Princeton University to suspend freshmen who join Greek organizations

[Wildwood11]

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But I think you are correct about the issue of “prevailing campus culture”. The more exclusive eating clubs - and its members - who tend to be wealthier, whiter, more athletic, and tending toward fraternity membership - set the tone for the rest of the campus.

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<p>I said the report does NOT purport to describe a “prevailing campus culture”. It only speaks to issues specifically related to Eating clubs, which is only one aspect of campus culture.</p>

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AND there are lots of students apparently who feel somewhat disenfranchised by that prevailing culture, and the university - to its profound credit - is seeking ways to deal with that.

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<p>Where exactly does it draw this conclusion? This is YOUR personal interpretation of the facts which do suggest that the selective clubs are skewed toward white, the Greek-affiliated, and athletes, as well as students from wealthier backgrounds. The possible causes of this have been mentioned previously and are not particular to Princeton. The report does not, however, determine that a significant number of students outside those clubs feel “disenfranchised”.</p>

<p>The university, I believe, would like social organizations to be as diverse and open as possible as part of their educational goals for student interaction, but that does not mean that those who are outside a particular organization are feeling left out.</p>

<p>Again, I cite the example of my daughter who is probably fairly typical of someone who has decided not to join a club, but who is in no way bothered by the system and supports the choices that her friends make.</p>