Partying, sleeping around, “trying to crack a joke in the bathroom” and the like: Fraternity and sorority stereotypes. But wait. What about philanthropy, academic and athletic awards, bonds and connections, and professional workshops? Of course the media and people who just want to sensationalize and distort everything sweep everything under the rug. There will always be terrible incidents of hazing, drug use, alcohol abuse and large levels of partying in fraternities and sororities. After all, usually people who join are at an age where they just left their parents' house and start acting stupid thinking it's a way to be free and grow up. This happens anyway, if you don't take personal responsibility. Through a psychological lens, we will be able to use theories and concepts such as modeling (learning theory), the foot-in-the-door phenomenon, mimicry/conformity, normative social influence, and the roots of prejudice and stereotypes to understand better what actually continues in Greek life. Why do members behave that way? Is Greek life really that bad or is it as beneficial as many members claim? To what extent are what the media and stereotypes convey to us true or not? Understanding and observing is of the utmost importance in psychology, a science that goes beyond the mere surface of things and the sensationalism and lack of critical thinking we see in the media and the like. Let's delve deeper into one of the most discussed and controversial university topics: Greek life. To psychologically and critically explore Greek life, we will begin with one of the most fascinating and crucial tasks in a person's life: learning. Remember that the monkey sees, the monkey expresses itself? Well, in the... center of the paper... in groups, in this case Greek life. Of course in these chapters you always find incredibly stupid women and men sleeping around and can't even think straight due to taking lots of drugs. However, there are many successful people who were Greek pledges, such as several U.S. Supreme Court justices and Bill Clinton in Phi Alpha Delta. There is always a balance between negatives and positives, and as we have seen, it always depends on the chapter and the university. Finding the right solution is essential. Psychology helps us understand that while belonging to Greek life may seem like a foreign/negative experience at first glance, it actually underlies the most basic concepts about how we learn and behave. We must find the right key to unlock the mass of prejudices and stereotypes in our brain cabinet and let psychology and critical thinking intervene instead.…