But without the “us vs. them” culture, resulting in some feeling obligated to (at minimum) look away when a “brother” engages in something questionable?
Everytime I read about the occasional deadly initiation outcome, progressing/escalating over many hours, I ask myself how likely the same could have happened in a regular dorm, or a regular student apartment building, without someone “unaffiliated” having stepped in and calling BS on it.
Or how likely the Greek victim would have felt that “stepping away” was actually a reasonable option, if it was just a rowdy party between regular peers on a level playing field.
I suspect that Greek “culture” adds another facet that is notably absent from regular wild parties, that potentially can result in a much different outcome.