The Positive Impact Of Fraterrnities

When undergraduates become interested in Greek life, they have to decide if the advantages outweigh the risks. In the news, the public hears the negative side of Greek life such as the students in sororities and fraternities passing away from alcohol abuse, or colleges such as Indiana University suspending fraternities on campus for hazing and alcohol violations until March 2018. While many negative topics about Greek life are prominent in the news, not all sororities and fraternities experience hazing and illegal problems. Although both advantages and disadvantages arise on college campuses within Greek life, undergraduate students usually benefit from being a part of a sorority or fraternity and are able to create a healthy environment and community to learn, work, and live in.

When one first thinks of Greek life or a sorority the only thing that comes to mind is the social aspect. Most people don’t think of sororities as social institutions that envelop their own culture, with mannerisms, languages and customs that are unique to each individual organization. However, these institutions promote a common set of values that enable members to become connected in a way that has a more profound meaning than just social interaction. Greek organizations are good examples of how institutions can affect and be affected by social status and roles within the collegiate community. They are also a prime example of how race, class and gender can affect a social setting in both positive and negative manners.

College; some look for the experience to open their minds in extending their educations; as others look at it as the first step towards adulthood and running away from home as fast as possible. Sororities and fraternities have been around for decades with America’s blind eye turned towards the injustices that encompass the stigma. Student hazing deaths are climbing and something has to change to prevent these actions. What will it take to change fraternity culture?

In “Examining the Benefits of Greek Life.” Nicole Glass explains why she believes that Greek life is a great opportunity for students in public universities. Nicole gives multiple examples of famous people in history that were in sororities. Nicole explains that the Greek life system gives students opportunity to make friends that will be with for life, have fun at parties, and learn leadership skills that students will use for the rest of their lives. The author points out that the sororities/ fraternities have a very bad name in the press, but the hazing is very rare throughout the Greek system.

Since 1750, starting with the Flat Hat Club, fraternities have been an essential aspect of social life for numerous college settings. Over 75 nationally recognized fraternities have been established in universities around the nation. This has caused many different opinions toward these secret societies. Universities have made the push to permanently remove fraternities from campuses. Racial slurs being streamed online, mass reports of sexual assault, and excessive financial obligations are but only a few of the allegations that Greek lettered societies have received throughout their existence. Nevertheless, despite the stereotypes associated with these organizations, there are numerous pros and cons that result from their existence on universities.

Six social fraternities and sororities are on campus and contribute to community engagement on both a local and global level. Students are active on campus through community service, the Greek Olympics, and intramural sports. In addition, there are academic fraternities in theater, history, business, social sciences, music, and English. Fraternity members make up 26% of male students and 28% of females are sorority members, making Greek life a popular choice for

There are three main organizations on campus: fraternities and sororities, music, and athletics. They all play a big role at Troy University with many students participating and getting involved with them. Fraternities and sororities gain many people because of parties and other alike functions. They get stereo typed because of the functions but not all people join for that reason. My roommate is in one of the Greek organizations, but she joined because of the sister hood. That is another big deciding factor for multiple girls because they don’t have someone, like a sister, to be close to in their hometown. Along with that, Greek Organizations allows people to have accountability partners for studying and everyday life. It makes adjusting

Students are attracted to greek-life because of the commeriaty. According to James G. Martin Center “fraternities and sororities constitute a huge part of the social scene at Northwestern. The school reports that about 3,000 students, or 40 percent of the student body, participate in the Greek system.” With many students involved in Greek life, students are drinking at higher amounts, hazing, and other illegal activities leading to rape. With more parties being held, both male and female rape rates are increasing. “Some fraternities encourage both heavy drinking and sexual exploitation of women .” (NIAAA) “Brown University recently stripped one fraternity of recognition, including housing, for four years, and suspended privileges for another fraternity, in response to reports of spiked drinks at one party and unwanted touching at another.”(New York Times) These spiked drinks lead to accounts of rape.

Over several decades, Greek life has been an integral part of colleges and universities throughout the United States. There is a high demand of “fitting in” in today’s society and a question that students, parents, and teachers alike often ask themselves is, “Does Greek life provide a more safe or harmful environment?” With strong evidence, it is absolutely absurd to believe that fraternities and sororities do more good than they do harm. Various statistics provide factual evidence as to why Greek life is a toxic and dangerous environment for many young adults. Between the rape culture, hazing, and delinquency linked to the students associated with Greek life, it is time that it comes to an end for good so that students may have a more safe and enjoyable college experience. Fraternities and Sororities should be banned off of college and university campuses due to the danger and drama associated with them.

