I think we are suffering from the same type of backlash that happened in the 60's and 70's (which parallelled the overall political mood of the country) but on top of that, there's the problem that queequek stated so perfectly:
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Originally posted by queequek
I think it also depends on the modernization. I mean, I feel that more and more freshmans are really individualistic, they don't care about their society and they don't socialize that much anymore. Computer and internet, per say, add into this problem. Look at me, instead of hanging out with my bros now, I sit in front of internet and cruizin' it like non other ...
Back in those old fine days, when all the Playstation 2 and DVDs not the main concern of distraction, men were more depends on how they socialized with other people .. thus the brotherhood bond and all mixed functions with other fraternities/sororities established. Now, instead of knowing people by shaking hands and talk with them, we just sit in front of our computer and chat. They don't need to join GLO to do that!
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I've lost count of how many editorials I've read in student newspapers BEGGING (there is no other word) students to get involved in campus activities, period, not just Greek life. It's like people are getting more and more antisocial, at least the traditional social ways, and they arrive at college like that. I do blame a lot of it on things like the Internet and Playstation. Yes we had video games when I was a teenager, but you had to go to the arcade to play them - it was just as much about socializing and being seen as playing the games. Now I've seen people show up at parties and sit in front of Nintendo the whole time.
I'm not sure if this is temporary and will wear off, or if we're all going to be permanently plugged in - only time will tell.
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