Essays Tagged: "fraternities"

Hazing Essay for Law. This essay discusses the issues and concerns that all deal with initiation.

hose who have to endure it, especially the youths of the world.Hazing is most often associated with fraternities, but it is an issue in many different organizations, including sororities, the military ... edge about what the process would involve.One of the most common forms of hazing, especially within fraternities and sororities, is the forced consumption of alcohol, often in lethal doses. One such i ...

(6 pages) 201 2 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Peer Pressure ,The ultimate downfall

, they just occurs in different forms and situations. It is most often seen in the dorms and within fraternities or sororities.Peer pressure in the dorms can cause an individual to stray from homework ... and alcohol usually try to acquire new people to join them on their track to nowhere.Sororities and fraternities are a great way to meet new people and acquire new friends upon entering college. Howev ...

(3 pages) 165 0 3.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Interpretation of "The Lottery" by Shirly Jackson-A tale of pointless violence, inhumanity, and senseless adherence, while unintentionally enlightening the readers with a morality lesson.

today's society that are blindly adhered to because they have been traditions for so long, such as fraternities, sororities, religion, political traditions, academic traditions, and even war. Many pe ...

(4 pages) 111 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"A Chance of a Lifetime"

d by movies such as "Animal House," much of the organizations are not as bad as they are portrayed. Fraternities seem to be given a bad name by people and movies with biased views. Most people look at ... h biased views. Most people look at us in a bad way because there has been laws passed strictly for Fraternities and the things that go on. The Anti-Hazing Act of 1985 pretty much erased much of the h ...

(4 pages) 64 1 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Dying To Be Greek, a 4 page argumentative essay discussing why fraternities and Greek life should be banned from college campuses.

le on the butt and next thing you know you're in the hospital because it went a little bit too far. Fraternities used to be a place where men could bond as brothers and do good deeds for the community ... out of without a few bumps and bruises. I don't think that college campuses should recognize these fraternities as part of the campus, and they should ban them.One of the bad things about fraternitie ...

(4 pages) 72 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Hazing:Not Just for Frat Boys Anymore!

ents realize. When hazing was first brought to the attention of the nation, it was only heard of in fraternities; however, hazing has become popular in sororities, athletics, military, and high school ...

(3 pages) 26 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

National Lampoon's Animal House Movie Review

National Lampoon's Animal House is a movie about the rivalry between two fraternities at Faber College, the uptight-ultra-conservative Omegas and the drunken brothers of Del ... n. For some of us, it became the model of what college life should be. Today, there are still many fraternities that believe Bluto is a god among men and live their freshman year trying to emulate hi ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

The Complex Issue of Affirmative Action

During fraternity rush in my first year of college, I visited several fraternities and was always given a short speech on what the fraternity was looking for and what the ... at a fraternity, which subjectively chooses its members, could truly covet diversity as much as the fraternities I rushed claimed.Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s the idea of diversity has ...

(3 pages) 80 1 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Persuasive letter: Scott Krueger

on US campuses. "The deaths are just pilling up here," says Hank Nuwer author of Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing and Binge Drinking ("Binge Drinking's Campus Toll", 2002). A Harvar ... president of the Indianapolis-based North-American Interfraternity Conference, which represents 66 fraternities on 800 campuses in the USA ("Binge Drinking's Campus Toll", 2002).The Harvard study als ...

(6 pages) 65 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

The Greek community and its use of alcohol.

no mystery that college students drink alcohol. There is also no surprise that Greek sororities and fraternities partake in the drinking pass time. When there are stories of students on the news who h ...

(3 pages) 15 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Deviant Behavior Associated With Fraternity Parties

king on college campuses across the nation is the Greek System, an area populated by sororities and fraternities. Recently, the media and general public have placed a very negative image upon the Gree ... y, the media and general public have placed a very negative image upon the Greek System, portraying fraternities as nothing but houses for young men to party all night, partake in casual sex, and ille ...

(6 pages) 34 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Janis Joplin Lady Of Raw Blues

d and raw attitude landed her into a group of people that partied and often had many conflicts with fraternities. Without the guidance of her parents or any authority figures, her wild times began her ...

(3 pages) 1385 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band Arou

in the song, "Tripping Billies" in the album Crash. Soon the band began playing gigs at area bars, fraternities, Universities, They soon later joined the band circuit, H.O.R.D.E. In 1993, they releas ...

(10 pages) 14 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Fraternity

art is just like a fraternity. It gives you that extra something that not everyone else is getting. Fraternities are perceived by many to be negative. A common fallacy that is passed around is that fr ... at is passed around is that fraternities cause students to have lower grades. Another fallacy about fraternities is that they are only about partying and getting drunk. In this speech I am going to di ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Frat Essay

art is just like a fraternity. It gives you that extra something that not everyone else is getting. Fraternities are perceived by many to be negative. A common fallacy that is passed around is that fr ... at is passed around is that fraternities cause students to have lower grades. Another fallacy about fraternities is that they are only about partying and getting drunk. In this speech I am going to di ...

(3 pages) 2120 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Teenagers in Small Town USA

going down on campus, whether it being another student protest or Toga parties at one of the local fraternities. They say it never rains in Autzen Stadium, a joke only understood by those that have l ...

(2 pages) 3 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Friends University VS. The University of Kansas

t self. This University does not provide a vast variety of clubs and organizations like Sororities, Fraternities, and diverse cultural clubs. KU provides great socialization and cultural experi ...

(4 pages) 17 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Battle Of The Binge Drinking

ly considered an acceptable part of lives by many college students, but is also true for members of fraternities. Drinking for social reasons plays an important role in gestures of interest between ma ...

(4 pages) 20 2 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues