Greek Life And Its Impacts On Women

The Iliad uncovers the truth behind what Greeks believed to be the role of women in society. The Greek goddesses and the mortal women represent two sides that women had in society. The Greek goddesses held power over the war, whereas, the mortal women are there as prizes or timé. Aphrodite is the prime example of a goddess who held a lot of power, mainly by using manipulation, in the Trojan War. Helen represents the quintessential idea of a woman representing timé. These two portrayals of women in Greek society depict how people recognized women’s role in society, with Aphrodite representing a woman with power as a manipulative goddess and Helen representing a woman who was merely timé, a prize to be obtained.

One in ten American students attending a college or university will join a Greek organization during their academic enrollment.1 While Greek affiliations only constitute an average of 8.5 percent of American college students, Greek social organizations produce a disproportionately large percentage of leadership representatives in prominent and influential positions of business, politics, and legal sector authority.2 As more Greeks advance to positions in the top echelons of society, the domination of these elite realms creates a desire to understand the inherent nature of fraternity and sorority culture. Greek organizations are noted as the training grounds that bolster traditional, and potentially harmful definitions of gender and sexuality as well as promote the pursuit of power and prestige within its members.3 In Inside Greek U: Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of

This nonfiction selection demonstrated and gave an abundance of information on the women of Ancient Greece. The treatment of women at the time varied. I found it engrossing and informative. In the book, it describes how women and men contrasted as well.

In ancient Greek society women were valued in one form or another, although this varied from one region to another. Throughout time women in Greece held many different roles. They were wives, prizes to be won, mothers, daughters, etc. Since there is little historical documentation from this time period we must analyze authors such as Hesiod, Homer, Plutarch, and Sappho as primary sources.

In the 2001 Reese Witherspoon classic Legally Blonde, Elle Woods, a typical blonde sorority girl, declares “Everybody likes me”! This mindset follows sororities and fraternities as they typically occupy the top of the class structure in colleges everywhere, simultaneously mirroring the American class structure. White, upper class men and women take to greek life in order to fraternize with people like them, or their “brothers and sisters”. The University of Richmond simultaneously incorporates this concept, as greek life students are more revered and typically more sociable, and ‘popular’ than non-affiliated students. The class structure in college campuses, revolving around greek life, simulates that of the outside world, and places rich, white students into the elitist “upper class” of college life.

Women have always faced subjugation despite being praised as powerful warriors in charge of their sexuality in legends. These women were considered only one step away from nature, meaning that they needed to be controlled in order to be the ideal woman. In ancient Greece many philosophers began the paradigm known by modern historians as the polarity argument, or the distinction between European women and men through time. Their sexuality, mental strength, and moral character were all scrutinized. This argument provided the necessary background to continue to subjugate women in the period of the Greeks all the way to the Renaissance. Polarity distinctions gave men a negative mental grid on which to judge women around them.

Considering the fact that fraternities are gendered organizations, specific Greek affiliations and gender become the sole and defining aspects of their self-identities (DeStantis 20). Since many students do self-identify first by their gender and then by their Greek affiliation, it becomes very troublesome when someone's defining characteristics are limited to two facets of identity.

Art and sculptures have been created since the beginning of mankind in order to express themselves and demonstrate human potential. From simple carvings on a rock walls to magnificent works of art, such as the sixteenth chapel, art has continued to progress throughout time and it continues to progresses even further. There are many different types of art to depict different things the artist wants to transfer to his viewers if not created for himself. Since works of art are made to express aspects within life, it creates symbolics meanings the vary on the message the artist wants to give out. Besides symbolic meanings, a work of art can notify the viewer of the history during the time period it was created, roles within society, the way people lived during the time it was made, how society functioned, what they believed in, and many more things about life that are uncountable. Women were among one of the things artist painted and sculpted about. They did this and continue to do this in order to show what women meant to people during that time. Comparing an old painting with a contemporary painting we can see how some aspects, techniques, and styles within the art have changed and how women 's roles have become different in society over the course of time. We can also see what artistic aspects, techniques, and style have remained the same, and what we can see what has remained the same about women today. We can view this when we

