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Originally posted by kddani
Whether you intended to give the impression or not, lots of posts that i've read on here (not just by you, but also by Coramor and others) give me a really bad impression of WVU's greek life. Even if the majority of greeks don't do coke, it sure sounds like a good number do. It seems that until someone gets hurt and it makes big news, campuses and greek systems will turn a blind eye, especially at a traditional party school.
And it seems that members of greek life at WVU don't seem to want to change it, either. We're not talking about underage drinking or smoking a little weed here.... we're talking hard core drug use...
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I agree with people turning a blind eye to the drug problems here at WVU, but I think the reason a lot of people do is because they wouldn't know where to begin. Several times each semester we have presenters come in to talk about common issues that greeks and non-greeks face in college like drug usage, alcohol poisoning, promiscuity, stuff like that. And while everyone listens, I don't think it hits home. It pretty much has the same effect it had on everyone back in high school during drug assemblies: if you don't do it already, you still won't, and if you do drugs, you continue.
If one of my close friends did coke, I would definitely try to talk to them about it and encourage them to get help, but other than that, I would probably let it be. The last thing I want is for one of my friends to hurt themselves, but ultimately I can't control their actions. They know what they're doing is wrong, it's up to them to stop.
I don't think this should portray a negative view on WVU's greek system. Being a part of it, it's definitely the best experience I've had in college and I know many people who would say the same. I'm sure cocaine and other heavy drug usage is very prominent in some chapters here, and not so prominent or even non-existent in others. I don't think the students here that aren't greek view us all as coked up.