When was the best time to be a collegiate Greek?

[moe.ron]

for me, nothing before the 70s. Before the 70s, I'd probably won't get a bid.

[AnchorAlumna]

Not the 1970s! I pledged in the 1970s, and chapters were closing left and right. It was the age of the anti-establishment.

I say the best time to be Greek is NOW!!!

[Alumiyum]

My parents would have been Greek in the mid to late 70s, and I have to say the stories my dad tells make it sound pretty tempting. They got away with things we NEVER could now.

[Tulip86]

I definately joined at the right time, since things have changed for the worst fast. Rules are getting stricter every year, students are expected to graduate even faster, and with less assistence in finances and education. Extracurricular activities are getting harder and harder to fit in with course loads.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by 8ff1856

Mid '60s to early '70s when hazing was not a major issue and before risk management costs were out of sight.

Risk management costs weren't an issue then, but hazing was in many places.

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

early 80's.

The government didn't care much about hazing yet, dressed well, cocaine, and good music.

Those of us around then would question "good music". There was some good music, but lots of it was horrendous. Maybe it sounded good if your idea of fun was snorting coke, though.

[BluPhire]

For Phi Beta Sigma, it would mirror what Sen said about Alpha Phi Alpha, between 1950-1969 Civil Rights Movement.

Considering that the roots of our organization immediately went south after founding, to be a member was seen as a badge of honor and that you were serious in promoting the ideas and tenets of the Civil Rights Movement. You can still see the remnants of it today if you tour the south (and I'm not talking the large metros like Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston, that is a given I'm talking even the small towns), though I don't believe it is as deserved now as it was then.