Although the unfortunate reputation currently impacting the fraternity/sorority system is not reflective of the majority of members, it is going to take a lot of strength to persevere. The fact that people are afraid or apprehensive of fraternities and sororities is hard to accept, but it is completely understandable. If the only thing you ever saw coming out of organizations were their members going to hospitals for alcohol poisoning and deaths due to hazing, it would be very scary.