I was rather surprised and startled the other day. I went to dinner with a friend from high school who also goes here. As we caught up about the new things going on in our lives, we got on the subject of if he was going to rush or not. He told me a story how he and his friends on several occasions have attempted to get into a fraternity house, and were rejected the the door for not wearing Polo or LaCoste shirts.
The older people said that dressing up was a sign of respect. However, what if it is not someone's style to wear this preppy attire? Is it really fair to turn someone down at the door, refuse to give them a chance, simply based on what they are wearing?
By no means do I consider myself as one of those people who is greatly opposed to the Greek system or finds a way to out them, however I do find it very ironic that an organization promoting brotherhood and unity has the audacity to reject a group of people based on their clothing.
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Ah--maybe these experiences are what gives SMU a particular materialistic reputation. Actions are beliefs made manifest. So, if you want to make a difference, I suppose joining the group--you know, going down into the cave among the unenlightened--might be the only way to make some positive change... Either that or protest from the outside like a "crazy person."
I have had this very situation happen to me as well. It's sad that frats will base their judgments of who they want in the frat by a certain "cookie cutter" appearance of everyone must look the same. Then on the other hand this may just be someones style and they might fit right in and you might fit in somewhere else. I think the main idea about going to different frats is to get a feel for all frats before you can judge the frat system
I agree with the original post it seems rather childish to turn someone down for what they are wearing. Are we still in middle school here? I remember middle school girl's judging each other based on what they were wearing. If you are a group of guys doing this you should be ashamed of yourself. Man up and realize that not everyone is going to be exactly like you that doesn't mean that they wouldn't fit in. The phrase opposites attract could also be applied to friends in this case. Besides you come to college to make life long friends and experience new opportunities. If a fraternity is turning down members based on how they look then they are just hurting themselves.
I think this is ridiculous. I agree with the first comment that this is where SMU gets it's wonderful reputation. But as for your friend, I'm sure he could do better than all of the stuck up frats that treated him ad his friends that way. If they don't care about the person, they don't deserve high quality people who value personality over appearance.
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