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(2) Citation
Flanagan, Caitlin. "The Dark Power of Fraternities." The Atlantic [Washington, D.C.] Mar. 2014:
Web. <http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/02/the-dark-power-of-fraternities/
357580/>.(3) Summary
Flanagan takes a yearlong investigation and attempts to infiltrate into fraternities to learn all of their dark secrets. She found things so dark that gave a great insight on what actually happens within these upstanding "charitable"clubs, filled with apparent brotherhood and respect; however it is quite the opposite. She points out specific instances where hazing goes so far and ends up hurting a students. Another instance where a brother gets so intoxicated that he lights a firework out of his rear She paints a picture where fraternities are dark places forcing students to drink and do horrible things just to become part of a club.
(4) Author
Caitlin Flanagan- She has been writing magazine articles since 2001. She writes many pieces about social issues, many of them being domestic.She was nominated for the National Magazine Award five times for her pieces. I feel lie with this much writing experience she is a valuable source for my paper, since she writes a lot about social issues I feel she would be knowledgeable about my topic.
(5) Key Terms
Hazing- Hazing can be defined as an act of humiliation that pledges have to endure to be initiated into a fraternity. Many of these rituals include the people drinking an intense amount of alcohol.
Binge drinking- This is defined as drinking more than four drinks within an hour. Or drinking an immense amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
(6) Quotes
“in 1984 Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, with the ultimate result of raising the legal drinking age to 21 in all 50 states. This change moved college partying away from bars and college-sponsored events and toward private houses—an ideal situation for fraternities” (Flanagan).
"They also have a long, dark history of violence against their own members and visitors to their houses, which makes them in many respects at odds with the core mission of college itself." (Flanagan).
John Hechinger notes that since 2005, more than 60 people—the majority of them students—have died in incidents linked to fraternities, a sobering number in itself, but one that is dwarfed by the numbers of serious injuries, assaults, and sexual crimes that regularly take place in these houses" (Flanagan).
"On February 25, 2012, a student at the University of California at Berkeley attempted to climb down the drainpipe of the Phi Gamma Delta house, fell, and suffered devastating injuries; on April 14 of the same year, a 21-year-old student at Gannon University, in Pennsylvania, died after a fall from the second-floor balcony of the Alpha Phi Delta house the night before; on May 13, a Cornell student was airlifted to a trauma center after falling from the fire escape at Delta Chi; on October 13, a student at James Madison University fell from the roof of the three-story Delta Chi house and was airlifted to the University of Virginia hospital; on December 1, a 19-year-old woman fell eight feet from the Sigma Alpha Mu house at Penn State" (Flanagan).
"They also have a long, dark history of violence against their own members and visitors to their houses, which makes them in many respects at odds with the core mission of college itself." (Flanagan).
John Hechinger notes that since 2005, more than 60 people—the majority of them students—have died in incidents linked to fraternities, a sobering number in itself, but one that is dwarfed by the numbers of serious injuries, assaults, and sexual crimes that regularly take place in these houses" (Flanagan).
"On February 25, 2012, a student at the University of California at Berkeley attempted to climb down the drainpipe of the Phi Gamma Delta house, fell, and suffered devastating injuries; on April 14 of the same year, a 21-year-old student at Gannon University, in Pennsylvania, died after a fall from the second-floor balcony of the Alpha Phi Delta house the night before; on May 13, a Cornell student was airlifted to a trauma center after falling from the fire escape at Delta Chi; on October 13, a student at James Madison University fell from the roof of the three-story Delta Chi house and was airlifted to the University of Virginia hospital; on December 1, a 19-year-old woman fell eight feet from the Sigma Alpha Mu house at Penn State" (Flanagan).
(7) Value
This work helped me with research in my topic because it really opened up my eyes that fraternities, yes they drink a lot, however, it is so much more than that. There is a bigger problem then simply the members drink alcohol. Most people have heard that fraternities haze, yes, but Flanagan broke it down perfectly to show that everywhere students are getting seriously hurt physically and mentally. Using statistics and actually stories she's shows how it affects everyone, through drinking in a small house party can lead to an accident that esses with someone forever. So this paper raised awareness of how important my issue is to change.
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