For the longest time now, Greek life & its many benefits have been a topic of immense interest not only for me but for those who may check my blogsite out.

It'd be pointless to bring up movies like Animal House & Old School for the umpteenth time, but from what I can see, each of these flicks parodize every good thing about being a member of a fraternity/sorority. How many of these movies' actors, screenwriters, producers, directors, etc. ever went through school & decided to go Greek for all 4 or whatever years? How many of these same folks have actually witnessed firsthand all the positive aspects which Greek life has to offer in spades outside the social realm? And how many of them had biased views on Greeks in general, based on all the second-hand info that their friends told them about fraternities/sororities?

Dang if I know, but movies where Greek life is the main topic of the day are portraying the Greek system inaccurately & inadequately. Perhaps this is my own personal opinion but I surmise others are echoing my sentiments as well: when it comes to being Greek, it's not about who can get the most girls, who can act the fool the most at the bars, who can guzzle down the most alcohol, which house throws the best parties, who can put up the biggest brawls, ad infinitum.

Give me a break because Greek life isn't about all of those things.

In summary, it's all about initiative & involvement.

How many folks would want to go Greek if the only preconceptions that they have of us is that we like to party every week & get all promiscuous (as well as subject our new members to indignities no one should have to go through in order to get fully immersed into the Greek community)? My best bet is that barely anyone would consider rushing or sorority recruitment if this is how we portrayed ourselves on a regular basis, or from what Z-level movies depict us as being. And for those non-Greeks who are set in their ways in regards to their misgivings about Greeks, such behavior wouldn't change their minds one whit.

When it comes to how the Greek community is portrayed, folks in the entertainment industry, I feel, haven't done their research or drew from their own personal experiences as undergrads to reveal how life was for them back in the day at say, Phi Delts or SAE (in a stereotypical yet humorous way). Don't get me wrong; I do love Animal House & Old School with a passion. Thing is, Greek life isn't what people believe it is in the movies. Or even that show GREEK which airs on ABC.

These are my views & I am sticking to them.