need to get a grip on, is the fact that we are losing numbers. You can see it on a spreadsheet or a press release, but we deal with it in the very real--having to answer questions about hazing, alcohol-free housing, and housing issues (like having a sigother sleep over) that can be avoided all together if someone doesn't join the Greek system. Seeing recruitment numbers decline literally before your eyes can demoralize a chapter like you can't even imagine unless you are a member of the chapter (and not part of the advisory board or housing corps). Like a few others have said, Greek Life has become less attractive to today's collegians...and our unrealistic and antiquated views are likely to blame.
We cannot attract the people who could be our biggest help--the intelligent leaders who have a low tolerance for bullshit and hypocrisy--because they see through the dandy act and would rather live in a big house with all of their friends of the same and opposite sex, having wine with dinner.