Fraternities (and sororities) are inseparable from college life. Why?
Why colleges tolerate fraternities
The history of frats reveals why they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team.
The video above explores the history of frats and how they managed to infiltrate college life despite a 150-year reputation as havens for heavy drinking, raucous parties, and even endangerment of students.
Their history has surprising twists and turns, like anti-fraternity laws that nearly pushed Greek life off campus. The story of their return shows the uniquely cooperative relationship between college administrators and the frats they discipline.
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