College is an opportunity for students to try new activities and discover where they fit in. Some students find themselves fitting into certain clubs, athletic teams, academics, music, and Greek life. Students can freely join a fraternity or sorority if one chooses to, as long as they meet the requirements. Students have the opportunity to rush and learn about the different chapters on campus. There is endless information to learn about each individual chapter. Once a student decides to join a specific chapter, then even more information is given out. This leads to students learning all there is to Greek life, but the people who do not learn about Greek life are the parents. There are numerous consequences of joining Greek life that parents do not know about. The word “consequence” is defined by Dictionary.com as “a result or effect of an …show more content…
They can decide their own decisions and do not need to ask for permission to anyone. This means being able to do whatever they want, such as joining a fraternity or sorority. Rushing to become a member of a fraternity or sorority is a huge decision, and there are consequences to the decision. Students may not always look at all the possible consequences when deciding to join a fraternity or sorority. This issue can transfer onto when they tell their parents about joining, leading to parents being misinformed about Greek life. Parents do not obtain the opportunity to fully learn about what all the consequences are. In order to change this, an outreach program needs to be created. The goal of this report is to address the issue of parents not being informed about Greek life and the consequences it involves. This will be addressed by looking at both the negative and positive consequences in general, then looking at what UND is currently doing for parents, and finally, recommending a solution to the