The Quest For Popularity and Greekdom

**Someone will move my thread even though I INTENDED for it to be in the YARD** It's amazing how far a person would go just to become popular at a particular college and it's even crazier at what people DO to try to stay at the top!! How else would one explain why people go through a rigorous 6+ week process just to join an organization? Brother Hood, sisterhood? Maybe for some but the majority is seeking popularity. Just yesterday at Tips school, SIUC, I witnessed a probate show. The "alphas", kids that claim to be men, broke out into a brawl with members of Beta Phi pi and several members of the football team. Why else would an Alpha yell out to a group of people that they are a bunch of b*tches and won't do sh*t to them?? What did he have to gain from that?? R.E.S.P.E.C.T... Should I mention that he got his **** whooped?? Even before the damn probate got started. Active member's pf the Frat wanted to show the crowd that they do in fact haze by throwing the pledges around and roughing them up. Guess what happed... One of the pledges severely turned his ankle and I overheard that he may broke it. Either way he had to be carried away. Due to the injury. He among the rest of their frat wanted to show how "they are popular" "rough", "tough" and "how no one on campus could f*ck with them"... Is that what the sole purpose of being in an Org. is about? Popularity? To push people down while you think you're in the "In crowd"?? At times I reevaluate this whole "GreeK" thing. I'm not saying everyone should be included but most people that pledge, more so for men, are insecure with themselves. Why else would they try sooo damn hard to prove to the student body that they are the best on campus? You know, "Look how DEEP we are" "Hey look at us!! We throw the best Parties" "We will even stroll all night and not even think about dancing with the ladies just to show our pride..." -I found it funny that two Ques strolled all night last night ignoring all the beautiful women in the club just to dance with each other...Sorry but lol "F*ck the Alphas..How are ya'll gonna start with 5 and end with 5..Ya'll a bunch of 'Paper B*tches'.." - From an Outraged member of Iota Phi Theta(Not me)..He was upset at the fact the Alphas were popular but weren't REAL..Or Real like the Iotas because they infact "haze"... This whole "greek" thing is out of control. This was not the purpose founders of each Org intended on.. Sometimes..I dont want to be apart of it anymore...