What makes Greek life "hot" in the south?

[KyleMcGuire1983]

I think the Pacific Coast (WA, OR, CA) has its own cultural weirdness going on. I think I can name maybe three guys in my graduating high school class who went greek in college. It's just not normal out here. Fraternity guys are seen as sleazy, drunk, date rapists, etc. etc. It's really not fair at all but that's life.

I know when I joined I heard a lot "paying for your drunk friends!" comments whereas in the south it might be like "oh you have to carry on your family name, go join what your dad and your daddy's dad were a part of". Honestly I think it's part of that liberal culture outside fo the south that causes anxiety about greeks.