John Belushi may not live there...but that doesn’t mean it’s not still an animal house. Start by imagining a house full of 75 men: testosterone, dirty laundry, solo cups on the floor...and that’s just the start. Let’s face it, a fraternity house may not be the most hygienic place to live, but would you run into any bona fide public health hazards or situations that should be covered by Top online public administrations schools? Does any legislation needs to be enacted to protect these guys from themselves?
There are too many examples to go into, but here are some of the most extreme:
General Mess
A group of men living without mothers or maids to pick up after them never really sounded like a great idea, did it? At a Franklin & Marshall College fraternity in 2004, the Delta Sigma Phi house was shut down after the boys forgot to pay the light bill...and inspectors found what was behind closed doors. "It was dirty - beer cups were sitting around; there were sticky floors, backed-up sinks, things like that," said Lt. Thomas Ganse, a fire department inspector. Once enough residual clutter accumulates on the floors and walls, public health hazard can become fire hazard.
Hazing
It isn’t all panty raids and mooning the sister sorority. There can be a serious aftermath to a funny ritual that’s gone back for generations: like at Boston University on April 11, 2012, when Alpha Epsilon Pi’s chapter was shut down “after five students were found in an off-campus apartment, wearing only underwear, bound at the wrists with duct tape, and covered with flour, honey, hot sauce and other condiments.” This darker side of fraternity life has been attracting a lot of negative attention lately. Parents are realizing that hazing can be truly dangerous. If you feel uncomfortable with a hazing ritual you believe has crossed a line, tell someone, or risk the descent into Dartmouth-level hazing. Omelets made with vomit, anyone?
Drinking
Isn’t drinking the reason to live in a frat to begin with? But honestly, drinking is probably the number one health concern when it comes to fraternity life. In the span of two years in the early 2000s, More than 50 deaths were ruled the result of alcohol in fraternities. Men in fraternities are 41% more likely to binge drink than the average male undergrad.
Today, binge drinkers of college age drink to excess At least five times a month, if not more, just on average. That’s over nine drinks in a night, five times a month! Even as campus police work hard to enforce stricter alcohol laws, alcohol has a long and strong tradition at frat houses, which is not likely to change any time soon. Luckily, studies show that binge drinkers of college age in college are more likely to seek help than are their townie peers.
It’s not as though any of this is news to the average incoming freshman or fraternity pledge. They don’t make teen movies for nothing. Often, however, movies and media can dramatize the frat scene, and kids can think that extreme mess is a sign of excitement that John Belushi would be proud of.
There are too many examples to go into, but here are some of the most extreme:
General Mess
A group of men living without mothers or maids to pick up after them never really sounded like a great idea, did it? At a Franklin & Marshall College fraternity in 2004, the Delta Sigma Phi house was shut down after the boys forgot to pay the light bill...and inspectors found what was behind closed doors. "It was dirty - beer cups were sitting around; there were sticky floors, backed-up sinks, things like that," said Lt. Thomas Ganse, a fire department inspector. Once enough residual clutter accumulates on the floors and walls, public health hazard can become fire hazard.
Hazing
It isn’t all panty raids and mooning the sister sorority. There can be a serious aftermath to a funny ritual that’s gone back for generations: like at Boston University on April 11, 2012, when Alpha Epsilon Pi’s chapter was shut down “after five students were found in an off-campus apartment, wearing only underwear, bound at the wrists with duct tape, and covered with flour, honey, hot sauce and other condiments.” This darker side of fraternity life has been attracting a lot of negative attention lately. Parents are realizing that hazing can be truly dangerous. If you feel uncomfortable with a hazing ritual you believe has crossed a line, tell someone, or risk the descent into Dartmouth-level hazing. Omelets made with vomit, anyone?
Drinking
Isn’t drinking the reason to live in a frat to begin with? But honestly, drinking is probably the number one health concern when it comes to fraternity life. In the span of two years in the early 2000s, More than 50 deaths were ruled the result of alcohol in fraternities. Men in fraternities are 41% more likely to binge drink than the average male undergrad.
Today, binge drinkers of college age drink to excess At least five times a month, if not more, just on average. That’s over nine drinks in a night, five times a month! Even as campus police work hard to enforce stricter alcohol laws, alcohol has a long and strong tradition at frat houses, which is not likely to change any time soon. Luckily, studies show that binge drinkers of college age in college are more likely to seek help than are their townie peers.
It’s not as though any of this is news to the average incoming freshman or fraternity pledge. They don’t make teen movies for nothing. Often, however, movies and media can dramatize the frat scene, and kids can think that extreme mess is a sign of excitement that John Belushi would be proud of.
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