Coyote Chronicle CSUSB

The Independent Student Voice of CSUSB Since 1965

Greek misconceptions debunked

by 124 Comments

By Samantha Romero |Staff Writer|

IMG_5026Greeks on campus, misconceptions debunked.

When you think about Greek organizations on campus, what comes to mind?

There are some people who see Greeks as extreme partiers, slackers, social conformers, and overall, terrible human beings who take up space on college campuses.

While Greeks are cast in this kind of distasteful light by the media, that is not always the case.

There are 17 different Greek organizations on campus and each of these organizations give to a different philanthropy they are actively involved with.

For example, Alpha Delta Pi’s philanthropy is the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Delta Sigma Phi’s is the American Red Cross, and Zeta Tau Alpha’s is Think Pink Breast Cancer Education and Awareness—to name a few.

Each organization raises money for these philanthropies all year, every year, raising approximately $7 million per year for charity.

The Greek community tends to be viewed as lazy, as well as generally not the sharpest tacks in the box. Yet within said community, there is a constant drive to achieve better grades.

When asked about their experiences within the Greek community, there was a general similarity in opinions and experiences.

When asked, Perri from Alpha Phi said, “I went Greek in order to be more involved on campus and because I liked the idea of sisterhood.”

“You get to meet a lot of people too, which is pretty cool, you get to get out there,” added Perri.

Kimber, from Alpha Delta Pi said, “I went Greek because I was heavily involved on campus in high school and in college, I didn’t want to just go to school and then straight back home.”

“I went Greek because I was super involved on campus in high school and I wanted to keep that level of involvement,” said Elle of Kappa Delta. “I also joined so I could get more of a real college experience out of the commuter college that is CSUSB.”

When asked if she would enter the Greek community again, Elle emphatically said she would.

The same sort of answers came from the fraternity side.

IMG_5020Daniel from Delta Sigma Phi said, “I went Greek because when I was in high school, my sister was in college and was a Greek. So she was a big influence on me, so when I did go to college I just needed to figure out where I would go.”

When further questioned, Daniel said, “I enjoy Greek life, it allows you to grow as a person. I would do it again.”

Admittedly, I originally had some doubts about the Greek system. But I decided to give it a chance.

I joined Alpha Delta Pi where I was encouraged to do well in school, become more engaged in campus life, as well as become more involved in the community.

I found that there is more to Greek life than meets the eye.

 

 

Reader Interactions

Comments

  4. A fascinating discussion is worth comment. I do think that you need to write more on this issue, it may not be a taboo subject but typically people do not discuss these subjects. To the next! Cheers!!

    Reply

  12. Nice post. I was checking constantly this blogand I am impressed! Very useful info specially the last part :) I care for such information a lot. I was seeking this particularinfo for a long time. Thank you and best of luck.

    Reply

  15. Everyone loves what you guys are up too. Thiskind of clever work and exposure! Keep up the wonderful works guysI’ve incorporated you guys to my own blogroll.

    Reply

  26. Espero que WA funcione bien, todo el aprendizaje es interesante aunque sea un trabajo duro, pero la comunidad aquí es muy solidaria. Sin embargo, hay muchas cosas que aprender antes de obtener un ingreso en línea. Espero venir bien.

    Reply

  31. Hello there! This post could not be written any better! Reading this post reminds me ofmy good old room mate! He always kept chatting aboutthis. I will forward this post to him. Fairly certain he will have agood read. Many thanks for sharing!

    Reply

  44. Its touch enabled and metro tiles features are making what is this great. Technologizer’s Harry McCracken has a what is still missing typically the Windows 8 preview. You in addition be test obtain from Sound options.

    Reply

  49. Normally I don’t learn post on blogs, however Iwish to say that this write-up very pressured me to try and do it!Your writing style has been amazed me. Thanks, very great post.

    Reply

  54. Hi, I do believe this is an excellent blog. I stumbledupon it I am going to come back yet again since I saved as a favorite it. Money and freedom is the best way to change, may you be rich and continue to guide others.

    Reply

  59. Good day! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with SEO? I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m not seeing very good results. If you know of any please share. Many thanks!

    Reply

  62. Hello! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any issues with hackers? My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing a few months of hard work due to no data backup. Do you have any methods to prevent hackers?

    Reply

  69. An interesting discussion is definitely worth comment. There’s no doubt that that you should write more on this subject, it may not be a taboo subject but usually folks don’t speak about these subjects. To the next! All the best!!

    Reply

  81. I’m not sure why but this blog is loading very slow for me.Is anyone else having this problem or is it a problem on my end?I’ll check back later on and see if the problem still exists.

    Reply

  89. A motivating discussion is definitely worth comment. I believe that you should write more about this subject matter, it might not be a taboo subject but usually folks don’t discuss such topics. To the next! All the best!!

    Reply

  92. A fascinating discussion is definitely worth comment. I believe that you ought to write more on this issue, it may not be a taboo matter but generally folks don’t discuss these topics. To the next! Kind regards!!

    Reply

  93. Hello there, just became aware of your blog throughGoogle, and found that it is really informative.I’m going to watch out for brussels. I’ll be grateful if you continue this in future.Many people will be benefited from your writing.Cheers!

    Reply

  97. Good day! I could have sworn I’ve been to your blog before but after looking at many of the posts I realized it’s new to me. Nonetheless, I’m certainly delighted I came across it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back frequently!

    Reply

  100. hello!,I love your writing very so much! share we communicate more approximately your article on AOL? I require an expert in this area to resolve my problem. May be that is you! Taking a look ahead to see you. Mindy Anson Kho

    Reply

  103. ปรารถนามองบอลสด อยากแทงบอลออนไลน์จึงควรที่ UFABET เลยนะครับ สมัครง่าย เล่นง่าย ระบบเลิศ ที่สำคัญที่สุดเล่นแล้วได้เงินจริง ทำเงินได้จริง ในเว็บไซต์มีบริการเกมหลายชิ้น ทั้งยังบาคาร่า สล็อต ยิงปลา ราวกับชูคาสิโนมาเอาไว้ในเว็บไซต์เลยนะนะครับ

    Reply

  112. Heya! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone 3gs!Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts!Keep up the outstanding work!Also visit my blog: Xoth CBD Gummies

    Reply

  118. Very nice post. I simply stumbled upon your blog and wished to mention that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I’ll be subscribing in your rss feed and I’m hoping you write once more soon!

    Reply

  119. Hey there! I know this is kinda off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could get a captcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having problems finding one? Thanks a lot!

    Reply

  123. Hi there i am kavin, its my first time to commenting anywhere, when i read this post i thought i could also create comment due to this sensible article.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.