Sexual misconduct, hazing alleged at Marquette fraternities

[jesmu84]

I sincerely hope MU administration makes sure that Greek life NEVER becomes a vital part of the Marquette experience.

[Galway Eagle]

I sincerely hope MU administration makes sure that Greek life NEVER becomes a vital part of the Marquette experience.

+10000000000

I'm sure it works for some people but if it became "vital" it'd be a travesty. 

[mugrad2006]

I sincerely hope MU administration makes sure that Greek life NEVER becomes a vital part of the Marquette experience.

Agreed. There are so many ways to make friends and socialize at MU that don't require paying for friends.

[keefe]

Greek was never a part of the MU community and I'm not sure why they need it. My only observation is that all-male societies often create, "there I was" moments for future lore which is a bit artificial.

[Skitch]

At least they nobody was lit on fire so that is a step in the right direction.

[real chili 83]

Back in the day, frats were looked down on. They were kinda...odd.  MU had a great social life.  Grill concerts, block parties during our day.  If you need a frat to make friends or have fun, you weren't very imaginative.

I drove by the Harp and Conways today.  Memories.

Had to laugh this morning.  I was having breakfast at the Broken Yolk, when a campus tour guide brought a visiting family in for part of the tour.  Apparently, you can buy food there with your meal plan bucks. 

Imagine if Real Chili and Lenny's took meal card bucks.

[🏀]

A few things:

I spent the majority of my time at MU going to bars after parties got broken up.  If your daughter wasn't going it's because she didn't have an ID or wasn't going to the right bars. 

Next, I've been to and thrown quite a few block parties in my time here.  I don't know if your daughter got the rough end of knowing upperclassmen before or what. 

But thank you for playing directly into my point with your last statement because see even parents think it's necessary and that MU sucks if you aren't involved in Greek life.  Yet I'd be happy to share my college photos which should prove quite to the contrary. 

No offense, but your daughter sounds like a stiff, like all the sorority girls in my time.

[Galway Eagle]

No offense, but your daughter sounds like a stiff, like all the sorority girls in my time.

I'm 23 no daughters at MU... Or anywhere. I think you mean the parent I was quoting.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Agreed. There are so many ways to make friends and socialize at MU that don't require paying for friends.

Dont you fracking dare. This is an extremely sore subject for me. My entire first year at MU I did not have many friends because Im not a person to reach out. Had I not joined a fraternity I would be by myself on this campus 24/7. Its not paying for friends. Its so much more then that. Ignorance like this and a lack of understanding about how it is not easy for people to reach out to find friends really pisses me off.

[🏀]

I'm 23 no daughters at MU... Or anywhere. I think you mean the parent I was quoting.

I can see the future.

[real chili 83]

Dont you fracking dare. This is an extremely sore subject for me. My entire first year at MU I did not have many friends because Im not a person to reach out. Had I not joined a fraternity I would be by myself on this campus 24/7. Its not paying for friends. Its so much more then that. Ignorance like this and a lack of understanding about how it is not easy for people to reach out to find friends really pisses me off.

Esard, simmer down.  Glad you are enjoying your friends.  For many of us, it's was a head scratcher as to why there were frats on campus.  MU didn't need them for the reasons mentioned before.

[Coleman]

This thread needs more Triangle house jokes.

[mugrad2006]

Dont you fracking dare. This is an extremely sore subject for me. My entire first year at MU I did not have many friends because Im not a person to reach out. Had I not joined a fraternity I would be by myself on this campus 24/7. Its not paying for friends. Its so much more then that. Ignorance like this and a lack of understanding about how it is not easy for people to reach out to find friends really pisses me off.

Sorry to piss you off so much. My comment was more to the effect that there are so many other "fraternities (it really just means brotherhood)" to join at MU that don't take your money to join. O staff, midnight run, intramural sports, HP have given me friends for life. In my experience at MU joining a frat required as much if not more effort in reaching out as these activities.

[Galway Eagle]

I can see the future.

Could you tell me if her mom is hot then?

[keefe]

My entire first year at MU I did not have many friends

[Warrior Code]

I sincerely hope MU administration makes sure that Greek life NEVER becomes a vital part of the Marquette experience.

+10000000000

I'm sure it works for some people but if it became "vital" it'd be a travesty. 

I totally agree. Social life NOT dominated by the Greek system was a contributing factor to my choosing MU over other schools. I hope Marquette isn't trying to replicate the Greek society of a typical Big Ten school, which I purposely avoided. I had plenty of friends who attended large schools where the pressure to rush was immense, and ended up joining after swearing they wouldn't.  Marquette provides such a unique,  rich experience without that pressure. Like Piper said, it works for some, but it should never be the focal point of campus life.

[Skitch]

Could you tell me if her mom is hot then?

She's not.  She also doesn't believe that boxing is a sport.

[reinko]

Keefe wins the Internet on this day.

[rocket surgeon]

police the "knuckleheads"  and you wouldn't have the stigma that goes with the fraternity/sorority experience.  unfortunately, much of the "brazen knucklehead" behavior seems to become part of the fraternity lore. in retrospect, it's frats will be frats and makes for good get together stories years after the fact.  in the moment, the borderline criminal behavior goes unchecked for fears of being a "snitch"?  or rabble rouser,  party pooper, "live a little" loser, not with the program, un-fraternity-like....
i couldn't stand the constant disruptions and those who seemed to have the need to be more outlandish than the other, then the bullying that followed if you couldn't tolerate said behavior.  
hey, i had more than my share of fun at mu, but even back then, the frats weren't much to look up to and had an air of "bad boy" living on the edge, behavior.  oh yeah, and a place to make some your first contacts/ambassadors of the school?  i took my chances and consorted with those i felt comfortable and safe with and i have many stories to tell without someone getting hurt.  in other words, i chose to meet my own people and didn't need a frat or sorority to feel a need to be with the "in crowd".  it probably saved my education and more.  however, that all being said, frats/sororities are not for everyone, but they could clean themselves up by policing themselves a little better. stand up and call out the douche bags.  certain conduct should be unacceptable-period.   sometimes it takes a little more than the occasional fund raiser for the down and out or donation to some charity to show, see, we are all good people, then go back to the party till ya puke, then party some more...rock on  

[damuts222]

Not to say the allegations are untrue, but MU has been chomping at the bit on fraternities for years.    Note that the three fraternities listed are the only three with houses on campus.  MU makes them jump thru hoops

http://www.marquette.edu/osd/greek/pdf/Risk_Management_Policy.pdf

[Silkk the Shaka]

Must be all those JUCOs in the frats

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Greek was never a part of the MU community and I'm not sure why they need it. My only observation is that all-male societies often create, "there I was" moments for future lore which is a bit artificial.

Like the military back in your day!?!

[Lennys Tap]

Must be all those JUCOs in the frats

Good to see that MU's "higher standards" are producing such positive results.

[🏀]

Could you tell me if her mom is hot then?

#donedeal

[Coleman]

#donedeal

You found IWB's source!!!!!!!