Fraternities and Sororities and Kappa Phi Fraternity
pledge should prove he's loyal and worthy to be a brother. But the process is dangerous and sometimes fatal. However, not all fraternities are the same. But they can be, and there are enough fatalities to prove it, often from forced binge drinking or accidents related to alcohol.
Foreign Related Literature
As stated in Lisa Belkin’s article “Should Parents Ban Fraternities?”, The Princeton’s school president, Shirley M. Tilghman, announced that, freshmen will no longer be permitted to join a fraternity or sorority, nor will they be allowed to participate in “rush” activities during freshman year. Explaining the ban, university administrators said in an announcement on the University Website that while the groups have just a small presence on campus has a negative effect. They have found that it can contribute to a sense of social exclusivity and privilege and socioeconomic stratification among students. In some cases, they place an excessive emphasis on alcohol and engage in activities that encourage excessive and high-risk drinking. A major concern is that they select their members early in freshman year, when students are most vulnerable to pressures from peers to drink, and before they have had a full opportunity to explore a variety of interests and develop a diverse set of friendships. That same day, Cornell’s president, David J. Skorton, used Op-Ed piece in the New York Times to pledge to end fraternity hazing on campus. Odds are, parents are paying at least some part of the membership fees for these fraternities and the tuition that enables participation in the first place. If a parent is philosophically opposed to these groups because they subdivide a campus and codify the rights of 20-somethings to pass judgment on each other, should that parent forbid a child to join? What if the concern is more personal and less global? As Dr. Skorton points out, “At Cornell, high-risk drinking and drug use are two to three times more prevalent among fraternity and
Foreign Related Literature
As stated in Lisa Belkin’s article “Should Parents Ban Fraternities?”, The Princeton’s school president, Shirley M. Tilghman, announced that, freshmen will no longer be permitted to join a fraternity or sorority, nor will they be allowed to participate in “rush” activities during freshman year. Explaining the ban, university administrators said in an announcement on the University Website that while the groups have just a small presence on campus has a negative effect. They have found that it can contribute to a sense of social exclusivity and privilege and socioeconomic stratification among students. In some cases, they place an excessive emphasis on alcohol and engage in activities that encourage excessive and high-risk drinking. A major concern is that they select their members early in freshman year, when students are most vulnerable to pressures from peers to drink, and before they have had a full opportunity to explore a variety of interests and develop a diverse set of friendships. That same day, Cornell’s president, David J. Skorton, used Op-Ed piece in the New York Times to pledge to end fraternity hazing on campus. Odds are, parents are paying at least some part of the membership fees for these fraternities and the tuition that enables participation in the first place. If a parent is philosophically opposed to these groups because they subdivide a campus and codify the rights of 20-somethings to pass judgment on each other, should that parent forbid a child to join? What if the concern is more personal and less global? As Dr. Skorton points out, “At Cornell, high-risk drinking and drug use are two to three times more prevalent among fraternity and