Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership

Re:Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership by agjacobson on Friday September 22, 2017 @07:10PM (#15316765)

1. Frats select for lower overall academic ability. Few physics, biochem, ee majors. This bleeds over into their easier major. 2. Frats select for larger physical stature and attractiveness. This deselects for academic performance and strongly selects for business success. 3. Most importantly, there is little artistic, creative, or purely intellectual emphasis here. If a young person is dedicated to "going for the money" at an early age, the results are not surprising.

These advantages, while enduring, are likely to reduce with time, in my opinion.

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Re:Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership by bobthechef on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:54PM (#15317350)

> Frats select for larger physical stature and attractiveness. This deselects for academic performance and strongly selects for business success

Physical stature and attractiveness are negatively correlated with academic performance? Sounds like you're repeating a stereotype. Can you cite evidence of that? (I have come across studies, e.g., Kanazawa 2011, that show significant positive correlation between intelligence and attractiveness. Also, frats are not composed of purely attractive people. That's just Hollywood movie nonsense. I've met plenty of unattractive and rather dull frat members.)

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