In an unpresuming little piece entitled "The Truth About Fraternities and Sororities," columnist Kristine Guerra at California State University, Sacramento is making her own stand against prejudices. She freels admits to having deplored the greeks massed around her as a freshman: "Because I grew up hearing about scandals and victims of hazing in fraternities and sororities, I was one of those people who put these organizations under a certain stereotype—that they are stupid and a waste of time and money." Now she knows better: the greek community at Sac State is diverse, uniquely active in campus life, and committed to community service.
She cites the last with particular gusto, deriding the media-abetted common misconception under which she once labored: "Generally, fraternities and sororities don’t exist for social purposes only. This, unfortunately, is the part that’s overemphasized, the part that makes it on TV. Unsensational community service activities don’t." Maybe Ms Guerra's column will actually incite a few Sac State folks to reconsider their beliefs as well.
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