Say what you will about GLO (Greek Letter Organizations), but I support the idea of them and, for better or for worse, they have contributed to on-campus culture. Sometimes they can surprise people, such in the case of not bending to Woke demands, thoughts or whatever is the newest thing to protest/support on campus.

When universities like Dartmouth tried to eliminate GLO organizations, specially fraternities, I knew it was just merely out of spite and, ironically, bigotry, self-hatred and self-importance. There were probably more unwanted pregnancies on Darthmouth’s campus than hazing deaths, racist remarks, and rape incidences related to fraternities yet they didn’t call to keep their students’ legs closed and flies zipped, instead they encouraged sex.

https://babylonbee.com/news/immigration-crisis-ended-as-frat-boys-deployed-to-guard-southern-border

“‘It turns out that if you defend the border, people don’t illegally cross the border,’ said one mystified political commentator on CNN. ‘We never thought about that before.'”

How could one not hate them? ?”
– huxley

Yeah, we sort ourselves out in different ways. In my day the football, basketball, and baseball jocks were the highest status. (Probably true today as well.) Our fraternity only had six-football players, zero basketballers, and two who played baseball. The rest were wrestlers, gymnasts, track and field, and skier’s (My sport). We skiers were low status. No one ever came to watch us at the ski meets, and we produced no revenue for the school. So, we didn’t really rate high even though we got letters like
other athletes. 🙁

At the time, if you knew where to look, the school was becoming more snobbishly elite. Students who participated in student government, the school newspaper, and organizing various school activities (Homecoming, the Engineer’s ball, various political lectures, etc.) were lionized as the “leaders of tomorrow.” I didn’t notice or care. I wanted to get a degree and get a job.

Two of my fraternity brothers became pro football players – Tom Brookshire and Frank Bernardi. One became an astronaut – Jack Swigert. One was an All-American track sprinter – Don Campbell. We had some talent even though we were a low status fraternity. That said, there were probably some students on campus that looked at us as privileged jocks/jerks. Such is life.

As Max Ehrmann said, “If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.” Words to live by.

https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1787154779556454550

I guess it shouldn’t surprise, with whatever ridiculous propaganda they receive

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1787139560062734704

My high school football team was All-State for most of my years there. The way those guys with football letters lorded it over everyone else…

How could one not hate them? 🙂

Perhaps my favorite high school story was when the quarterback picked a fight with a low-status new kid. But that kid was from New Jersey and knew how to street fight. He took the quarterback apart.

I love a happy ending.