Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Greek Life
Undergraduate Greeks perform more than 850,000 hours of community service and raise approximately seven million dolars for charities each year. People too often make unfair judgements from stereotypes that fraternity brothers are beer guzzling jocks and sorority sisters are superficial snobs. What better place than Brigham Young University to prove that those negative aspects do not have to be incorporated into Greek life? Fraternities and sororities create bonds and ties that last long after graduation. Greek life promotes service, high expectations, school envolvement, leadership, and future professional connections. As director of fraternity and sorority affairs of University of Rochester, Monica Smalls explains,"It's about choices. Some fraternities and sororities - some people - make the right choices, and some make choices they will regret later on." Let the BYU students make a choice to go Greek and create lasting bonds while enhancing their college experience.
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I might be in the ignorant minority here, but you might want to explain your use of the word "greek" a little earlier, here. For half of your essay, I was blown away by how generous Greek immigrants were!
I like your appeal to "agency" - a good example of pathos!
I agree with Sean about the Greek thing, but I really liked your arguments for getting fraternities and sororities here at BYU. They are ideas that I've never thought of before. And I noticed good examples of ethos, pathos and logos. Good job!
I really liked how you introduced your topic, but I am going to have to disagree with you. I believe that there is a valuable reason that we do not have sororities and fraternities here at BYU, although some of them may bring brother and sisterhood, many of them also bring trouble and danger. Here at BYU I think there are other programs, such as clubs, that help us to participate in charity work and get to know each other better. I personally believe that overall these are better groups and provide better opportunities than sororities and fraternities.
Many fraternities and sororities great reputations, even at supposed party schools. Despite the negative connotations, I think they could make a valuable addition to the BYU campus.
Thanks for all the advice. I will be sure to explain the word "greek" earlier in my in introduction. And it is true that some sororities and fraternities bring trouble and danger but "trouble and danger" can come about from almost anything.
I agree with all the earlier comments. One thing you'll have to address is why we really need fraternities and sororities if there are so many other activities and groups on campus that provide the same or similar benefits.
Another thought I forgot to mention--do students really want them? This topic is really at the point of origin right now, not maturity, so you may not only have to convince administrators, but you may also have to convince students they want to be part of them.
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