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Hopefuls don't know enough about Greek life
Dennis Landry
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Opinions
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This weekend, I attended the Mid-American Greek Council Association (MGCA) down in Chicago. Along with five other members of our community. We represented each and every chapter of Greek Life here at Lakeland College. I think they would agree with me when I say it was an experience of a lifetime to meet different students from different colleges all around.
Not only did I meet Greeks representatives on a national scale fromall over the country, I also had the privilege to sit down and be fed so much information on the best speakers here in America, in their one-of-a-kind workshops.
Workshops ranged in categories that involved many Greek issues across America such as "Becoming a Leader Others Admire," "Restoring the Lost Luster- Reclaiming the Legacy," "Let's Do Something about Scholarship," and others.
There were many workshops I couldn't attend, but one that stuck out the most was "Fraternal Darwinism: Recruitment by the numbers." Before we even made it to Chicago, I had my mind set on the relationships between Greeks and non-Greeks on campus and the disinterest at Lakeland College towards Greeks.
At first I had the perception that most students are both too lazy and unwilling to give up all the precious "Madden" or "sleep" time that is so needed. Most students had the mindset that they would never pledge a fraternity or sorority. After attending that particular seminar, I realized the first assumption is completely true. They fall under the 10-20 percent of "never joiners" who would rather pee acid than pledge a Greek organization. So where does the remaining 80 to 90 percent of the student body fall?
Another 10-20 percent of students fall under the "always joiners." These are the people who came to school with the mindset that Greeks would be a part of their academic career. That leaves 60-80 percent of students left, in which case, one wonders, where do they fall?
In a Greek community that maximizes their potential, the majority of these being "maybe joiners," obtains a healthy and complete number of members in every Greek organization on campus.
Not only did I meet Greeks representatives on a national scale fromall over the country, I also had the privilege to sit down and be fed so much information on the best speakers here in America, in their one-of-a-kind workshops.
Workshops ranged in categories that involved many Greek issues across America such as "Becoming a Leader Others Admire," "Restoring the Lost Luster- Reclaiming the Legacy," "Let's Do Something about Scholarship," and others.
There were many workshops I couldn't attend, but one that stuck out the most was "Fraternal Darwinism: Recruitment by the numbers." Before we even made it to Chicago, I had my mind set on the relationships between Greeks and non-Greeks on campus and the disinterest at Lakeland College towards Greeks.
At first I had the perception that most students are both too lazy and unwilling to give up all the precious "Madden" or "sleep" time that is so needed. Most students had the mindset that they would never pledge a fraternity or sorority. After attending that particular seminar, I realized the first assumption is completely true. They fall under the 10-20 percent of "never joiners" who would rather pee acid than pledge a Greek organization. So where does the remaining 80 to 90 percent of the student body fall?
Another 10-20 percent of students fall under the "always joiners." These are the people who came to school with the mindset that Greeks would be a part of their academic career. That leaves 60-80 percent of students left, in which case, one wonders, where do they fall?
In a Greek community that maximizes their potential, the majority of these being "maybe joiners," obtains a healthy and complete number of members in every Greek organization on campus.
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