Re:Stanford's War on Social Life
by dangus on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @10:15AM
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When I went to school, I did plenty of "creative" things without the need for the Greek system.
If normal students were getting into juvenile, weird shit, the frat houses and sororities were turning those activities up to 11 and sprinkling in group coercion dynamics.
As I mentioned in my other comment, the author of the article didn't really stop to consider whether any of this stuff that was squeezed out by the bureaucracy was actually beneficial. Do most students even prefer a campus where frat boys set their houses on fire? What about the person living next door?
When I was in school, Greek life seemed weird and excessive. I bet a lot of students on campus feel that way.
If normal students were getting into juvenile, weird shit, the frat houses and sororities were turning those activities up to 11 and sprinkling in group coercion dynamics.
As I mentioned in my other comment, the author of the article didn't really stop to consider whether any of this stuff that was squeezed out by the bureaucracy was actually beneficial. Do most students even prefer a campus where frat boys set their houses on fire? What about the person living next door?
When I was in school, Greek life seemed weird and excessive. I bet a lot of students on campus feel that way.