Why do you think Greek life at Miami is dying?
by: Oxford’s favoriteTitle says it all. Just looking to start an open conversation
#1by: I Think
I don’t think it’s dying we had more pnms this year than any other year! But I do see a lot of drops. The reason is we put bad leaders and bad chapters as “top”. They remain exclusive refusing to social or anything with what they deem “bottom” and pnm’s see this and drop. If we had better leaders less narcissistic our community top to bottom would thrive.
#2by: honest opinion
The office of fraternity and sorority life does not do enough to encourage the chapters to mix and meet each other. Greek life at Miami is like facebook - there is a built in "algorithm" to make sure you continue to mix with the same chapters you always mix with and never get out of your bubble. OFSL needs to create some event in the spring and some event in the fall to get different chapters to work together. Greek Week and ACROPOLIS aren't doing it.
Honestly more should be done to encourage women and men to join weaker recruiting chapters. A rising tide raises all ships and when one of us fails, we all fail. It’s never good to lose a chapter because of numbers. Maybe with Miami it really is a "daddy's money" issue and most of the students here think they deserve the absolute best, so any chapter that is just "mid" is not good enough. That's a problem. And this site doesn't help.
#3by: Dis
Read this site and you’ll see why Greek life at Miami is failing. Girls and guys tearing others down to make themselves look better. Rush is a joke with some sororities already decided before rush even officially begins. It may be popular to go Greek but it is failing for sure
#4by: Ouch
#7by: Pathetic
You guys really got “No”‘s comment taken down when they were 100% right calling out every facet of what’s wrong with the Greek System at Miami. If anyone has a screenshot of it or could paraphrase it NEEDS to be reposted because they were dead on the money and if you disagree you’re part of the issue.
#8by: sandbag
Greek life is a shell of its former self at Miami. Kids join bc they think it looks good on a resume and expect way more from it than they're willing to put towards it. Parents pay the kids' chapter dues and so there's no ownership stake for them either. And then there's the housing problem that Miami created with frat exemptions where guys join just to not live in dorms and then upperlcassmen annexes rule the scene. It's a self-destructive formula that alums want no part of, especially by punk kids that despise alumni involvement... hello, remember your resume builder. Overall, the most entitlement culture created by parents and the university not to mention many other orgs to be involved with that offer great leadership development. Greek life can be but is more crowded out than ever and incompatible with inclusivity when so much time is spent comparing to others and dinging people
#9by: wise
Bc Miami's Greek office is full of very content people that are just collecting a paycheck. They may care but know their place and understand they can't rock the boat or they'll be sent packing. Crawford also hates Greeks and comes from a schools where its never been. Also the university has an alum return problem where they don't come visit regularly for sports, homecoming and whatnot. Out of sight out of mind
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by: Point
I don’t think it’s dying, but what people need to realize is that there is no “bottom”. Each chapter here is different. Different isn’t bad - just different. I think we should do more to celebrate what each chapter is good at. each national org is looking for something different in its new members based on what they believe makes for a successful chapter and future leaders. Support all Greek organizations, not just your little circle. Love one another.