Ooooh, that is WRONG!!! No matter what type of school it is, its size, its gender mix, its you-name-it, if there's Greek Life present on campus, it shouldn't be spoken badly about, by anybody -- especially not a dean!!!
I've always been under the impression that Deans and other administrators at schools and everywhere else are supposed to be supportive, reasonable, and generally good people. By telling freshmen that they shouldn't go through Recruitment because of the time commitment, he/she's not being supportive at all; it actually suggests that the Dean believes that the students attending that institution are actually
incapable of balancing their time.
Greek Life, as we all know full well, is an amazing way to broaden your horizons. I'm a music major in a conservatory of music (also part of a small liberal arts school; I thank God it is!), so I know how closed-minded a lot of people in the arts can be -- so it really is a good breath of fresh air when you get together with your own peers and just take a small break from the world, even just for an hour or so! ... Sounds like your dear Dean didn't do that enough when he/she was in college!
