<p>Ah, the good old argument about fraternities. I’d have to say: it’s kind of like college life in general where only the people inside it see the real point.</p>
<p>If you go ask a working class person about elite colleges, they’ll probably say that you’re wasting four years of time and 10 yr worth of money when you could have gone to CC (or random StateU) for much cheaper and still get a degree. What they don’t understand is the networking and value of experience that comes with it.</p>
<p>On the outside, Greek life looks like partying and paying for friends, but it’s hard to get across to people who aren’t in the system exact benefits of brotherhood and why it’s not possible to get equivalent friendships without the fees / pledging. Personally speaking, whwen I joined a fraternity, I took a dive knowing that I could depledge if it really wasn’t for me.</p>