The traditional view in the modern world of Greece has been perceived that men wed to bear and rise children but otherwise wives were not acknowledged, ignored and confided to the household. Women were kept in “Oriental Seclusion” that implied women were confined to specific rooms of the household and to hold no contact with anyone especially males who were not related (Thompson, 2012). This originated from the treatment of women in Athens from the western civilisation. Scholars argue that Athenian houses were separated into two main areas, one for the males and other for females. As many houses during this era were two story homes as the womens was the upstairs and the males area was the downstairs. “Anitphon discloses the story of the male

The ideology of society toward female has changed drastically the past centuries; women used to have to live in the shadow of their husbands, and those who didn’t were hold in contempt. Brave, robust, fierce and independent as Hippolyte, Antiope and Penthesilea, the queens of Amazons were described in the Greek mythology, but they all seems to share the similar faith in the end, in which they were either killed by Greek heroes or tamed by one. The undeniable message that was mentioned repeatedly from the first reading to this previous one, the Amazon women were only exist to be defeated by the Greeks’ male heroes (27). Each of their stories sends a distinct message to not just any Greeks but especially to their women. Surprisingly, Greek was

The Feminist Theory was and still is something that is important to not only our current culture, but all cultures past and present in different parts of the world including but not limited to Ancient Greece. However, just because it is important that doesn’t mean that all cultures have or respected it. Even in today’s culture feminism is often over looked. For example, work place many women do not get the same pay as men would get even if it’s the same job. Let us first explain the feminism theory or feminism.

It is a common misconception to think that women in the ancient world were of less importance because of their gender. The opposite is actually true. Women of ancient times played many important roles within their villages, kingdoms, and home life's. Of course the stereotype of a stay at home mother was predominant in many parts of the peasant world, but many powerful women came to rise in various cultures. Ancient civilizations such as Egypt worshiped their women more than any other during their time. Ancient Egypt had strong female rulers and political figures before any civil. Greece's famously worshiped goddess and Aphrodite, goddess of love, was an important factor in the everyday life of ancient Grecians. Feminism was strongly undermined because of the patriarchy that was held high above civilians heads, but secretly the women were gaining power.

Throughout history women has always been subjected to be inferior than their male counterparts. They have always been defined by their relationship to men, and they have also been deemed to be the root of evil and temptation. Thus this led to the controlling nature of men over women, declaring what they can and cannot do. With this in mind, women in ancient civilizations like Rome, Greece, Persia, India, and China all experienced domination by men, which is seen in their lifestyle. Some had stricter regulations more than others but overall they do have a common factor which are the men in their lives.

Throughout history, women have had held various roles in society and religion. Mikaelson’s Ancient Greek Religion: Religion in the Greek Family and Village describes the roles of each family member in Greek religion. Eratosthenes and the Women: Reversal in Literature and Ritual describes the position of women in religious rituals. Though women in Ancient Greece had limited rights and held a subordinate position in society, they had a significant position in Greek religion and its religious practices. In order to entirely explicate the roles of women in Ancient Greek society and religion, Mikaelson’s Ancient Greek Religion and Eratosthenes and the Women: Reversal in Literature and Ritual, as well as a comedy by Aristophanes called Lysistrata staged in 411 BCE, will be examined. Greek religion was a significant element in Ancient Greek civilization and it is important to understand what the extent of the roles of women was in Greek religion and in its society. After comprehension of this subject, it will be possible to compare the roles in ancient Greece to our current societies, which will allow us to see where modern societies are compared to ancient civilizations.

In college you are constantly looking for ways to adapt, get comfortable, and set yourself apart for after college. The majority of students need a group of friends to feel apart of and need something to be affiliated with. As Coastal Carolina’s popularity continues to rise more people are going to want to be able to be apart of something like greek life. The limit that Coastal puts on Greek life population takes away this opportunity for them, which in the end can cause more people to transfer out of the school which is the opposite of what they want. The opportunities extend more than just a group of people. Things such as opportunities outside of college and doing things build your resume are just part of it. This report evaluates ways to improve Greek life on campus here at School