Other than the omnipotent self-appointed leader, a Frat/Sorority satisfies every definition of cult. If you assign some metaphysical form to the Frat-house, the

Other than the omnipotent self-appointed leader, a Frat/Sorority satisfies every definition of cult. If you assign some metaphysical form to the Frat-house, then that final exclusion can also be considered satisfied. Remember, as much as we might hate on them, cults provide community. Mormonism started as a cult, and is now a successful religion by every metric we have. The issue with Frats is not the cultishness. It's that they're (practically) imposed onto young-adults at the most vulnerable stage of their life. Frats (the legacy ones at least) by their own admission, breed a strict form of tribalism. 'Us vs Them' mindsets, 'anything for a brother, anything', trauma bonding, infinite cycles of abuse, you name it. These aren't accusations. These are on their marketing pamphlet. Then comes the more recent culture of modern frats. "Drink till you wake up besides a drunk stranger who couldn't possibly have consented"; "Do a kind-of illegal thing to stay in the frat"; or the blatant 'pay2win' nature of it all. I know people in exclusive Ivy-league frats who were initially looked down upon because they weren't white, but were able to buy their way into the Frat, and to be clear I am talking about children of multi-multi-millionaires here. 'Professional Organization'? Hah, more like weaponized nepotism. I hate sounding like a communist here, but this is very much the future capitalistic class. By being able to consistently separate themselves from the labor force, they can both dehumanize the others and collude to ensure the future prosperity of their community. Lots of rich people are rich, not because they provide capitalistic efficiency, but because they effectively function as cartels. Frats aren't exactly popular for producing professionals in the STEM field. Real estate, Car dealerships, Investment Banking and Politics seem to be the most common stereotypical professions. All of these professions are known for nepotism, cartelizing and corruption. Complaining about Frats is so early-2000s. But, the article seems to express surprise about the most well-known traits of frats. So I guess I am not being as much of a Captain Obvious as I would've thought.