It’s All Greek To Me: Untangling the Crossed Wires of our Greek Life Ecosystem
Conflict of interest: The author is a member of ATO of Massachusetts at Tufts University. This semester, rush numbers surged among the various Greek-letter organizations on the Tufts campus. Local sororities experienced the biggest swing. Serena Song, a Member Application Process (MAP) Chair of the Ivy, confirmed that the local chapters saw an increase of […]
Why Tufts Should Avoid More Regulations on Fraternities
Frats suck. U.S. fraternities have an ugly history of alcohol abuse, hazing, sexual misconduct, and other offenses, all while traditionally excluding minorities and women. Greek Life has permeated college campuses since the mid-1800s, embedding itself as a cornerstone of college party culture. Even with recent controversies justifiably staining the reputations of many fraternities, party-going college […]
The Case for Stricter Fraternity Regulations at Tufts
The year 2020 marked an unprecedented period of global restructuring. The re-ignition of the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) spurred a national reckoning of our country’s inextricable ties to systemic racism, police brutality, and inequality, all while the omnipresent COVID-19 pandemic forced the reappraisal of social coexistence at its most fundamental level. It was within […]