Quartz: Fraternity groupthink might lead to their demise

Fraternities are having an identity crisis, according to Scott Ellman of Quartz.  

Hazing practices and their "exclusionary nature" are what he identifies as the source of fraternities' problems. "[Hazing] tasks can be harmful on a physical level, but their psychological toll is potentially more damaging. By cultivating this special brand of loyalty, fraternities make it nearly impossible to speak out against brothers. Blind loyalty of this calibre, in an exclusionary system, breeds injustice and groupthink," Ellman said.

Ellman, who decided to leave his fraternity at Weslyan University, added that unless fraternity brothers find role models and regain their individuality, fraternities will disappear. 

"By destroying the old mentality, frats may be able to achieve some sort of redemption before society decides they're simply too far gone to be worth saving," he said. 

Read the full article at Quartz. 

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