Frats at IU

truth801
Wed, 11 May 2011 17:47:25 +0000

ElizaB’s information is very on point. Remember “best” is an extremely relative term. Remember its important that you fit in with the guys you are surrounded by and have similar interests. I know people that joined “top tier” fraternities but are miserable because they do not fit into their culture.

With regards to the WSJ article and the Greek system as a whole, there are many underlying issues affecting any Greek house. Drinking and underage drinking goes on in nearly every single house around the country and everyone knows it (the university, the police, and parents), but no one acts unless houses get caught for doing something else wrong.

A note on sexual assault and fraternities:
Sexual assault and crimes occur across campuses across the country. The influence of alcohol obviously affects decision making thus the assertion “fraternity men were found to be “more likely” to commit sexual assault than non-fraternity men” is made due to the party/drinking culture that is often associated with the Greek system. Such a stereotype fails to consider the value-based nature of these organizations and the philanthropic, justice, scholarly and ambitious ideals of many of these groups. Based on their organizational standards, fraternity men are expected to live their life with a higher standard in mind relative to non-fraternity men.

Another issue affecting fraternities are acts of its individual members being linked to the entire organization, related-organizations and all of these organizations’ members. With my experiences, it really is true that about 2% of members are the cause of 98% of problems.