@boolaHI I’d imagine it’s because of the extreme amounts of excessive drinking associated with fraternities. And as much as I defend the right for the Greek system to exist (and despite my exasperation at the self-righteousness of many CCers), I would certainly agree that fraternities would be a justifiable insurance risk because of the frequent high levels of drinking and more-than-occasional property destruction. However, I think this is less to do with the fraternities, per se, and more to do with their demographic: young social males, who tend to exhibit much more risky behavior than their peers. Insurability, however, has nothing to do with issues like sexual assault, and I think it’s foolish to draw connections that aren’t there. Yes, young males are more likely to engage in risky behavior. No, fraternities are not responsible for rape. Individuals are, and colleges should focus on fixing their broken investigative procedures rather than banning fraternities and being surprised when rape reports don’t decline. Furthermore, underage drinking still occurs en masse even at colleges without Greek systems. Mount Holyoke College, for instance, which is an all women’s college with no sororities, has a very active drinking culture, according to a relative who just graduated (by the way, she engaged in regular drinking and still graduated with high honors and a department prize). The difference between schools with Greek life and many of those without is that in the latter case many non-drinking aspects of Greek life, which many members consider beneficial, are not present, which leads me again to defend the Greek system’s right to exist despite the best efforts of many on this site.
@xiggi I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Both of us have stated our points and neither are satisfied with the other’s logic or conclusions. I don’t exactly understand what point you’re trying to make at this stage, as I’ve clearly explained the reasons for my view that CCers are largely anti-Greek and for often illogical reasons. I’d like to reiterate that I don’t think everyone needs to LIKE Greek life; merely that they shouldn’t think they have the right to determine whether of not it can exist, especially if they’ve never even been exposed to it. While being genuinely critical of any organization or system is always appropriate and I’m glad that we’re paying attention to issues like sexual assault, I still maintain that many CCers unfairly judge Greek life and its members because of their personal distaste. This leads them to blame them for social ills and crimes, which I believe is counterproductive in the long run effort of reducing sexual assault on college campuses. We have similar goals but very different understandings of how to achieve those goals, and I think at this point we’re just going to have to accept those differences.