[33girl]

I agree with James 110%.

Greeks' relationships with their national headquarters have gone downhill (overall) as the HQs are forced to be policemen instead of inspirations and sources of help. Same for the school administrations.

Canadian drinking age is an entirely different story - if I'm not mistaken, until recently there was an extra year in high school which meant many students didn't even enter university until they were of age. In the States, depending on when you entered kindergarten, you sometimes don't even turn 21 until the last semester of your senior year. This is also a BIG BIG BIG BIG reason there are issues with senior retention. The seniors all want to go to the bar instead of having alcohol denied to them at a chapter function - and after waiting 21 years, who can blame them?

No, Greek life isn't all about drinking. But this type of prohibition of a group of adults has had the same effect that the Eighteenth Amendment had - it's made criminals out of people who normally would never break the law.