Lecture Notes⅙Changing student experiences and campus life:- Horowitz and campus life:- Classical - Outsiders- Rebels Fraternities and sororities:- Fraternities emerged early but became popular in the earth nineteenth century- A few women were members of fraternities- No word existed for women’s organizations until mid-nineteenth century: sororities- Reflections of their times- Almost died out after WWII- Revived in the 1980sBrotherhood and sisterhood:- Greek life is oriented around the concept of family- Families are close knit without much hierarchy- Provide protection and support- May be disfunctional- Do not share leadership and rely on formal/elected leaders- Cover-up Leadership:- Fraternities and sororities provide many opportunities for leadership- Formal leadership- Committee work- Cultural leadership: walking the walk Academic excellence:- Greeks support academic excellence- Library- Old exams and notes- Older students advise younger- Publish GPAs for Greeks- Fraternities: Fall 2019: 3.38- Sororities: Fall 2019: 3.52Drinking Practices:- Drinking has always been a part of greek life- Become a more prominent practice with MLDA- Drinking rituals highlight brotherhood- In the frat house- In the annex- In the bars- As accompaniment to means- As party enhancementGreek Life and Parties:- MLDA meant fewer places for underage college students to drink- Closing of collegetown bars- Tougher enforcement of drinking law- Unanticipated consequence of cell phones- More drinking in off-campus housing- Where can you party?Parties and alcohol- Parties are a fact of life in Greek Life- Fraternities- Mixers- Collegetown- Formals- Campus rules for parties:- Registered - No hard liquor- Sober monitors and Cayuga’s