En route to many of my classes, I often pass by many of the fraternity houses. Frequently, I walk by frat houses with yards littered with trash, beer cans, and broken glass beer bottles. Last week, just in time for Halloween, I saw one frat house yard absolutely covered with smashed, rotting pumpkins in addition to the usual beer cans. This sight, one of utter waste and irresponsibility, would be shameful to see anywhere. But, it is even more shameful to see on a college like Georgia Tech’s campus, an area supposedly dedicated to higher learning, research, and other areas of maturity. Thus comes my question: Are fraternity houses appropriate on Georgia Tech’s campus?
Anybody who knows about college knows what a frat party looks like. They have become the infamous subject of many movies and songs, and they have become associated with the very image of college life. However, no institution needs to carry the image of being a host to wild behavior and excessive drinking (usually by minors). The Idaho State school newspaper even published an article saying that only three of the country’s top ten liberal arts schools even have fraternities. Their lack of fraternities definitely could have played a role in their becoming the top schools in the country. At Alfred University in New York, a student was even found dead after attending a frat party. Fraternities have come to fill a niche for partying on campus that is better left unfilled. If they can absolutely eliminate the crazy, destructive parties and the drinking, then there should be no reason why fraternities should not to be allowed to exist. But if they can’t stop the partying and drinking, then fraternities are not contributing to the high quality learning and research environment of Georgia Tech and consequently should not be allowed to exist on campus. It would be nice to not have to witness anymore lawns trashed with mashed pumpkins and empty alcohol containers.
Someone's a little on edge, try getting laid and lighten up Francis.
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