mu community townhall

Nope, You're the problem

Oh, yeah. That'll work. There isn't a person on this campus who doesn't know the dangers of binge drinking. And yet if your fraternity brother is forcing you to do it, good luck saying no. The fraternity culture on this campus is left over from a long-ago era. It's an embarrassment. Especially since the people who do it really shouldn't be killing off the few remaining brain cells they still have.

Left over from long ago? I don't think so. I am, from almost any measure, from long ago, and not once was I ever forced, or even coerced to drink, at all. We had SEVERAL guys that didn't drink at all and their standing in the house was unaffected. I drank plenty, but any drinking I did was entirely of my own choosing. I don't understand at all why this changed or how anyone can argue this is okay. I even believe that my pledge trainer told me to never do anything I felt was wrong. I do know, that 5 or 10 years before I came to the house, everything was completely out of control. So things definitely swing to extremes.

Time to get off this site, grandpa, and get a life of your own.

The problem with people like "Nope" is they are not willing to look at what the reality of the situation is and take steps that are palatable and more important, sustainable. Because, I can assure you the changes that the administration comes up with will not be and will lead to more restrictive and not a positive step for Greek life. They are not interested in a shared solution, they want to protect their ass. Change or have it forced upon you. I don't know about you, but I would rather choose my own course than have it dictated to me. Listen to Grandpa.

Except,

So would you you rather the University determine what the more restrictive approach looks like, or the actual Greeks?

The Greeks have had their chance and failed miserably. Time for the university to step in.

'Bout time!

Same ole, same ole. They are saying they want a shared solution and once again pushing the freshman live in requirement, which is a complete non starter. They are erroneously saying that we are the only SEC school that allows freshman to live in fraternities. No one challenges them on it. If anyone thinks this has nothing to do with all those empty dorm rooms, they are kidding themselves. If you take the live in requirement out, everything else seemed reasonable. But none of it is going to work because the approach is once again rules based, and not initiative or campaign based. They think they can change the culture by adding more rules.