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ASithLord7 posted...

Pretending there hasn't been tons of reporting on frats and attempted action to curb them (or that the impetus lies solely on "the left") is so mindblowingly intellectually dishonest.

And yet, deaths and hazings still happen.

Attempts to curb them? Seems like it's more lucrative to have them.

While college administrators, for the most part, have acted quickly after the most recent deaths, it is still highly unlikely that any would move to permanently ban fraternities outright, experts say.
Despite the surge in examining its flaws, Greek life is an institution designed to last in America's collegiate landscape.
"Fraternities are a huge draw for universities, and theyre more popular than they've ever been," Hechinger said, adding that there has been a 50 percent increase in membership over last decade.
Fraternities can also be a source of income for schools.
In Hechinger's research for "True Gentlemen," he examined the Indiana University Foundation, which raises money for the university. He found that although only 19 percent of alumni in its database had been members of Greek life, they accounted for 60 percent of donations.
The leadership opportunities that fraternities offer and the career networks that graduates have access to make Greek life even more appealing to colleges, students and alumni, Hechinger said.
"The bottom line is, most college fraternities are so central that theyre here to stay," he said, adding that the question is whether they will be properly regulated not whether they will be banned.


ASithLord7 posted...

(or that the impetus lies solely on "the left")

Not sure why it's the Right's responsibility, when they're already skeptical of, and insinuate that colleges are indoctrination centers for the left.

Or how you would just cry that the right is "attacking higher education", if they were to make any attempts to regulate colleges and fraternities.