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Message: [QUOTE="Ghost, post: 1525381, member: 581"] The Greek system may be more dangerous to others than to your kid to be honest, but regardless I'm not sure it fosters an environment of safety. I mean academic fraud is pretty institutionalized (it's a big code of dishonor), and if you're outside the Greek system and see some shady stuff and want out - it's an easier move to the exit. It's not so simple to just step away from a "family" - I would think one of the nice things about school is finally being away from HS and finding yourself. In a Frat, eh, you signed up for a self-selected brotherhood as many have repeatedly referenced. Your social life, your life, you pretty much sign it over as a FROSH as part of a big family. Not that you don't make friends outside the Frat or have a life - but the whole system is meant to break you down, and bring you back up to form that unbreakable bond...but for what purpose? It's not the military, it's not even a sports team. A lot of the time it's just a bunch of kids who share an interest in polo shirts and partying. It's a very weird thing. The stats would say raping is FAR more prevalent in the Greek system fwiw - because it's orchestrated much better. I doubt you have the coordinated rape strategies floating around in some random Freshman's back pocket. Again, I don't for a minute think this is everywhere - but not sure I would want my kid near it when the other option is, "hey, go to college, learn some crap, make some friends, grow as a person, and have a lot of fun." Plus, you can live wherever you want - tell your kid to live in a safe area. Or send them to a school that's not surrounded by crap like SU. ;) As far as murders/accidental deaths - I wouldn't argue that, not too sure if it would be different. I just can't ever wrap my head around it - been around schools my whole life, and I suppose I wouldn't be too terrified about my son's personal safety (although i would be incredibly disappointed and a little worried), but if it was my daughter, yeah, I'd be scared. [/QUOTE]

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