University Wants To Ban Terms “Greek Life,” “Rush,” And “Pledge” Because Of Cultural Appropriation
The University of California, Merced wants all of Greek life to stop appropriating the Greek culture.
From The College Fix:
Students involved in a fraternity or sorority at the University of California Merced have been instructed not to use the terms “Greek,” “rush” or “pledge” because they are “appropriating Greek culture” and are “non-inclusive,” several students told The College Fix.
In particular, they’ve been told:
Replace “Greek Life” with “Fraternity and Sorority Life”
Replace “rush” with “recruitment”
Replace “pledge” with “potential new member”
“Rush” was replaced because it was giving off a negative connotation towards fraternities and sororities. How? I don’t know. I tried to think of a way but kept coming up with blanks. “Pledge” apparently means hazing in their book so they want Greek life to use “potential new member,” a term that is already used to describe potentials who have not yet received a bid.
Fraternity and Sorority Life staff coordinator Richard Arquette is the one behind all of this, according to the students. So, Rich, instead of trying to change the Greek life tradition, why don’t you just let us Greeks be Greeks because I can assure you the actual people of Greece don’t care..
[via The College Fix]
I think I’m gonna be sick…
8 years ago at 10:45 amWhat is with all these administrators attempting to limit – or even get rid of – Greek Life? Even at my school we are being highly limited even though Greek Life contributes more to our school than almost anything else.
8 years ago at 10:46 amhave already seen some groups change pledge to candidate’s vomit.
8 years ago at 5:48 pmIs it cultural appropriation when Richard Arquette takes it Greek style?
8 years ago at 10:46 amRIP my drink and keyboard
8 years ago at 10:57 amBig surprise this is happening in California…
8 years ago at 10:48 amWhen they liberals say they’re for personal freedom
8 years ago at 11:45 amThey’re for freedom as long as you go along with what they tell you to do.
8 years ago at 11:56 amNothing pisses me off more than seeing people who use to be right where we are turn around and try to tell us not to do the same things they use to do
8 years ago at 10:50 amI’m so sick of so many goddamn pussies in this country
8 years ago at 10:54 amYou’re one of them chief
8 years ago at 12:08 pmYou got me there, bud
8 years ago at 4:05 pmHow about you sit this one out champ, don’t want you to get your feelings hurt.
8 years ago at 1:59 amIf I sexually identify as a university administrator, can ban words like “cargo shorts” and “flat brim hats”
8 years ago at 10:56 amThe really sad part is that Rich Arquette was a Pi Lambda Phi. He is part of the Greek system and has no doubt seen the positives of rush, pledging and the Greek system as a whole. Greek life is not meant to be inclusive to everyone, members are supposed to feel a sense of pride to be selected to represent your letters. To use the pansy ass terms these SJW’s use, our letters allow us to express ourselves without persecution, it’s how we “identify” and a frat castle is our “safe space”.
8 years ago at 10:58 amAt the most recent national convention my fraternity tried to change the word colony to associate chapter because colony can imply inferiority. Thankfully it didn’t pass
8 years ago at 10:58 amThe more the left tries to right all the perceived wrongs, the more fucked up and pussified things become. That’s not a coincidence, and this is just another example.
8 years ago at 11:00 am