September 5, 2007
Quit dissing the Greeks
I was walking to class the other day, and I saw the usual sidewalk graffiti that is used to promote on campus events. The event being advertised happened to be Sorority Rush. As I walked and saw the different chalkings, I noticed that some clever person had written things like “Free Orgies,” and “We Have Meth!” underneath the advertisements.
Being a junior here at UM, I have heard every insult and stereotype directed at the Greek Community there is. But as I sat in my next class, these direct insults made me wonder why people (especially on such a “liberal, open-minded campus") decide to lash out at one of the most active student groups at the University of Montana.
Everybody knows the stereotypical fraternity or sorority member. Most of us have seen “Animal House,” “Van Wilder,” and the slough of movies making the roofie dropping, keg cup holding jock look like the everyday “frat guy” or the slutty rich girls wearing pearls in sororities.
The truth of the matter is that these stereotypes are false, at least on this campus, and I encourage all of you “open-minded free thinkers” to maybe even talk to somebody in Greek letters. Instead of waiting until weekends to wander the streets looking for house parties so you can diss on Greeks the next day, maybe freshmen should think about checking out Rush in the coming weeks. Maybe then they will know what they are talking about when they decide to create a bias against a student group that raises funds for philanthropies, while they are trying to figure out where they will be blacking out before Griz Games.
If you have had a negative experience with somebody involved in the Greek System, it’s extremely unfortunate because it paints a bad picture for a large group of students that are trying to avoid the stereotype. However, contributing to the negatively doesn’t help anybody.
Nick Ferrington
junior, business administration
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