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Poster Name:
Mo Bamba

<strong>Subject:</strong><br />Honest Opinion on Greek Life<br /><br /> Poster Message:
So with everything going on in the world, Greek Life has actually kind of flown under the radar these past few months. However, all of the past few years have been spent with Greek Life in the spotlight of horrors. As a member of a fraternity myself, I want to share my HONEST opinion on GL at Syracuse from the perspective of someone who is actually in it. Since I am in a fraternity, I can not speak for sororities and do not want to make any false assumptions about them, thus this will be mainly about male greek life. I'm sure people will think that I'm being biased or that I'm trying to save face, but I'm literally just telling it how it is. Before I get into the Pros and Cons, I want to address a super misleading phrase that everyone has heard: "people in GL pay for their friends". 95% of the money that you spend either goes towards keeping the house that you go to/live in every day functioning or social events which you would end up spending at bars anyways. For people who go out multiple times a week, it is usually financially smarter to join a fraternity. So really, you're paying for supplies and utilities. These are just amenities that come along with the friends you've made. I understand that some people want to rush but can't afford to pay dues but this brings up a whole different subject. Cons: - Pledging takes up a lot of time This one is pretty obvious. Most houses have processes that entail you being busy a lot of the time, so trying to manage school for the six weeks can be challenging sometimes. - There are definitely some bad apples out there. While 99% of fraternity members that I know are great people there is the occasional slip up. Some kids definitley take partying more seriously than school and some kids are just generally not good people. But this can be said about any social group or organization anywhere so it's not a major issue. If anything it just shows that the rush process needs to be changed (which i strongly think it does). And that's it, that's the whole list of cons. I have sat here for a while trying to think of actual REAL negatives, not ones that are portrayed in media. And it turns out there's really nothing bad about it. I'll summarize more later. Pros: - Fraternities lead to connections in the future. One factor that most people rarely consider is the real-life aspect of fraternities. The same as prestigious alumni bases do, fraternities give you a connection to a network of thousands of people who are wanting to hire a fellow brother. If you want to get a head start on finding a career, a fraternity is a great place to start. - Going off the real-life train of thought, fraternities legitimately prepare you for the real world. I can confidently say that I am more independent and responsible after going through joining a house. Most people actually think that frats just party and drink together. However, there are so many things going on in a fraternity that you have to actually try to no become a better person. Even after you finish pledging, there are so many things you can do within the house learn to manage your time and lead a position. You learn so many real-world skills and people rarely tend to consider that. -Affordable housing Housing in Syracuse is so absurdly overpriced and living at school is super expensive. Now I can't speak for all fraternities, but the majority of them are so much cheaper to live in than a dorm of off-campus house/app. (1/2)