Since the 1770’s, fraternities have existed to bring men collectively to teach about brotherhood and service. But over time that has started to include: wild, raging parties, sex, binge drinking, hazing and finding superiority over non-Greek affiliated college students. Fraternities have existed for hundreds of years and countless stories and studies have established them to be dangerous and exorbitant. So exactly why do we keep fraternities around? And what supremacy does universities have over Greek organizations to protect the image of their school and the students that attend? Fraternity men are in ample charge of their actions, but when their actions cause impairment that gravely reflects on the school, action needs to be taken. This is why Universities have the right to step in and ought to step in before situations become uncontrollable regarding Greek life. Author and activist Libby Nelson said that “Campus Greek life might be a monster- but it’s a monster colleges created.” And it’s a

When entering college, it can be an exciting yet stressful time for many. A majority of college freshman come into their first year with few, if any, friends from high school and it can be a difficult adjustment when beginning this new chapter in their life. A solution that a lot of first year students discover, is joining a Greek organization. Based on an article written by Peter Jacobs, “I Joined a Fraternity and it was one of the best decisions I Ever Made”, by joining a sorority or fraternity, students are able to find their place and meet people who value the same beliefs that they do. Unfortunately, with the many stereotypes Greek life has, many people are unsure on whether or not it is the right decision for them. To reach the reader

Fraternities have a very misconstrued reputation in our society today. They are known to be rowdy, inappropriate, and extremely disrespectful. A well-known business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, takes a step out of these characteristics. They describes themselves as, “a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice” (Delta Sigma Pi’s Purpose, Mission, and Core Values).

Going college to pursue a higher education was one of my ultimate goals in life. A goal that I am currently achieving. However, I never imagined myself joining fraternity. Not to mention, that I have always thought that all fraternities are "the same," members spend their spare time drinking alcohol and spanking potential new members with paddles. Then, in the Fall of 2015, Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity Incorporated gained a new chapter, the Eminent Sigma Chapter, here at Felician University—the fraternity's eighteenth chapter. After attending the Psi Sigma Phi Felician University Fall 15 Probate, the urge to become a potential member began to burst inside of me. While watching the probate, what caught my attention the most is how united, diverse, and wise the brothers of Psi Sigma Phi are; they came out to Felician University to watch their new brothers probate—by receiving them with open arms. In addition, during my winter break, I decided to do research and learn more the fraternity. I went on to learn that Psi Sigma Phi's sword is education, their shield is brotherhood, their armor is multiculturalism, and their shield is service. After completing my research,

The factors that are studied are 1) cumulative grade point average; 2) chapter involvement; 3) engagement in academic activities; 4) part-time work; 5) and alcohol use. Three of the factors (engagement in academic activities, chapter involvement and part-time work) all affected cumulative grade point average in a positive way. Alcohol use was the only factor to negatively affect cumulative grade point average over the term of a fraternity/sorority member. This however is important to note because many of the events that a fraternity or sorority host are some way involved with alcohol. The study sets forth a list of suggestions that should help continue the correlation between engagement and high GPA. Fraternities and sororities should help establish and cultivate a culture of academic achievement throughout their organization, they should limit the use of alcohol to only social events, they should seek out and confront members who are at-risk and they should start programing initiatives that are able to support the achievements of members in an academic setting. It is also important to discuss the layout of the fraternity and sorority life at the university where this study takes place. (Ten traditionally historically White fraternities, 11 traditionally historically White sororities and only seven multicultural fraternities/sororities. The main population of those members is White females. It wraps up the article by discussion that some fraternities/sororities already have decent programs in place and others need to mirror these and continue to grow on these programs to help academics in fraternities and

Fraternities are now showing more violence, which is a reason that they should be stopped once and for all. Violence can be seen anywhere, and most of the starters of a riot or a violent act are members from fraternities. The police are also observing or patrolling the streets because the attacks from fraternities can happen anywhere. Fraternities also represent a wrong sense of brotherhood which is bad for the students that are wanting to join them. Most of the students are not aware of the wrong doings of fraternities. The students just pay attention to the fact that they will look "cool" when they join a fraternity. It is bad for the students to join these so-called "brotherhoods" because they don't know what the members of the fraternities will do to them. It is therefore concluded that fraternities should be abolished because of the wrong doings they are showing and the wrong sense of brotherhood they are