first intellectual post to stimulate discussion
by: Intellectual
This is the first post to hopefully stimulate genuinely classy intellectual discussion of the Greek system at year. I will take the initiative and start this discussion with the subject of a philosophy class that I took with a professor known as Death.
Death may sound morbid but if our mortality is viewed properly, death can use be a great catalyst for transformative inner change in our lives. We can rethink and refocus our life priorities and make the most of our remaining time on this earth with our loved ones.
The question is: how does your understanding of your own mortality influence the way that you participate in the Greek system here at Yale? Do you try to party alot in order to gain the most joy during your limited four years here? Are you a philosophical Epicurian? Or do parties seem to be shallow and you instead focus on developing stronger emotional bonds with your brothers or sisters?
How does dating in or out of the Greek system affect the way that you live your life from a strictly philosophical perspective?
Please feel free to answer these questions below.
#1by: Thank you
First, thank you for changing the direction of this board, which was seriously spiraling out of control.
Second, in answer to your questions, I feel that my life in a fraternity has helped me grow a lot as a person. It is only my first year in my house but I feel that the friendships that I have made will last for life. In terms of being aware of my own mortality, I believe that I am half-Epicurian and half-not. I believe that pleasure is good but living only for pleasure misses out on a lot of other meaningful experiences in life.
Partying is neither a morally good or morally bad thing in and of itself. It is morally neutral. The classy or unclassy way in which one parties is what inserts morality or immorality into the act of partying and of itself. \n\n\n\n\n
Comment#2by: Happy Yalie
I am so happy to see a change in direction as this board was literally going down the toilet. At any rate, yes, I know the professor and class that you are talking about as I took it a couple years ago.
Well, what I got from that class and your comments in relation to how we view mortality in terms of Greek life is:
1: knowledge of mortality is making the most of your time here on earth, including with your family and friends
2: Greek life, at its heart, is not mainly about alcohol and parties, but about building strong bonds of friendship (brotherhood/sisterhood) as well as developing one's own personal character based on the specific values upon which your fraternity or sorority was founded.
Thus, the way that I look at it, my time at Yale and in Greek life is a chance to build my social skills and create a strong foundation of moral values which will guide me for the rest of my life on this earth.
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