I’m a Gay, First-Generation College Student. My Fraternity is Where I Belong
Modern culture pays a lot of attention to demographics. Everywhere you turn, people are classified, arranged into groups according to characteristics and factors they largely don’t choose for themselves. Stereotypes, no matter how untrue or unfair, are a common part of our everyday lives. I’m a first-generation American born to working class Mexican immigrants. I’m […]
Fraternities Are a Cure for What Ails Higher Education
Greek culture stands for patriotism, civility and camaraderie, virtues embodied by the courageous young men who defended the flag at UNC. Fraternities and sororities have long gotten a bad rap. Those who dislike Greek life would have the public believe that sordid stories of hazing are typical. In reality, the overwhelming majority of fraternity and […]
The Post-Pandemic College Experience Needs Greek Life
Your recent article, “Why Campus Life Fell Apart” (The Chronicle, January 26), examines post-pandemic student engagement as a key to both retention and graduation. Their piece failed to note one of the greatest programs which retains college students generally but especially after Covid-19: fraternity and sorority life. In Summer 2020, Ronald Yates, a math professor at […]