A Very Long and Insightful Look at American Fraternities

Started by bayonetbrant, February 24, 2014, 10:06:48 AM

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Warning:

This will take you at least 45 minutes to read, as it's loooooong
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/the-dark-power-of-fraternities/357580/

But it's a very solid, very chilling, look at the current risks and problems associated with the fraternity culture on US campuses.

This author is not on a huge anti-frat-boy crusade, but rather digs out a lot of the problems associated with the organizations from the top-down, and, quite frankly, should scare the hell out of anyone with a college-age kid.
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