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I don’t know either

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I have yet to see any real reasons that Greek life is inherently a problem. In my opinion the things that are inherent to Greek life are: - dues to a national organization - choosing members That’s it really, and if you disaffiliate from nationals, that solves the first problem. As for choosing members, I believe there are legitimate strategies to address any bias that might exist there. The replacement proposal I have heard is that washu provide social clubs that you can randomly join depending on a lottery. Here’s the issues: - the cost has to be paid somehow. That probably means another increase in tuition, making washu more oppressive to low SES students - there is minimal motivation to stay in these clubs, since they’re not founded on any particular interests or values. Although they might be twisted, there are certain things in each Greek organization that members have in common (besides being white and rich). - there’s no real alumni network. Part of the draw of Greek life is being able to connect with alumni both from your school and across the country. - they’re still exclusive, presumably. And since washu requires closed parties, any events they have would still be exclusive.