Hating Greek Life??

[preciousjeni]

So, those of us who are Greek around here probably love our orgs and Greek Life in general. But, what's something that irks you about Greek Life. And, I'm talking exclusive to Greek Life. If you also want to help, you could give some possible solutions to your issue(s).

PJ

[Kevin]

OVERcompetitiveness.

I know it's in our nature to try to be the best -- especially when you put so many people that value excellence into the same situation. However, some of us just don't know where to stop when it comes to competition. Sometimes we overemphasize the trivial, and sometimes we resort to unfair means of competition.

So that, if I had to pick a one thing would be it.

[33girl]

NPC's rules are written in a great spirit of "fair play for all" - if they were followed as written, we might not have the amount of troubled chapters and Greek systems thar we do. But they're not. It would be great if they were actually followed on every campus, and if university Greek advisors were tested on the Green Book rules (and required to pass) before they are permitted to hold a position that has anything to do with sorority rush.

[CASIGKAP]

The stupid rivalries. I hear girls talk trash about a rival sorority but no one can actually tell my why they dislike them. I ask for a specific reason as to why they hate XYZ but no one can anwer that. It's like they took someone else's dumb views & attitudes and kept them for themselves.
Then they get annoyed with me when I befriend this same sorority. I just tell them that their prejudice of XYZ sorority is not mine so I refuse to share their view.

[Dionysus]

I wish some (not all, but too many IMO) Greeks didn't look down on people who aren't Greeks. If I'm like in class or something, I've seen Greeks who talk to their RIVALS instead of someone without letters.

[DeltaSigStan]

The fact that the bigger fraternities now look down on the smaller ones. They don't realize that the bigger we all are, the bigger and stronger the greek community is.

Oh, and being in an IFC frat full of laid back down to earth guys who just want to have a good time while all the other frats, full of rich preppy spiled brats with everything handed to them, look down on us because of it.

[Measi]

I hate how some fraternities and sororities will look at others and claim that they're not "real" organizations, simply because they're not one of the large ones (or because the members of the smaller org didn't pursue membership in ABC or XYZ).

All organizations have a founding chapter somewhere-- and that kind of arrogance just gets under my skin.

~ Mel.

[ThetokenCanuck]

What irks me is when locals are looked down upon by the large and international organizations. Locals are just as important as the large organizations and contribute just as much.

We may not have as long of a history and we may not be international but its not the size thats important or how long you have been around-its the values and spirit of your organization. Thats why we join these organizations and why they are important to us.

Where I am from the Greek Community as become less of a community-and this saddens me. Its not only the organization that makes being greek special its also the community that surronds you-that we all understand why being greek is important and valued .

[moe.ron]

Hated how some people kept on thinking that just because we're national or international, we don't have a say on how we run our chapter. The usual "I enjoyed being in xyz because nobody tell us what to do."

[Rudey]

I didn't hate anything. I saw bumps in the road and obstacles - that's all and that's why I am still involved with Greek Life.

-Rudey

[PhiPsiRuss]

I hated that greek life was unable to help me achieve total global domination.

[gogoaphi]

Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
I hated that greek life was unable to help me achieve total global domination.

You obviously didn't join the right group!

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by gogoaphi
You obviously didn't join the right group!

Oh yes I did. We are the one fraternity that acheived the most intense concentration of power in American history, but I am still not King of the World, and I hate that.

[SGill4613]

I hate how the easy way usually beats out the hard way, especially when it comes to philanthropy. We need to be spending hours working with the group, not just donating money. It'd be a big step in reversing the negative view of the greek system.

[KellyB369]

Originally posted by CASIGKAP
The stupid rivalries. I hear girls talk trash about a rival sorority but no one can actually tell my why they dislike them. I ask for a specific reason as to why they hate XYZ but no one can anwer that. It's like they took someone else's dumb views & attitudes and kept them for themselves.
Then they get annoyed with me when I befriend this same sorority. I just tell them that their prejudice of XYZ sorority is not mine so I refuse to share their view.

I agree! We need to be working together to better Greek Life rather than spending all our time disliking and talking badly about other chapters. I always envied the schools where the sororities actually got along and supported each other.
I don't know what the solution to this problem would be. I guess there just needs to be more of an effort on everyone's part to actually get along.