The Fraternity Paper

SOC 120 The Fraternity Paper A fraternity, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary is “a chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by Greek letters.”(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves plenty of space for shortsighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by the popular media, where fraternity members are depicted as drunks who accomplish nothing either scholastically or socially. Unfortunately, both this definition and media portrayals fail to mention …showed first 75 words of 1481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1481 total…Cited Abramson, Brian D. Personal Interview. 1 Apr. 1996. Fraternity Executives Association “Statement of position on Hazing and Pre-initiation Activities” The portals of Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Klepper, Irving The portals of Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts 1982 Nykolaiszyn, John P. “Hazing: Greeks get a bad rap.” The Beacon Feb. 13th 1996: 12.