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College Fraternities
A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a
chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by
Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves
plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by
the popular media, where fraternity members are depicted as drunks who
accomplish n ....
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.... which was, in a large measure, the pattern for the American Fraternity
system. By the end of the nineteenth century there were over thirty general
fraternities in this country (pg. 18).
Today's fraternities still have all the characteristics and precepts of
the their past fraternities: "the charm and mystery of secrecy, a ritual, oaths
of fidelity, a grip, a motto, a badge, a background of high idealism, a strong
tie of friendship and comradeship ....
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