Tiers in The SEC

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

now are these the kind of guys that party hard and also are upstanding members of the college community, or the type that know they are in the best fraternity on campus and are just drugged out and arrogant.

I mean no disrespect, but i definately ran into both types of "top tier" houses, you know what i mean.

Drugs are present in fraternities to the same extent they are present in the general population- being a user or non-user in and of itself should not inform your decision for the most part. At Georgia there are some houses known for marijuana use- which I find rather low class- but aside from avoiding houses like that where most people are pot smokers, I would not get too worried about the drug question.

FIJI is a top house at both Georgia and Texas and it would be greatly to your credit to be a member if that is your destiny.

[Lucky SC]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

Drugs are present in fraternities to the same extent they are present in the general population- being a user or non-user in and of itself should not inform your decision for the most part. At Georgia there are some houses known for marijuana use- which I find rather low class- but aside from avoiding houses like that where most people are pot smokers, I would not get too worried about the drug question.

FIJI is a top house at both Georgia and Texas and it would be greatly to your credit to be a member if that is your destiny.

well i almost expect marijuana to be present either in the open or behind closed door in any fraternity these days, really just the way it is. But you would be surprised at how openly cocaine is present these days.

I don't like to associate with something known for being a "coke fraternity". Because i def know of a couple of those types on dif campuses

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

well i almost expect marijuana to be present either in the open or behind closed door in any fraternity these days, really just the way it is. But you would be surprised at how openly cocaine is present these days.

I don't like to associate with something known for being a "coke fraternity". Because i def know of a couple of those types on dif campuses

100% best statement on the matter I have seen. It is true to my experience at W&L at least.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

100% best statement on the matter I have seen. It is true to my experience at W&L at least.

Same goes for Brown. I would say that at the fraternity level, marijuana was pretty standard. Coke was becoming pretty standard back in '03, so I can't imagine what it's like now.

[Lucky SC]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Same goes for Brown. I would say that at the fraternity level, marijuana was pretty standard. Coke was becoming pretty standard back in '03, so I can't imagine what it's like now.

exactly, it seems to me the more "presitge" a fraternity has for being a member of it or the more popular it is with the girls, the more harder drugs like acid and coke and all types of pills are present. I don't know why the two would be linked at all, but thats really how it is these days. Theres def a trend at USC, and so i hear at UGA or Bama.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

well i almost expect marijuana to be present either in the open or behind closed door in any fraternity these days, really just the way it is. But you would be surprised at how openly cocaine is present these days.

I don't like to associate with something known for being a "coke fraternity". Because i def know of a couple of those types on dif campuses

Coke is back.....that's for sure.

[bowsandtoes]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Coke is back.....that's for sure.

Helluva drug

[banditone]

hahah. F yo couch.

exalt to you.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Coke is back.....that's for sure.

This amazes me. Has the price gone down that much?

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This amazes me. Has the price gone down that much?

It's cheap here....but that's just location.

30$ a gram for the high society. Varies regionally though.

[breathesgelatin]

For the people I know who did coke in college, price was no object. Actually that would be an understatement.

The thing about coke use in (and agreed that "top" fraternities are more likely to do certain drugs than others) is that it's not always that apparent to people from the outside that such activities are going on. They can be very well covered up from freshmen and even sophomores in some case. I was surprised to discover this when I hit sophomore/junior year of college and everyone moved off campus. Although when I was in college the "coke" fraternity didn't really appear to suffer much in reputation. Not sure that will last though. A former "top" fraternity became very involved in pill/drug use (as well as multiple other issues, but drug use was the start) and went completely down the gutter--just in my 4 years at W&L. It started with coke, branched to pills, and then just went haywire. The first group I mentioned was only really known for some moderate coke use, and it was the top and remained so all my 4 years though. So I dunno.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This amazes me. Has the price gone down that much?

Not in Fayetteville.

Not that it matters all that much, but 60-80 for a gram is normal here.

Back home, another story...30-40 a gram...

it's back in full swing in the fraternity houses.

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

well i almost expect marijuana to be present either in the open or behind closed door in any fraternity these days, really just the way it is. But you would be surprised at how openly cocaine is present these days.

I don't like to associate with something known for being a "coke fraternity". Because i def know of a couple of those types on dif campuses

Every fraternity has pot smokers, but when I was an active- and to this day- it is not tolerated in our house. You just can't have that.

Cocaine was not really a big thing when I was in college, but seems to be moreso now.

I have never cared for hard drugs, nor even tried any of them. So I am sure things go on that I never knew about. But even then, back in my time I think hard drug use was not a major staple of any fraternity's existence. Sure I knew some, but it seems much more common now.

I could care less if people want to use them discreetly or away from my living space- but with the benefit of age and experience I have known too many "fratstars" who thought they could quit when they graduated or at least keep it under control, and were proven fatally wrong. Even if one survives it, a coke habit and all the trappings that come with it can blow through even a pretty good sized trust fund in a hurry.