Sides of Greek Life

It was very interesting seeing the video in class about the young kid who passed away at college due to alcohol poisoning where he drank way too much for his body to handle when being part of this frat life. After watching this video of all the horrible things that go in Greek life whether it is the hazing or drinking people might question why anybody would want to join a frat. These people are just completely ignorant because from seeing one video about all the negative aspects of joining a frat do not nearly compare to the thousands of different frats around the country. There are so many parts to joining a frat that bring positive aspects to yourself and the ones around you. I definitely plan on joining a frat when I go to college because I believe it is a huge part of the social life. Though I might have to go through some hazing which will be bad for the time being I know that it will not be nearly as brutal as the things described in the Dartmouth article, or anything near that. Joining a frat house is always given the stereotypical of all being about partying and getting drunk with your friends in college. In reality, this is not nearly what the Greek life is all about as there are so many other positive aspects to it that some people may not realize until they join a frat and nobody is necessarily going to make you drink. For example, my dad was in a frat when he was in college and though he was not a big partyier or drinker, he was able to focus on his degree of getting a CPA in the business school and told me that joining the frat was one of the best decisions he made in college. He strongly suggested me to join a frat because you can create so many connections with people from all around the world and these relationships built through the social life can only impact you in a positive way. If strong bonds are built with your brothers around you it can help in the future when making connections in the working environment and if you portray your image in a positive aspect then it can do nothing but help to build success to your resume. Overall after seeing these videos and reading these articles my decision has not changed to my choice of wanting to join a frat because I believe all the relationships built within them is worth it all and having a balance between a good social life and schoolwork is important to have throughout your entire life.