Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
Mr. Silver, c'mon! I was in college in "your day" and the term "frat" was used extensively, by those in fraternities and independents. Granted, we went to different schools, but big public basketball schools still. Nothing wrong with "frat" as a term, it's just shorter is all!

I didn't join a sorority, but I had friends who were in them and they liked them alot. My freshman roomate was totally into it, and she needed that structure. Yes, she partied, but she also studied hard because if she didn't make the grades, she would be on probation with the sorority. It was good for her. I was just rebelling against the dominant culture at the time. Ah, Youth!
Yes, my best friend's daughter is in her freshman year at U of Arkansas, which is near me and I know a lot of people who work and attend there. She uses the word "caf" to describe the cafeteria. We thought she was talking about something exotic. I think each generation makes up their own words or revives old ones or eschews tradition in their own way. I don't think it is meant to insult.

Karen