College Brothers Wake Up

[enlightenment06]

I agree that there is a problem when control of a COLLEGE fraternity is getting away from COLLEGE brothers. The main ingredient of collegiate greek organizations is the undergraduate experience. Otherwise what's the point? Alpha Phi Alpha can claim to be the first because we are the first COLLEGIATE fraternity founded for Black men. You join in college and it lasts for life. When we get away from the undergraduate experience we lose our way, and that is what I think has happened to collegiate greek organizations. I think alot of college students don't feel that the organization is tangibly theirs, and they have as much ownership in it as they usually do. Instead of fostering and enriching the undergrad experience, older members always talk about "don't haze, don't drink, don't get the organization in trouble, liability, libiality, liability." While these are good intentions, it makes older members sound like extra mommies and daddies, which of course turn college members off, and they do their own thing anyway. Of course, some college members are just lazy, as are some alumni. I think if more focus were put on enriching the undergrad experience instead of "don't be the next lawsuit," alot of problems would start to be solved. But that's just my .06 cents.