Comments on: Thursdays are Fucking Mandatory

By: Peter Green

Peter Green — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:41:29 +0000

Thanks for this article. It was refreshingly honest. While I trust that not all sororities are as bad as the one you pledged, and I acknowledge the legitimate positive experiences of some, such as ‘over you’ above, I think that, in general, the LU Greek system perpetuates false brotherhood, and false sisterhood. The theoretical concept of a fraternity is appealing to me, but its practical manifestations at Lehigh are discouraging at the least.

Where is the Greek system in which members challenged each other to greater academic excellence, moral formation, and social service instead of pressuring each other into degenerative hedonism and narcissistic self-indulgence?

Some of LU’s sororities and fraternities incorporate some positive aspects, but a great many of them do not.

By: over you

over you — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:45:01 +0000

This is absurd. Obviously, you are one of those people who chose a house for their reputation or because your friends liked it.
First off, you obviously have a flawed sense of going out. This may be Lehigh, but not everyone goes out and gets smashed every night. There have been many nights when I have gone out and stayed sober for the night. If you assume that going out entails getting drunk out of your mind then you apparently have absolutely no idea how to interact with others and must be an extremely socially awkward individual.
I chose my house because I actually do not feel like I need to abandon my morals when i’m with my sisters. When I say sisters, I mean I would fight to my death to stand up for them. They are part of my family. Yes, I said it; they are family. Families love and care for one another. No they may not be perfect. Who is? I pity you that you truly could not get from your ex-house what I have received from my sisters in my 4 years here at Lehigh. These ladies have been there for me through thick and thin. They have helped me from things as small as boy drama to more serious issues when I found out that I had cancer.
So for those of you who like to trash Greek life and say that we buy our friends, I have just one point to make to you. They were the best investment, I could have ever made in my life.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:19:50 +0000

You probably should not be including GPAs for a sorority that follows a completely different intake process from the rest of the mainstream organizations at Lehigh. Not only does Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. not participate in the annual rush/pledging process, but they also only have three active members to contribute to the chapter average.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:52:30 +0000

The entire Greek system is not as you described. Obviously there are houses which fit your stereotype (or it wouldn’t be a stereotype), but you should not be trashing the whole system just because of your personal feelings on Thursday night pledging.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:06:42 +0000

I don’t think you quite understood Damien’s point.