Decline In Civic Participation
Greek-letter Organizations as Communities and the Decline in Local Civic Participation
Jennifer Chapman
Communitarian Final
Pols5810
Luke Garrott
Chapman
Communities of choice are communities in which people choose to belong based on similar interest or values. Though people choose to be a part of these communities it doesn't make them any less of one. In some way all communities involve some choice. If they no longer meet some need then technically one does not need to continue to be a part of that community. One of the best examples of a community of choice is college fraternities and sororities and the role they play as a community and in their community. Greek-letter organizations were created for many reasons. Fraternities and sororities were originally founded as an intellectual escape from the over-preaching professors and expanding discussion that left the classrooms (Whipple 8). Eventually these groups led to more social, political, and fellowship. Students form......
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