Letters to the editor

Posted on March 31, 2003, at 12:00 a.m.

*Ignorant assumptions

I look forward each week to picking up a copy of The Maine Campus and browsing through the articles keeping in touch with campus activity. However, when reading an article titled “Learning about Yourself” by Tracy Collins, I was shocked about just how ignorant some writers can be.

Throughout her article, Collins demeans Greeks and downplays their role in the community. She also doubts philanthropic motives, labeling them as “one more flashy item on a Greek’s resume.”

Collins also makes the assumption that all members of a Greek organization are alike. This could not be farther from the truth. Throughout my experience as a brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I have learned more from my fellow brothers than I could ever hope to learn while sitting at a bar with a stranger.

Collins continues to say that all members of the group have the same beliefs and entering such a group would limit the well-rounded nature of one’s education. Now this is a broad assumption, which has limited her own opinion. Socializing with people who share similar goals, hobbies and ideals is the nature of friendship. I am not saying that those who are outside of Greek organizations lack true friendship because I do not paint pictures with the type of broad brush with which Collins enjoys labeling others.

Finally, I point out that Collins again judges Greeks by saying that they know no self worth and depend on the group for that. Do I even need to mention that this is again another one of her many unfounded and ignorant assumptions? I only wish that Collins would take the time to investigate her opinions like any responsible journalist instead of sitting at the bar with a beer.

Michael D. Morrison

Sophomore mass communication major

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