re: This is the future for fraternities...

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You're right, but the LSU greek system clearly skews towards private school, country club, well connected kids with nice rides who've never had to work a real job before.

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I can only speak of when I was in school at LSU and the guys in my and other fraternities that I knew so everyone's experience is different. I would say at least half of the guys in the 90's in my fraternity had part time jobs, came from middle class families in LA, TX, & MS (for the most part), and at least 10 were in the guard or on ROTC scholarships to pay for tuition.

Did we act like "douches" some of the time? Absolutely. As did pretty much every kid in college at some point. Did we do charity work as well? Yes. Even if it was for the sole reason of meeting new sorority girls. I guess the right thing for the wrong reason is still important some times.

I just never understood anyone who immediately hated guys in fraternities for no other reason than they weren't in one and the same for fraternity guys who thought they were better than GDI's.

I would also say that in my time in fraternities most kids join or go through rush because they are NOT connected and just want to meet some guys will similar interests outside of maybe 2-3 old row ones.