I think fraternities are no different today. I believe we just hear about it more.
Its funny but I left the south more than 3 decades ago but now have a D attending a national university based in the south. I checked her into the dorm during “rush week” and, 100% honesty, it looked absolutely no different than when I was on a college campus many decades ago. The girls have the same look (even the same sundresses!) the guys with the same blue blazers…the “popular” houses with lines of eager candidates lined up to be judged…and the less popular with bbq grills and portable swimming pools out front to encourage would-be pledges to stop. You’d think that in 3 freakin decades, greeks would have changed…but nope…at least on the surface…same old, same old.
In any case, i think fraternities are no different/worse than they ever were.