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I'm pretty sure most people develop social skills in university regardless of whether they join a fraternity. Having a group of adult friends, freedom, roommate
by cowpig 9y ago
I'm pretty sure most people develop social skills in university regardless of whether they join a fraternity. Having a group of adult friends, freedom, roommates, etc, all prepare you for the real world.
Fraternities also prepare you for the ugly parts of the real world, though. The real world is full of elite clubs without meritocratic entrance criteria, and learning how to join one and function within one is certainly an advantage.
I would argue that removing this advantage from as many people as possible would make the system of society as a whole run better, though.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> I'm pretty sure most people develop social skills in university regardless of whether they join a fraternity Being in a frat isn’t the only way to develop these skills. But lots of people coast through college without any non-academic social extracurricular exposure.
- ghostlygpa 9y agoNot to mention your brothers will often push you into situations out of your comfort zone. OF COURSE this means you sometimes get peer pressured into making mistakes, that's part of growing up. However, my social skills went through the roof by constantly being "forced" to socialize and my own self-confidence grew immensely. Net positive for sure
- lallysingh 9y agoAnd lots of people don't. For the student, it sounds like a useful venue to learn social skills.
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- gbacon 9y agoFraternities also prepare you for the ugly parts of the real world, though. Nice stereotype.