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Originally posted by Sverige
I think most Amerikans percieve things differently than the rest of the world. Amerikans, for the most part, are lazy. That said, I can see how joining such an organization would help one through their secondary education and achieve their goal of getting a college education. However, how do you explain those who do not finish college,drop out or take an excessive amount of time to finish school while being in a fraternity. I think it's different for women who join a sorority since they normally are not the ones throwing the huge partys and indulging in long nights. If being in such an organization means you show their values throughout your life, wouldn't it be odd to see it's members with so many problems in their lives? Since that is the case with a number men who do join a fraternity, my question again, why would you want to join?
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I've seen many who were involved in college newspapers, college politics, and other orgs who also did not finish college in four years because of those other commitments - with Greek Life oftentimes it is the same thing, the person becomes very involved (taking an office, etc.) and ends up not paying as much attention to school as he or she should. I think the "graduating in more than four years" problem isn't just having to do with Greek Life - I know many a person who took more than the standard time, and he or she was not Greek at all.
It's something that happens to Greeks and non-Greeks alike. In my chapter, and at my school for that matter, the greatest majority of Greeks finish their degrees in the standard 4 years (or five years for to get their undergrad and masters), and for those who don't, it's not because of Greek Life.
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