Essay Archive - College Fraternities
College Fraternities
A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a
chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by
Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves
plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by
the popular media, where fraternity members are depicted as drunks who
accomplish nothing either scholastically or socially. Unfortunately, both this
definition and media portrayals fail to mention the fact that membership in a
fraternity is a life-l....
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