{"id":1339,"date":"2014-10-02T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2014-10-02T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T23:00:57","slug":"partygoers-give-feedback-on-fraternity-house-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2014\/10\/02\/partygoers-give-feedback-on-fraternity-house-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Partygoers Give Feedback on Fraternity House Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LAURA HUMBLE –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We have all experienced it: walking into a dark house full of hot sweaty bodies, music pulsing in our ears, people moving in every direction in such a small space, bumping into you, maybe because it\u2019s dark or maybe because they\u2019re drunk.<\/p>\n

Maybe you swiped in first, or maybe you just walked on through.<\/p>\n

Maybe you had a few drinks before you came, or maybe you arrived totally sober.<\/p>\n

Depending on the theme, people might be running around in togas, chasing after you with a Sharpie or just all out raging.
\nFraternity parties are a wild time.<\/p>\n

Fraternity parties get a bad rap on campus, but you would be hard pressed to find a Centre student who hasn\u2019t attended his or her fair share. People\u2019s opinions run the gamut from extreme hatred to pure enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t go to frat parties,\u201d senior Jessica Craig said. \u201cI don\u2019t really like to be touched without permission.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a common complaint among Centre students, especially the women.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like going and hanging out there, but I think some of them are a bit creepy,\u201d sophomore Katie Rogers said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t necessarily say certain fraternity men or fraternity houses are creepy, but in general, there are some creepy men. I don\u2019t know how I would go about changing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The creepiness and unwanted touching to which Rogers and Craig refer are the particular \u201cdancing style\u201d of certain men within fraternity houses. Some men can best be described as the family dog that goes around humping people\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n

Rogers makes an excellent point in emphasizing that no one particular group of men begins grinding on women without permission, but that certain aggressive individuals do. As such, it can create an atmosphere of discomfort within the\u00a0houses for women in general.<\/p>\n

However, many enjoy the vibe as a break from school stress.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think frat parties are cool. They\u2019re a really great way to let loose and dance your heart out after a long week of classes,\u201d senior Andrea Merchak said.<\/p>\n

Many members of Centre\u2019s campus also echo this sentiment. After all, isn\u2019t it President Roush who asks us to \u201cwork hard and play hard?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA party localizes a problem that would ordinarily be widespread,\u201d senior Colin Wurster said.<\/p>\n

The problem he refers to is that of drinking and the rambunctious ramifications that come with the mass consumption of alcohol. Wurster sees this as a positive way of containing chaos, even if it can do damage to the fraternity hosting the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can come back on the fraternity, but frats are set up so they can incur a certain amount of responsibility.* I suppose [fraternity parties] are adequate as a social outlet given our location and situation,\u201d Wurster said.<\/p>\n

In other words, there is nothing else to do.<\/p>\n

Of course, this is not the first time at the rodeo for students like Wurster and Craig. By this point, they have been through four toga and graffiti parties. It\u2019s understandable for their outlooks on fraternity parties to be a little more jaded than underclassmen.<\/p>\n

Rogers, despite the potential creepiness of the atmosphere, does enjoy them. \u201cFor the most part, I just think it is a fun place to hang out and dance with my\u00a0friends,\u201d Rogers said.
\nBut what do first-years think?<\/p>\n

First-year Briana Butler laughed when asked whether or not she liked them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to Catholic school before this, so when I saw there was drinking and grinding, I was like, \u2018What is this?\u2019\u201d Butler said.<\/p>\n

Despite her initial surprise, it seems likely Butler will attend more parties during her next four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re okay, though I prefer to read a book,\u201d Butler said.<\/p>\n

Love them or hate them, fraternity parties offer the only semblance of exciting nightlife to Centre\u2019s campus. Considering the lack of entertainment within Danville\u2019s community as well, it\u2019s no wonder so many students flock to them every weekend. However, given largely ambivalent, or even negative, feedback from students, our only outlet seems to quickly become pass\u00e9. So the question becomes: What can we do to improve the quality of nightlife at Centre College?<\/p>\n

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*Editor’s note:<\/strong><\/em> Mr. Wurster’s quote should actually read, “It can come back on the fraternity, but frats are set up so they can incur a certain amount of risk.” Our apologies on the error.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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