My opinion is that in general, people will behave as they wish and a sorority slut would be an independent slut if the sorority weren't there. Not that "group think" doesn't exist, or all Greek establishments are excellent ones, mind you--but Greek systems vary hugely campus-to-campus and the type of people they attract varies as well. Making broad statements about sorority girls is the same as making broad statements about, say, members of a religion. Nothing holds for everyone. So TJ chooses to hang out with sluts. At a private school where most students are in the Greek system, you get all kinds of people, not just the stereotypical "frat guys" and "whorority girls". At my school, which was a small private liberal arts institution, everyone took their grades seriously. My fraternity threw great parties, was one of the largest on campus, hosted the one dance that every girl hoped to be asked to once in their four years, and also had the highest group GPA on campus--independents included. Also, of the 90-ish members, about 60 were involved in varsity athletics, and nearly every one was involved in community service in some way. All of this was encouraged by the frat, and in my experience at least, most of the peer pressure was positive.
There are problems with Greek systems, but you find many of the same problems (hazing) with sports teams, and independent students get taken to the hospital after alcohol binges as well, so it's not like the Greek system is the cause of the problem. It's the relatively few ignorant individuals within them giving the system as a whole a bad name.
And ya know what else? I really enjoyed lounging on the porch, grilling a burger and drinking a beer--after getting up at 6, running 5 miles, going to class from 8-3, running 9 miles at practice (4-6:30), and grabbing dinner. Then after my burger/beer on the porch, I'd head up to the library and do some studying. A lot of people give the outward appearance of being relaxed when they have their shit together.
So, think what you want, I couldn't care less. But just realize that you're wrong.
And I fail to see how a Greek societal cog is any less relevant than a GDI one.
-tammer
[QUOTE="Matt"]Be offended then. i stand by my statements, which, by the way seem to have been confirmed by the original poster.
On the balance i cant decide if the Greek system is awful because it promotes so much incredibly poor behavior and general lack of responsibility, or if its a good thing because the members seem to get it mostly out of their system in only 5 or 6 years and then become the irrelevant cogs that the machines of society rely upon.
What's your opinion ?[/QUOTE]
I'm going to tease all of you until the pictures are hosted somewhere decent :p :p 
