Where Raucous Is the Norm, Bible Study

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Originally Posted by SOM

INDIANAPOLIS — Imagine 475 college students — all members of fraternities and sororities around the country — flooding a hotel for a weekend. Imagine, come Sunday, that not one noise complaint has been lodged, no chairs are broken, no beer stains the carpets and the hotel housekeeper says, “What a nice bunch of kids.” ......
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/us/07greek.html

This is great, and I’m happy for those that are involved in this group who feel like they can share religion with other members of the Greek community.. but this article is terrible. It makes it sound as if all Greeks need to be saved, that we’re all leading a life of sin, and that we need the members of this group to help us see the light.

Why would students who may not drink or believe in sex before marriage, and who read the Bible for recreation, want to join groups often known for hard partying, alcohol and hazing violations, and casual sex? Many said they enjoyed the companionship a house could provide and liked having friends of different or less ardent faiths. But many also said they relished the opportunity to spread the Gospel.
“Our goal is to help students lead a Christian life inside the Greek system, as contradictory as that may sound,” said Eric Holmer, the communications director for Greek InterVarsity.
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The leaders urged members to stay in the thick of Greek social life, rubbing shoulders with the sinners.
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Kurt Skaggs, a junior at Indiana University... said that he tried not to be preachy, but that he was not shy about confronting other professed Christians if they started drinking too much or engaged in casual sex.
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Kaitlyn Boyce, a junior at the University of Cincinnati… said [at parties] she tries “to take care of friends as much as I can, trying to minimize the damage” by, for example, telling a sister she has drunk enough.