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Why Fraternities Suck

But seriously bro, you suck

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Why Fraternities Suck

Everybody loves to give people a hard time, and in college there’s one group that just sucks. Fraternities are the worst thing to ever be invented, and here are the reasons why.

1. Greeks pay for their friends

Seriously, who would ever think of putting extra money down at the beginning of every semester so that they can do all kinds of cool stuff with their friends? It just sounds like such a pain to set up things in advance.

2. Donating time and money to philanthropies

Greek life manages to donate over $7 million and donate 10 million hours of time to their communities. Who wants to spend that time doing stuff they don’t have to… I mean seriously, why would you want to help others?

3. They’re known as being leaders on campus

Statistics show that over 85% of all student organizations on campus across the nation are being led by people from fraternities. You mean they are also active in other organizations? That sounds like a lot of work. Screw these guys.

4. Greeks are more likely to stay in school, and finish their degrees faster

If you actually want to be more like Bluto from "Animal House" and stay for seven years, studies show you SHOULD NOT join Greek life. I’m totally down to stay here as long as I can!

5. Pledging

You mean I have to learn things about an organization before I become an official member? I even have to gain respect from the older members? Sounds stupid. I don’t need to gain respect from anybody.

6. You may have to go to national conferences

So what you’re saying is that I may end up having to travel to Las Vegas or Miami to hang out with people that have the same values that I do? They will also help me become a better leader and person? Sorry, I don’t like airplanes or bettering myself—that doesn’t sound good for me.

7. “Frat guys” get higher G.P.A.’s

Okay, that’s enough. I’m tired of hearing about all this stuff they do for extracurriculars. There’s no way they get higher grades too. This is ridiculous! These guys should be hated by everyone!

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