The radical, and at times humorous website, TotalFratMove.com, takes the best and worst of Fraternity Life, and makes it into a lifestyle.
Watching Facebook, I see members from my chapter posting status updates directly from TFM. I'm guilty, I've done it too. Members of our Alumni Board have done it. Hell, some of this stuff is funny. It makes us all think back to our collegiate days and think of the things we did, and some of them would definitely have made it on there. This however, is not my point.
As Fraternity Men, and each organization bases themselves with different wording, but they all adhere to the same general principles. Scholarship, Service, Moral Behavior and Brotherhood. In browsing this website, I'm amazed at the lack of character and principle these "brothers" have. Talking about their "Slams", "God Damned Independents" (non Greek Students) and being drunk all the time. We all wonder where our stereotypes are drawn from, and lately, we've been doing it to ourselves. This website in some ways reminds me of Dean Wormer's quote in Animal House "Fat, Drunk and Stupid is no way to go through life, son".
Bragging about promiscuity, drunkenness, and bashing Non-Greek students, is not the way to build community, garner respect or move forward as Greeks. We are not slobs, we are not stupid, nor are we pigs or social degenerates. We proclaim ourselves as men, as gentlemen, as scholars. Yet, we embrace a culture within the Greek Community that we are womanizers, party boys, drug users and generally careless people that will be handed everything we need in life.
It's time for Greek Men to focus on the values that our organizations stand for. That will make you a better man, and a better citizen. Live your Ritual. Live the life of a man of honor, not a "Frat Daddy".
-Matt
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