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The US Greek system is caving in on itself. Obviously this didn’t happen overnight. It baffles my mind how some people choose to ignore the actual reasons why this is happening. It really and truly baffles my mind that people get pissed off about it yet choose not to address the core issues.
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There has been a lot of upheaval surrounding Greek life in recent years. There is more activism both on and off college campuses in regard to a wide range of issues, and social media is clearly an unstoppable force, and all of this has resulted in questions aimed at Greek life, from both members and non-members: what are we doing to fix known issues, and is our entire system sustainable in the long term?
To list just a few of these issues that our organizations have had to address, perhaps now more than ever before:
Diversity & Inclusion (POC, transgender, non-binary, etc.)
Exclusivity
Expense
Hazing
Binge drinking
Sexual assault
etc.
What do you think is the biggest threat to the Greek system, and why? Can it be changed? Why or why not? SHOULD anything be changed? Who should be making the changes (the larger blanket organizations, individual fraternities and/or sororities, individual chapters)? What can we all do better? Do you feel there are forces of change being pushed on us from inside our organizations or from the outside, or both? Does it make sense to "ignore the haters" in order to survive or make meaningful changes to adjust to the times?
What say you, members of Greekchat?
Here are just a handful of articles for thought, but the conversation can go anywhere.
How Greek life is destroying itself
https://www.newsrecord.org/opinion/o...caf3aacab.html
Greek life is at a crossroads on some campuses, with fraternity and sorority membership decreasing
https://www.inquirer.com/education/f...-20191024.html
The War on Frats
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/s...at-racism.html
Tragedies Highlight Dark Side of Greek Life
https://www.voanews.com/a/student-un...e/6204177.html
NEU SpeakOut highlights a culture of sexual assault within Greek life
https://huntnewsnu.com/66138/campus/...in-greek-life/
Guest Editorial: How Abolish Greek Life gets it wrong
https://vanderbilthustler.com/33363/...gets-it-wrong/
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