Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Students often come to LSU with or without preconceived no- tions about just what Greek life is. Often those ideas are wrong, largely because of movies such as Animal House. Greek vs. Non-Greek is a bat- Emotions burst forth al the Tn-Delt hous on Bid Day. tie waged yearly at LSU. with winners, and no losers. V Greeks complain of the air of periority Greeks exude, while Greeks ' rebuttal defends their system . The truth is the proverbial nee- dle in the haystack. Arguments pro and con are readily avail- able, but in the end. the choice to Man Dobb Soronty members stay up all night on the see-saw participating in the MD Marathon to raise money for chanty. ' ' Go Greek ' ' or stay independent is purely a personal one. On the pro side, the Greek sys- tem forms new bonds, often stronger than any friendships ever before. The system provides a sense of belonging, of home and of discipline. Despite the apparent wildness of Greek life. there are often rules applied that many independents would rather not be subjected to. The Greeks are also well known for their philanthropic en- deavors, earning much needed money for muscular dystrophy research, the School for the Visually Impaired, and others. Sometimes though, the Greek system appears to be two faced. One socially conscious event sponsored by Greeks is Alcohol Awareness Week. A worthy cause, but is this a case of do as we sav and not as we do? For evidence that Greeks don ' t take their own advice, one needs but to turn to page 316, where the Greek section starts. The ' ' party- pics ' ' featured are selected by the organizations themselves, so. ..see for your self. On the con side, there are many documented tales of rather anti -social behavior performed by Greeks. Whether these people are predisposed to violence — such as striking Chimes- Streeters ' ' with a car. or shoot- ing fellow Greeks with a pellet gun — or whether the violence is brought out by the same superior attitude non-Greeks claim, is im- possible to tell. Whatever the case, the future is sure to hold more Greek Non- Greek tension, but at the same time. Greeks will goon with their benefitial activities and parties alike. Qreeks Introduction 15

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r Greek representatives disassemble after taking their group shot in the Greek Theatre Sometimes it ' s hard to tell who is having more fun, participants or spectators, at Delta Gamma ' s Anchor Splash. ' .-wSfc , 14 Qceeks introduction

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LSI) fans yell Go! and await their counterparts in the Northeast stands to yell Tigers! 10 Student £ife ' -Division B