• jedibob5@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Remind me again why anyone tolerates these clubs full of alcoholics, date rapists, and psychopaths? Frats make zero positive contributions to society, ban and disband them all nationwide.

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      3 minutes ago

      Would be impossible to ban, freedom of association is part of the first amendment after all

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      1 hour ago

      Idk I was in a frat and it was mostly about volunteering and partying. No hazing that I was aware of. No pledging process. I ended up dropping because it felt a bit like paying for friends and I was broke. But many do really good work and are well meaning.

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      7 hours ago

      It shows they are willing to take abuse and follow orders without asking questions and not answer questions or reveal things to others. It lets employers and higher ups find people with those qualities which is part of why they fail upwards into management and administrative positions and end up in finance so frequently

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      7 hours ago

      Genuinely some do great public works but are overshadowed by this sort of nonsense.