Greek Life was established in 1775 and has grown globally at a significant rate. Over eight hundred college campuses and nine million students in the United States and Canada participate in Greek Life (New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2015). Every Greek organization is gender specific, sororities are female based and fraternities are male based. Members who wish to join Greek organizations will have a higher risk to a criminal record due to hazing, which may worsen their cognitive and noncognitive functions. There are many controversial issues on college campuses related to Greek organizations and hazing is a primary factor. Several authors believe that one possible solution to resolve these issues is for colleges must remove every Greek organization entirely.
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The Cost of Greek Life
85% of male and female college students decide to join one Greek organization at least once in their college career (Hohman, 2015). Maura Hohman, the author of the article “What to Ask Before Joining Greek Life,” argues that incoming college students should realize how much time and money it will cost them before pledging a sorority or fraternity (2015). She depicts that approximately 75% of students join Greek Life in larger schools and about 20% join in smaller schools (2015). Fraternities and sororities cost between $20-$200 each month and that one member will donate 4-5 hours of their time a week whereas leaders are required to donate 15-20 hours a week for volunteering purposes (Homan, 2015). Hohman believes that most college freshmen are mentally unprepared for their college career and joining Greek Life will cause them more stress that they do not need (2015). The Peterson’s Staff wrote the article “How College is Affected by Greek Life” and states that there are several factors on how the Greek System impacts an overall college (2015). The factors include, but
The Cost of Greek Life
85% of male and female college students decide to join one Greek organization at least once in their college career (Hohman, 2015). Maura Hohman, the author of the article “What to Ask Before Joining Greek Life,” argues that incoming college students should realize how much time and money it will cost them before pledging a sorority or fraternity (2015). She depicts that approximately 75% of students join Greek Life in larger schools and about 20% join in smaller schools (2015). Fraternities and sororities cost between $20-$200 each month and that one member will donate 4-5 hours of their time a week whereas leaders are required to donate 15-20 hours a week for volunteering purposes (Homan, 2015). Hohman believes that most college freshmen are mentally unprepared for their college career and joining Greek Life will cause them more stress that they do not need (2015). The Peterson’s Staff wrote the article “How College is Affected by Greek Life” and states that there are several factors on how the Greek System impacts an overall college (2015). The factors include, but