The President Of The Florida Chapter Of Delta Chi Here At The University Of Florida

By participating in Greek life, the students’ social circles are expanded. Because sororities and fraternities are specific to gender, religions, races, and even majors, those who participate in Greek life create lifelong relationships with people they choose to associate with by

With this research I plan to go back to the roots of why sororities use Greek language in their discourse community and how it helps them form a sisterhood that is shared only amongst the community. Sororities and fraternities are becoming more prevalent in universities all across the nation. Today, there are over 9 million members of the Greek communities and the number is continuously growing each year (“Greek Life Statistics”). “The terms ‘fraternity’ and ‘sorority’ describe groups of men and women who join together to offer fellowship, academic support, leadership training, participation in campus activities, service to the community and University, and preparation for future careers” (“What is Greek Life?”). People that in are the Greek community all have at least one thing in common. Whether they just want to be apart of a sisterhood/brotherhood or deeper things like they all share a common belief or goal. “Sororities have five basic benefits: sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, philanthropy (charitable causes/community service), and socializing” (“About Sororities”). These benefits are included in the values and beliefs of a sorority as a discourse community. Greeks all speak a “language” that they learn in the process of becoming part of their fraternity/sorority(recruitment process). Agendas, e-mails, and text messages are all forms of a genre. A genre is anything that is written down and shared in the discourse community. Face to face interaction is a way to advertise for events and also another way to advertise for events is through

Greek Life is a very complex part of college campuses. While many schools have a strong Greek Life presence, others play a very small part on their campus. The same can be said when it comes to whether or not fraternities and sororities have a positive reputation or a negative reputation on campus and in their local media.

Many people state that the four years that one spends in college will be some of the best in their lifetime. College is a place to expand horizons and find new clubs and activities to participate in. Being a member of a Greek system is one of these endless options offered by a university, and it is a popular one. There are over nine million students distributed in over 12,000 chapters nationwide who take part in the Greek system (NJIT). Going greek can impact experiences and connections in a college student’s life in positive and negative ways.

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.

In today’s society, fraternities and sororities have been known to have major impressions on students who attend college. In some cases, Greek organizations and their standings at universities aid in determining ones choice for higher education. For example, some schools are known for sports, others are known for their Black Greek Letter Organizations. When it comes to fraternities and sororities in general, the topic could seem somewhat controversial due to mixed emotions and beliefs. While attending an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) the accusations of Greeks running the yard became vividly true. The topic of research to be discussed is objectification, power and the perception of African Americans affiliated with sororities and fraternities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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

‘Their Pledges Die. So Should Fraternities.” Published by the New York Times and written by Frank Bruni, goes into depth of why fraternities should be abolished in our modern day education system. The author keeps multiple audiences engaged throughout his argument by using all appeals of logos, pathos and ethos, and taking into account of all his possible audiences. Bruni targets his audience of the educated(college graduates) adults that have most likely been around greek life or even been apart of it.

Seeing all but two U.S. presidents have been fraternity members, 63% of all U.S. cabinet members since 1900 have been greek, and 47 of North America's largest corporations are led by greeks, it might seem obvious that joining Greek life has its benefits. However, in light of many national scandals, some people tend to disagree. Therefore, I have focused on how being highly involved in the Greek system, more specifically, being a member of the executive board, can help you develop skills helpful to being a leader in real life.

College life brings many thoughts to mind…friendships, football , pizza, late nights, parties, fraternities, sororities, as well as racial discrimination, binge drinking, hazing and dying. The latter part of this list may not come naturally to most people, but they are frightening realities of the Greek system. Parents send their children to college assuming they will be in a safe, educational environment while enjoying all the benefits campus life has to offer, including fraternities and sororities. They do not expect a phone call in the early hours of the morning notifying them of their child's death. Since March of 2000, over 60 people have died in events associated with fraternities, alcohol and/or hazing (Marklein p. A3).

The article opened with a brief description of the stigmas surrounding Greek life, including the exclusion of those not in Greek life, the excessive se of alcohol, and the practice of hazing, (Asel, Seifert, Pascarella 1). The authors also discuss many of the aspects of Greek Life that people are attracted to: community service, a brother/sisterhood, and opportunities to grow as a leader. After describing these conflicting views, the authors moved into the study they conducted about Greek membership. The authors begin by describing the school where the study was completed, then moved into the students they studied. Next, the variables of the study were addressed, and finally the method of completion. The conclusion, findings, and implications of the findings were put at the end of the article. By organizing the information in a logical manner, the authors made it easy to understand the conflicting opinions that surround fraternity and sorority life, what the data from the study says about these myths, and lastly, the implications the data had on these myths. Authors Asel, Seifert, and Pascarella did an excellent job in providing a host of credible sources for their ideas and organizing them in a reasonable manner. However, they did fall short in a few

College peer culture has changed a lot from the mid-1900s and before. Fraternities were used as a place for debates or academics, where as now they are a place where people live and socialize. The social aspect has grown from long political discussions on the Queen Elizabeth, to talks of sporting events and parties. Women weren’t accepted into Dartmouth until 1972, and their addition changed the way peer culture was completely. Sports included women, parties included women (without having them travel), the total make-up of how Dartmouth worked began to change as women intensified their words and their need for equality. Many understand that the Greek life is what completes the peer-culture at Dartmouth. This Greek Life has continued for many

We live in a society that wants the best and expects the best. Colleges all across the United States have fraternities and sororities. With such a large group of unique people, some groups have created a negative stigma to Greek life. I personally believe the reason is Greeks behaving poorly cause this or exhibiting weak morals and poor leadership create this. Sigma Chi needs to be the ringleader of Greek row and be an example to the Greek world. At the University of Utah, we have an Order of Omega Chapter that focuses on improving the stigma of Greek life. The Order of Omega has the potential to be the “shinning light” of Greek row. There are so many negative stigmas attached to fraternities and sororities and the University of Utah needs

Fraternities and sororities have become a sizably voluminous part of the college life over the years. Here at Bloomsburg we have fourteen fraternities and thirteen sororities. This semester I had the gratification of joining the International fraternity Zeta Psi. Though I have been very incipient in my life, it has become an astronomically immense part of my life here at Bloomsburg. Zeta Psi is our only international fraternity on campus, which is what made it appeal to me over the other fraternities on campus. Fraternities are a good way for students to get involved on campus and give them something that looks on good there resume when they go out into the world and endeavor to get a job.

However, what most hardly ever sees is the positive impact fraternities and sororities has today. Some of the benefits of joining the Greek life consist of community service and the ability to make new friends and connections. Community service is a big part of Greek life, it is often initiated in helping with the community. Whether, it is cleaning up trash around local areas, such as parks, campuses and beaches, they also contribute to the community by hosting a food drive for those in need, tutoring for college students or maybe local schools. Fraternities and sororities are very committed to making a difference with their community service and for those who live within it. Furthermore, when joining a fraternity or sorority you will not only make friends,