It is abnormal in the _USA_. The USA is not a very typical place, so probably should not be taken as representative of other countries, or even other rich coun

It is abnormal in the _USA_. The USA is not a very typical place, so probably should not be taken as representative of other countries, or even other rich countries. I suspect a similar kind of student organization is normal in Europe as well as the british commonwealth, at least, but I'm not sure. It is not how it works in the USA.