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College Sororities and Fraternities

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Greek life has proven time and time again to be beneficial to its students and their community but not all fraternities and sororities are regulated in a way that keeps all of its members mentally and physically stable. Although these organizations provide connections and friendships that can last a lifetime there are still some concerns with the ethics of some Greek members and other problems associated with fraternities and sororities such as hazing or bullying. Not only do students who want to join these groups have to go through an extensive and stressful recruitment process for the particular fraternity or sorority they want to join, but they also have to pay a large amount of money to officially become a member. There is a huge amount of pressure (especially in freshman students) to make friends quickly and feel a part of something special in order to have fulfilled that “college experience”. These Greek organizations administer a sense of unity and respect towards one another, which is always comforting when a fellow member needs help or personal guidance. This “unity” that is advertised can sometimes be misunderstood and lead to more immoral actions such as academic dishonesty in the classroom. The main stakeholders of Greek life are individuals who chose to participate in it but it also affects everyone in the community including other students who aren’t even involved in Greek life. Therefore it is crucially important that these associations project a positive image of themselves otherwise they could be portrayed as a group of disrespectful college kids who disregard everyone who’s not apart of what they are apart of. Being involved in a fraternity or sorority can open some serious doors when applying for jobs after college but is it worth everything that these students have to go through in order to be an official member? Research from a study done by Robert Mathiasen, a college student at the University of Nebraska, concluded that the goals of Greek life include recruiting quality students that are encouraged to participate in community service along with maintaining the house reputations and traditions, while also reassuring moral development (Mathiasen 2005). Companies are fully aware of the type of dedication necessary to be fully committed in a sorority or fraternity and they see that as an advantage when hiring new employees, which would be very beneficial to the individual applying for that position. Considering that almost every U.S. president and a good majority of the fortune 500 executives were apart of fraternities or sororities means it is highly likely that a member has a very good chance at being successful due to the connections he or she made during college. It might seem wo

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