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Originally posted by Taualumna
Do these "issues" generally come from students who are first generation university students or from parents who did not attend a school with a Greek system? I'd assume that if the parents went to say, U of T as well, that they might know something about it, especially since more people were Greek in the past (when did the number of Greeks at U of T drop, anyway?). In terms of "ethnic" students who are first generation Canadian, many of their parents don't even know what fraternities and sororities are. At Thanksgiving dinner this year, a man said that his daughter was living off campus and paying $X. I said that the cost sounded similar to living in a sorority house. He then looked at me funny and asked me what sororities are.
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Well many are yes from the first generation to attend a school with a greek system, or are just first generation of their family to attend university. Having had parents that attended UofT in the past may or may not be a benefit there was quite a bit of negative press and sentiment regarding the greeks back in the 60s, 70s, and even 80s around UofT.... as for when the numbers dropped basically the 60s and 70s... although it was also a continuation of a trend as enrollment increased, but at one time 1/3 of all males were greek at UofT... now it's closer to 1/300 or worse. I have noticed that the vast mahority of students and parents don't know that GLOs exist in Canada... so the first step is letting them know they exist - and then countering the negative preconceptions that they have taken from the media....