Essay About Greek Life

Lehigh faces a conformity problem as I imagine most universities do. People try so hard to fit in that they do not mind if they lose their identities in the process. Greek life is possibly the biggest source of this problem. It offers many beneficial aspects to society, while also offering detrimental experiences to students. Throughout all the schools that I visited and the stories that I have heard, there is no university with a more dominating Greek life presence than Lehigh. The dominance of Greek life does not necessarily make it a bad thing; it is what these people do with that power that has stirred so much controversy.
What is Greek life? Greek life is a chiefly social organization of male and female college students. That’s all it …show more content…
The good side of Greek life is how they benefit society in ways no individual could and mold their members into new people. All throughout the year, there are campus events that fraternities and sororities host for a good cause. Most of these events raise awareness for those in need and try to help them. I actually went to one recently which raised awareness for Wilson’s disease. “Wilson's disease is a rare inherited disorder that causes too much copper to accumulate in your liver, brain and other vital organs possibly to a life-threatening level (mayoclinic).” A fraternity member’s sister was diagnosed with Wilson’s disease a few years ago, so they made a tradition to host an event every year in order to raise awareness for this disease. Besides contributing to the benefit of society, Greek members are expected to meet a minimum grade point average in order to stay in the organization. If a member is struggling, they can easily ask another brother or sister to help them with their school work. This allows them to excel academically. Greek members are also mentally prepared for challenges that they will face in the future by going through the widely controversial process of