Observation 3

For this post I'm going to do things a little different. Instead of talking to a senior or describing a soley senior event I'm going to describe a fraternity event. The purpose of this post is to point out that frats are not just about parties and booze. They actually do serious work on campus and host some amazing events.
The event that I am talking about is a Kappa Sigma philanthropy weight lifting event called Strong Man that will be in April and will benefit the MS society. I know the event has not happened yet but that doesnt mean that there is not a ton of work and effort being put into the event to make it a huge success. Last year the event raised over $4,ooo for the MS society and this year Kappa Sigma plans to rasie even more.
The meeting that I was at was Wedensday night and everyone was already a little tired from having a long day and an intramural basketball game that night. The meeting began at 9pm and lasted roughly and hour and a half. Many different tasks and goals were disscussed during the meeting and everyone was given a task to complete before the next meeting. (In order to not divulge to much about the Kappa Sigma event I am not going to go into detail about the things that were discussed during the meeting.)
The point that I am getting at here is that an event like this is not what the media sees when the cover a fraternity. The only news from Greek life that makes the papers is another hazing incident or party that got out of hand. It is time Greek life got attention for the good they do like raising money for the MS society or bringing awareness towards rape victims like Delta Phi Epsilon sorority did recently with the Take Back the Night event. This are things that help benefit our society through sevice and education. These are the things that break the sterotypes and SHOULD be making the headlines.