“A lot of the openly gay people who feel they aren’t accepted in Greek life — not saying that they’re not facing adversity or obstacles, because they are — but some of that has more to do with their perception, and their unwillingness to give people a chance. Unfortunately as a minority, you’re always going to have that burden of breaking through that ceiling or going over that bump when it comes to meeting new people.”— Fraternity leader Daniel Greene to The Michigan Daily in a worthwhile profile on finding acceptance as a gay student in the Greek system.
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Out fraternity leader says don’t judge a frat bro by its cover
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Lvng1Tor
He is so right. It’s up to marginalized people to give the benefit of the doubt to organizations that have way too many of them posting racist, sexist, homophobic Halloween parties. Constantly in trouble for shoving broomsticks up guys a@@s as part of an initiation. Hurling homophobic slurs out whenever someone dares cross them. Instead of the frats making the concerted effort to actually change, have real punishment for that kind of behavior and adopting inclusive policies and backing them up.
The Same old crap about how we are the ones who need to change. We need to be the ones that reach across the aisle and be the good lil f@g and behave the way they want us to in order to be accepted. Yup, the problem is squarely on queer people being unwilling to give them the opportunity.
He should be using his platform to change the system not the marginalized by making white straight het society the victim.
Danny595
“Ooooh, I am “marginalized”! I’m so sad and pathetic. Everyone kowtow to me!”
lol! What a loser. Anyway, don’t worry about fraternities not accepting you. That ship sailed in the 1970s, back when you weren’t old.
Stache
“I’m so sad and pathetic.”
I’m glad to see that you’re finally being honest about yourself. It’s a good first step.
scotshot
@Danny595
Isn’t it time you join the other 85 year old church ladies after your tired pissy little rant?
smh
Danny595
I was asked to pledge a bunch of frats but I declined because I wanted to keep my GPA up. I still hung out with some of those frat guys anyway and went to some of their parties. It’s not that hard to make it in a frat. Just be a normal, cool guy and don’t go prancing around like a girl or like a freak with purple hair.
Heywood Jablowme
“I was asked to pledge a bunch of frats but I declined because I wanted to keep my GPA up.”
Did you tell them that when you declined their invitations? They must have loved that explanation, lol.
heckles202
Sure, Jan. Gays and straights alike are laughing at your desperately transparent attempts to appear macho. Just be yourself and let your pride flag fly. You’ll be much happier in the end!
Danny595
heckles – lol! Such a sad lil girl! They prolly pushed your head down the toilet in middle school. lool! Anyways, 40 years of social science data show that only a minority of gay/bi men are effeminate. About 20-25%. Not one study shows it to be a majority phenomenon. So keep living in your dream world where being “truly” gay means being effeminate, since that’s what you need to tell yourself so you feel less guilty about your manhood fail.
Sam6969
Let’s say 20-25% gay/bi men cannot hide they are effeminate. I think a substantial additional percentage would be more openly effeminate, if they felt the right to be so without being mocked.
Heywood Jablowme
He’s got it wrong. Probably most OPENLY gay guys don’t see much appeal in frats, simply because openly gay guys don’t need potentially lethal amounts of alcohol in order to enjoy actual gay sex. And the puerile, pseudo-gay hazing – sticking carrots up each other’s butts, c*mming on crackers, etc. – is going to seem ridiculous to the average openly gay guy.
radiooutmike
Yea. You are so right.
The only reason why I ever thought frats would be worthwhile was because I’d get to be near hot guys and alcohol. One guy in my dorm suite my senior year pledged Fiji. He had to carry around his cum in a baggie. I could never figure that one was all about.
That is one of those things that’s gayer than having gay sex.
hattiecurtis444
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Jack Meoff
What’s the bet he joined a frat for the homoerotic hazing rituals and now he heads it up so he can be in control of it all. Not such a silly move if you have a straight boy fetish like many gays seem to these days.
Sam6969
The irony is that straight “frat bros” accept to make hazing rituals, where some of them can be compelled to suck off another guy or being sodomized…but it is not gay, as long as they are not effeminate.
Heywood Jablowme
The Atlantic just came out with a scathing article on the recent hazing death at Penn State. Tim Piazza was a pledge who was tortured to death by his fraternity bros. (Warning: this is disgusting as well as enraging. Be prepared to vomit.) —
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/a-death-at-penn-state/540657/
Fraternities should be abolished.
prarie pup
That’s good for him; I don’t rain on anybody’s happiness parade and I assume his college experience–specifically college FRATERNITY experience–differs from mine. I don’t want to give away the name of may alma mater but it rhymes with Shan Driego Shtate University. As a member of the 1992 freshman class, I considered joining a frat, checked out a couple, and was instantly repelled by the “group think” immaturity and substance abuse required to be a member. When told part of the initiation was now being let out of the locked trunk of a car until you finished drinking a pint of vodka, I split without bothering to say no thanks.
jd.cali
I judge people by their actions. And The frat boys in my university made my life hell. So… prove me wrong, sir.