I get what you&#x27;re saying, but surely you can meet the OP somewhere closer to the middle?  Fraternities seem to have done their part to earn their poor reputation, if one extrapolates from the information most of us are exposed to.  When incidents of racism are publicized, they usually have to do with fraternity members.  When incidents of the worst kinds of misogeny are publicized, they usually have to do with fraternity members.  Those of us who are grossed out by frats aren&#x27;t making this stuff up.<p>Obviously the apparent trend could be wrong.  You could argue that mainstream media is unfairly biased against fraternities.  Or that the good (or boring) frats don&#x27;t do anything sensational.  But, in that case, your argument shouldn&#x27;t be, &quot;You should never generalize!!&quot;  The response to that knee-jerk reaction is, &quot;Um... I&#x27;m not blind.  I read what I read.  I see what I see.  I have experienced what I have experienced, and it tells me that frat boys are assholes.&quot;  Instead you could acknowledge that the apparent trend exists and is real, but provide evidence or reasoning for the trend being misleading.