Why are fraternities still a thing?

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/west-virginia-university-student-nolan-burch-dies-injuries-school-n248286
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The West Virginia University freshman who was found unconscious and not breathing inside a fraternity house — leading to a suspension of all Greek activities on campus — has died, university officials said Friday afternoon. Nolan Michael Burch, 18, of Williamsville, New York, had been in critical condition in intensive care at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, police and a hospital spokesman said.
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Greek organizations at many U.S. colleges have come under scrutiny in the wake of several deaths and injuries of pledges in the past year:
  • In September, all fraternity activities were suspended at Clemson Universityin South Carolina after 19-year-old Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge Tucker Hipps died during a fraternity run.
  • In July, 19-year-old Pi Kappa Phi pledge Armando Villa of California State University, Northridge, died on a fraternity trip. Sheriff's investigators ruled the death to be hazing-related.
  • In March, 18-year-old Phi Sigma Kappa pledge Marquise Braham of Penn State University committed suicide after what his family claimed was repeated hazing. While not explicitly linking Braham's death to hazing, police opened a criminal investigation, and Penn State suspended the fraternity last month after sealing the results of its own investigation.
  • Last December, 19-year-old Pi Delta Psi pledge Michael Deng of Baruch College in New York died from major head trauma in what police said was a homicide.


 
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They're not all bad. They can be really useful for networking and typically they have higher GPA's and graduation rates than the general student body, and most members find them really fun. Sure there are outliers, but on a while fraternities are benevolent.

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Although you're still paying for friends and allowing yourself to be denigrated and hazed to fit in is pretty demeaning in my opinion.


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they have higher GPA's
That's usually because there's a GPA requirement to be in, right? Obviously if nobody is below a 2.5 GPA, the average isn't dragged down as much.


edit: holy shit why is that so tiny?
Last Edit: November 14, 2014, 01:06:42 PM by Mad Max


 
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they have higher GPA's
That's usually because there's a GPA requirement to be in, right? Obviously if nobody is below a 2.5 GPA, the average isn't dragged down as much.


edit: holy shit why is that so tiny?
Because you made it 3 point font.


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they have higher GPA's
That's usually because there's a GPA requirement to be in, right? Obviously if nobody is below a 2.5 GPA, the average isn't dragged down as much.


edit: holy shit why is that so tiny?
Because you made it 3 point font.
Weird, all I did was copy and paste...


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There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Love life; but take nothing too seriously.
A fraternity is a brotherhood, a lifelong bond between people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life. Anyone who doesn't understand this is someone who could never get into a frat, and it's incredibly stupid to judge fraternities based on isolated accidents.


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>paying to socialize

He deserved it.


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A fraternity is a brotherhood, a lifelong bond between people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life. Anyone who doesn't understand this is someone who could never get into a frat, and it's incredibly stupid to judge fraternities based on isolated accidents.
None of that really answers anything. Just sounds like pro-frat regurgitation.


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There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Love life; but take nothing too seriously.
A fraternity is a brotherhood, a lifelong bond between people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life. Anyone who doesn't understand this is someone who could never get into a frat, and it's incredibly stupid to judge fraternities based on isolated accidents.
None of that really answers anything. Just sounds like pro-frat regurgitation.
It answered everything, you just didn't comprehend it, which is expected since you initially know nothing about frats. People will always want to be part of a brotherhood, bond with people with similar interests, further their career connections, etc. Frats have huge social benefits and can help you in the job market as well.


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A fraternity is a brotherhood, a lifelong bond between people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life. Anyone who doesn't understand this is someone who could never get into a frat, and it's incredibly stupid to judge fraternities based on isolated accidents.
None of that really answers anything. Just sounds like pro-frat regurgitation.
It answered everything, you just didn't comprehend it, which is expected since you initially know nothing about frats.
Are you ever not condescending?


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There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Love life; but take nothing too seriously.
A fraternity is a brotherhood, a lifelong bond between people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life. Anyone who doesn't understand this is someone who could never get into a frat, and it's incredibly stupid to judge fraternities based on isolated accidents.
None of that really answers anything. Just sounds like pro-frat regurgitation.
It answered everything, you just didn't comprehend it, which is expected since you initially know nothing about frats.
Are you ever not condescending?
It wasn't intentional. It was just to preface my point, but it's true you don't know a lot about frats which is why I'm answering the question.


 
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people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life.

So, "Greek life" includes learning to clean a house and taking paddles up the ass? Or just being able to chug a set amount of beers?


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More Community service, Higher Grades, Higher graduation rates, more social, participate in more school functions than the average student.


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Higher Grades, Higher graduation rates
Yeah, that happens when you have GPA requirements and shit. We already addressed this.


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Higher Grades, Higher graduation rates
Yeah, that happens when you have GPA requirements and shit. We already addressed this.

So? Why does it matter the reason?

So frats have a GPA requirement AND they have to participate in greek activities, correct? Isn't that harder than only jerking off in your dorm and going to class?

Tell me again how being a GDI is better than being in a frat?


 
 
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The fact that there's still morons who think that fraternities are even close to "greek" life baffles me.

No one thinks that.

We just call it "greek" life. No one thinks we are from greece. Relax GDI


 
 
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The current titlebar/avatar setup is just normal.
Irish here, what the hell is a "frat"?


 
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There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Love life; but take nothing too seriously.
people who have gone through the same initiation progress and who have learned what it means to live and maintain a Greek life.

So, "Greek life" includes learning to clean a house and taking paddles up the ass? Or just being able to chug a set amount of beers?
It's more than that. Pledges aren't just pawns, they learn the ins and outs of Greek life, they participate in many functions, they give back to the university and local community, and they learn to socialize with absolutely everyone in the fraternity.   


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If I'm not here, I'm doing photography. Or I'm asleep. Or in lockdown. One of those three, anyway.

The current titlebar/avatar setup is just normal.
It's more than that. Pledges aren't just pawns, they learn the ins and outs of Greek life, they participate in many functions, they give back to the university and local community, and they learn to socialize with absolutely everyone in the fraternity.

...but do they break plates?


 
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>buying friends

lmfao

Also the term "Greek Life" is perfect
Athenians were massive faggots


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No one is buying friends. Lets be real here. 90% of Frat dudes were popular in highschool.


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Those aren't frats, those are retards doing stupid shit because of the "bro code hurr durr", modern day frats are a fucking sham compared to real fraternities, where you meet people with connections and make connections with them, it's a method of creating buisness relationships and possible friends for life. if it wasn't for my old frat buddies, I wouldn't be in rally, I'd be working some 9 to 5 desk job and still be an antisocial faggot. they gave me a shot by being my first sponsors in my career, and I would've never met my wife if my buddies didn't introduce us.


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I'm going to try to get into the Freemasons.  That's a real fraternity.


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No one is buying friends. Lets be real here. 90% of Frat dudes were popular in highschool.

Let's be honest, you made up that number. 90% of frat dudes might have THOUGHT they were popular in highschool. Everyone thinks their popular except for like the blatantly antisocial kids