<p>When I was on campus, the point of being greek was being exclusive. Maybe greeks filled student leadership positions, I don’t know, but I do know that they didn’t lead me. Their visible priorities consisted of impressing each other and everyone else by the most superficial of measures: the prettiest girls, the most sought-after star athletes, the drunkest parties. They mingled with non-greeks only when necessary, primarily in classrooms, and showed no interest in involving themselves with anyone else except to parade their supposed superiority over every other form of campus life. As Cuse0507 acknowleges, this silly status-consciousness and snobbery which is honed to a fine point in college continues long after:</p>
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<p>The greek system is an anachronism. I am glad that my D is going to a college that doesn’t have it.</p>