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Originally posted by RACooper
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....
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The sudden drop in the 60s and 70s must have to do with the "anti-establishment" attitude. The senior school (Grade 7-high school graduation) students at my old school were divided into 8 teams, all based on Greek letters (I think they were as follows: Alpha, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Theta, Kappa, Lambda and Sigma.). However, the Greek letters were retired in the 69-70 (or maybe it was 70-71) school year, and replaced by names of historical figures important to the school.