15 Reasons To Reconsider Rushing A Fraternity
On this week's episode of "Braless," Laci Green asks, "should frats be banned?" Laci backs up her question by listing off the pretty serious transgressions committed by fraternities over the past year.
"SAE fraternity brothers sing a racist chant on camera. Kappa Delta Rho frat brothers post pictures of passed out, naked women in a private group on Facebook with rape admissions. Pi Kappa Phi brothers leave behind a notebook at a restaurant with references to rape and lynching," she says. "What the hell is going on?!"
Unfortunately these aren't isolated incidents. Members of fraternities commit 3x as many rapes as non-members. And though not all frats commit acts of racism, it is important to note that 93% of frat brothers are white men.
So, are you still interested in rushing a frat? Here are a few other things to consider:
You might have to wear an offensive hat and kick your friend in the nuts.
You'll probably live in a pile of dirty laundry, and your roommate will wear sandals 365 days a year. In Michigan.
Can you convincingly pretend to be into the same internet memes/porn as your frat brothers for the next four years?
This photo of you will definitely end up on Facebook.
You're going to make promises with your frat brothers that you'll immediately regret.
...Like that you'll stay best friends forever and your old roommate will never stop wearing those sandals.
You'll have to be nice to that dude who steals your lucky ukelele and plays it in the pool, just because you're "brothers."
Who do you think cleans up after all those awesome ragers?
Um, HELLO. You might have to throw TP far and wide to mark your frat's territory. Aren't you majoring in environmental science?!
They won't let you into the bar unless Rick puts his shirt back on, but Rick's catchphrase is "RICK IS THE BOSS OF RICK," so you'll be stuck between Rick and a hard place pretty much every weekend.
Reserved parking is cool, but part of you will always feels kinda guilty about it. This guilt might follow you for the rest of your life.
Every frat has that guy who gets picked up like this for photos. That guy might be you.
You'll be in for a lifetime of faking how much you like football.
And binge drinking. So much stupid binge drinking.
...And this is what you'll get for falling asleep with your shoes on.
Simply put, being a frat brother is complicated these days. But it doesn't have to be that way.
"We need a culture change---and that change needs to start from within," says Laci. "Frats should acknowledge what’s going on and deliberately work to change it."