The Pike debacle didn't give fraternities a black eye. Nothing has changed. Those who resent frats have pictured them with a shiner long before now.

What the incident has done, however, is made it more difficult for local fraternity members and those who support them to defend their affiliation. Much like conservatives slap themselves across the forehead every time President Bush says "nuke-u-lar," well-behaved fraternity gentlemen have to hold their head in their arms every time something stupid like this happens. [Read article]

Community service shields another layer for greek life

hh, fraternity life. One party blurs into another. Drinkers under 21 always have plenty of alcohol and no one is wanting for so-called friends. You will probably have to be hazed, but how else could you prove that you're worthy of the greek letters you can't understand that are stuck to the back of your BMW? Studying means cheating by looking at previous years' tests so you can actually pass the class you're retaking because you were too smashed to go to it last semester. [Read article]