7.31.2002

i'm a genius

i figured out why the administration and greeks have a hard time relating and understanding each other. (i do a lot of intense stuff at work, obviously...). we all exist as part of a system at WPI. we are all a part of the school. we all have a loyalty to the system to see it succeed (social interactions, infrastructure, and education). the thing is that greeks are part of a separate system--their respective house. and we have loyalty primarily to each other rather than the system. since our local subculture is more important than our loyalty to the system it is harder for the system to exert control over the greeks. so they go into a futile attempt of forcing greeks to integrate into the system. so, since the system of WPI doesn't hold our primary responsibility, greeks have no problem rebelling against the system and not integrating smoothly.
yes, many greeks are actively involved in the campus and are not opposed to the overall system and some administrators are greek-friendly, but ask any greek what's more important, and the loyalty is revealed. and the administration would get rid of the greeks if it meant the overall survival of WPI.
this is not to be an upsetting view of how things work at WPI, just a system dynamics way of looking at how these groups interact with each other. i found it insightful anyway.

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