Stanford’s war on social life
It is absolutely impossible to take this article seriously, because the author refuses to acknowledge the un-fucking-believably fraught legacy that the Greek fraternity system has, at Stanford and at every other school.> Driven by a fear of uncontrollable student spontaneity and a desire to enforce equity on campusOh, yeah, Stanford’s really afraid of “student spontaneity.”They’re definitely not afraid of organizations that:- ritualize physical and mental abuse- force people to consume dangerous amounts of drugs and alcohol- institutionalize racism, classism, and misogyny- protect - and encourage! - sexual assaultersFraternities aren’t all bad. Fraternity brothers aren’t all bad. I was one, and I met some of the best friends of my life. But that also means I know just how fucking bad it gets, even now (2016-2020).Yeah, sucks, you don't get to live in a big fun house and pull Animal House-style pranks any more. You lost your privileges after killing a fucking kid.https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Family-sues-Stanford-ro...Oh, sorry -- did I say a kid, singular?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hazing_deaths_in_the_U...29 dead in the U.S. in the last 12 years.And the author makes this out to be some stick-in-the-mud administrator trying to take away their toys. Makes me fucking sick.