Editor,
I have been at UNM for two years now and I cannot help but realize that some of my fellow students do not appreciate the role of Greek Letter Organizations on our campus.
Let me restate that: They hate Greeks on our campus.
These killjoys complain about how Greek students “pay for their friends” and spend time dominating the comment sections of every single article the Daily Lobo prints about Greeks.
UNM students who actively attack groups like Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Chi don’t know what they’re talking about or harbor some deep-rooted hatred for groups they just can’t be a part of.
It’s sad really, to hate some people so much when they themselves are doing nothing more in college than going to class and going home.
These poor, misguided firebrands don’t seem to realize that Greek alumni account for the majority of the money donated to the University every year.
Greeks also raise thousands of dollars every year for countless charities. Just last November the UNM fraternities participated in Sigma Chi’s “Fight Night” and donated $11,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
When was the last time students who oppose the Greek system did something like that?
And let’s not forget, when our sports teams need support and encouragement, it’s the Greek students in the stands. From football, women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball, UNM’s fraternities and sororities take time to support our University through thick and thin.
Beyond all they do for our University, fraternities and sororities from Mesa Vista Road to Sigma Chi Road, and even those without houses, are building relationships with each other that will last long beyond the golden haze of college days.
People who spend their time alone at home attacking fraternity and sorority members on the Daily Lobo message boards just don’t know what it means to be a part of a GLO. So, like many others throughout history, they attack what they fear and don’t understand.
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Do us all a favor and quit tearing down the very people who are trying to take the University from the Wild West into a bright, new future.
And while Greeks are busy trying to build UNM’s reputation and atmosphere, their opponents are the same students who walk around campus talking about how awful this campus is. But don’t worry, little man, UNM won’t miss you when you’re gone.
To all incoming freshmen, here’s an invitation:
Instead of buying into all this doom, gloom and negativity, try signing up for sorority recruitment, or stop by SAE for a rush event. Check out each and every house because there’s a place for you somewhere. It’s a decision you won’t regret.
And someday, when you read the next post from “Pan-HELL-enic” on the Daily Lobo website, you’ll see those kinds of hateful comments for what they are, but it won’t bother you at all because you’ve got Greek Sing practice.
Lisa McBride
UNM student
