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Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
Do you think schools should come down on the students with Nazi like restrictions (such as at SDSU) or just say "Look, it's a college. If you don't like it, MOVE!"
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There should be mutual respect.
I was born and reared in a college town. My parents built their home out "near" the college and by the time I came along, the college had expanded to across the street. One block down the street were three fraternity houses.
Since it was a small town, the college was an import part of the community. Most of the local high school students went on to attend the college as had most of their parents. Many joined fraternities and sororities. As such there was a lot of community outreach. And out of that, came mutual respect between "the locals" and the college students.
I think it helped that the Greek houses were all well kept. Many of the members grew up in town and did not want *their* neighborhood to look bad. So all the houses looked great.
As the Greek system expanded, a few chapters begin to build out of town. They were able to have more "loud" parties but for the most part, did not. Again, I think it all came down to mutual respect. Frankly, no house wanted to be known as an "Animal House".
In any case, I don't recall any issues between the town, the college and more specially, the Greeks. Nor do I hear about anything from the members of my family and friends that still live there.
And the same can be said where I went to undergraduate school and graduate school. Both the town and the colleges get along.
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