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Parents don't have the faintest idea as to what there kids are doing these days. I happened to grow up around upper-middle class kids who would repeatedly engage in physically and mentally dangerous activities because they wanted some excitement (I must admit I participated also). Their parents, on the other hand, had no clue about what was going on with their kids and believed their kids to be angels. Even if they did have some inkling they chose not to address it for fear that they would look bad to the others in their social circles. So as a result the kids continue down this sometimes fatal path knowing that they can get away with acting this way, all the while looking like little angels to Mommy and Daddy.

Although I did not know him, I highly doubt that this kid, or many other kids (or should I say adults, sure!) had not consumed alcohol before they entered college. And if he had not, I am sure he had seen his fair share of "Animal House" before he set foot on campus.

Parents need to follow through with their parental responsibilities which includes educating their children about the ills of the world. Society needs to also play a part in giving positive models/stereotypes to Greek life as well as other groups, races, etc. I think we would be much better off as a result.

-- Anonymous, (posted 1/29, 1:15 p.m., E.S.T.)

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