Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Will Ferrell Talks Fraternities

In a recent Q&A with the New York Times, Will Ferrell was asked about the recent racist incident at a University of Oklahoma fraternity. The publication quotes him as follows:

"The incident in Oklahoma, that is a real argument for getting rid of the system altogether, in my opinion, even having been through a fraternity. Because when you break it down, it really is about creating cliques and clubs and being exclusionary. Fraternities were started as academic societies that were supposed to have a philanthropic arm to them. And when it's governed by those kinds of rules, then they're still beneficial. But you've got to be careful."

Read the full article at The New York Times

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