Fraternities and sororities have always been a part of the college experience. Their members are everywhere we go, sporting T-shirts that declare their loyalties to one Greek organization or another.
They throw crazy parties and life-saving fundraisers on the same day while they plan for their formals and events.
Many different people have become a part of these organizations, creating a diverse collection of men and women who have developed long-lasting friendships and a loyalty to a group they love.
I have heard some say that Greek life is “just an easy way to buy friends”.
I completely disagree.
The people who make up the Greek organizations are the very people who you would want be friends with.
When I visited www.juicycampus.com, an online college information website or a “gossip site,” I was not surprised to find that most Weblogs or posts about a Greek organization had at least one person in it bashing everything about the Greek life.
It makes no sense for someone to speak badly of Greek life since the people who are a part of the Greek life are just like him.
Everyone has faults, likes and dislikes, and everyone makes a mistake at some point.
The problem is when a Greek makes a mistake, it reflects on that person’s organization. It could have been, “Wow, that guy is an idiot” as easily as it could have been, “Wow, that fraternity has a bunch of idiots.”
Take me for example. I am not in a frat, but I am a slacker for finishing papers, am too honest for my own good, and have a habit of getting in trouble by acting before I think.
I interrupt people on occasion; fall asleep in class, and, yes, I check out cute girls around the campus too.
Does that make me a bad guy or a rude Greek?
No, it makes me your average sophomore.
How would you be able to tell the difference between that quiet guy sitting behind you in class or that Greek guy at that party if not for the letters on his T-shirt?
Perhaps it is time that we as students remember that Greek life is not something to be ridiculed because of the people in it, but to be appreciated for its diverse members who are no different from any of us.
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