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A lot of current professors/administrators were in college themselves in the 60’s, when the Greek systems was seen as part of “the Establishment” and according to the custom of the day, was just another of the many things that needed to be eliminated. Now even though these men & women have grown up, they hold these same ideas.
A good example is the attempted destruction of the Greek system at Dartmouth. From what I’ve read, the fraternities and sororities have genuinely tried to reform, but nothing seems to be good enough. They could all take the stay sober pledge, do community service 24/7, and have 4.0’s, but the administration and faculty would still want to get rid of them, on the grounds of “elitism.” Never mind that Greek alums give the most money and that 80% of the students (this includes non-Greeks) support the system.
It’s so ironic that people who went around preaching “peace & love” and “freedom” see nothing wrong with socially engineering students or taking away their choices. But at any rate….I think the negative opinions of administration & faculty, stated or implied, have definitely affected the image of Greeks.
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