Spring Break
Greek reputation discussed at meeting
David Zugnoni
Issue date: 3/21/07 Section: News
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"Too many people wear the Greek letters and jump into the fun but don't want to do the work," David Stollman said to approximately 600 San Jose State University Greeks who attended his "Buy In or Get Out!" program Monday night at the Barrett Ballroom in the Student Union.
Stollman, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, emphasized upholding fraternity and sorority creeds and voicing one's disapproval of a brother or sister's wrongdoing.
"Someone decides to do something stupid and the person next to them lets them do it, or even encourages them," Stollman said. "That's the problem."
Danny Hawawini, a junior majoring in corporate finance management and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, said Stollman's messages came through effectively because he was straightforward and did not sugarcoat anything.
"One good thing I took from it was that it's OK to bother other people." Hawawini said. "Let them know like, 'Dude, what are you doing?'"
Stollman began his hour-long presentation by prompting the fraternity men to list stereotypes of sorority women and the sorority women to list stereotypes of fraternity men.
"You can date a sorority chick but you can't marry one," one fraternity member yelled out, rousing jeers from many sorority members.
"You can date a frat guy but you can't marry one," one sorority member responded, inciting an enthusiastic ovation from her fellow Greek women.
Stollman displayed pictures of Greeks around the country perpetuating common stereotypes - a fraternity member pouring beer on his head, sorority members exposing their breasts, a fraternity member paddling the bare butt of a pledge and sorority women sitting in front of a sign reading, "Don't worry, Mom. We'll turn your boy into a real man."
Stollman's presentation filled the room with rollicking laughter, but it also drew the crowd into a moment of silence as he spoke about rape in fraternity houses.
"The safest place on a college campus for any woman should be in the company of fraternity men," he said.
Stollman, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, emphasized upholding fraternity and sorority creeds and voicing one's disapproval of a brother or sister's wrongdoing.
"Someone decides to do something stupid and the person next to them lets them do it, or even encourages them," Stollman said. "That's the problem."
Danny Hawawini, a junior majoring in corporate finance management and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, said Stollman's messages came through effectively because he was straightforward and did not sugarcoat anything.
"One good thing I took from it was that it's OK to bother other people." Hawawini said. "Let them know like, 'Dude, what are you doing?'"
Stollman began his hour-long presentation by prompting the fraternity men to list stereotypes of sorority women and the sorority women to list stereotypes of fraternity men.
"You can date a sorority chick but you can't marry one," one fraternity member yelled out, rousing jeers from many sorority members.
"You can date a frat guy but you can't marry one," one sorority member responded, inciting an enthusiastic ovation from her fellow Greek women.
Stollman displayed pictures of Greeks around the country perpetuating common stereotypes - a fraternity member pouring beer on his head, sorority members exposing their breasts, a fraternity member paddling the bare butt of a pledge and sorority women sitting in front of a sign reading, "Don't worry, Mom. We'll turn your boy into a real man."
Stollman's presentation filled the room with rollicking laughter, but it also drew the crowd into a moment of silence as he spoke about rape in fraternity houses.
"The safest place on a college campus for any woman should be in the company of fraternity men," he said.
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