[redthrowaway]

Nope. I will, entirely unironically, draw from a recent reddit post on this:

"Announcing 'I'm offended' is basically telling the world you can't control your emotions, so everyone else should do it for you."[1]

There are legitimate sources of offense, but "bro, you're totally harshing on frats" is not one of them.

[1]http://i.imgur.com/LQGwx.png

[ckwang]

I'm curious as to why you feel that way. Why is "harshing on frats" as you put it not a negative act? Also, how does the reddit post not apply to the original issue here?

[redthrowaway]

Because frats are not a put upon minority, or any segment of society that deserves our contrition and respect. They're drunken twenty-something white guys whose primary concern is how to be drunker and whiter and twenty-somethinger. They are an outgrowth of an otherwise useful function (university), not useful in and of themselves.

The reddit post is applicable because it is a rejoinder to those who claim offense at that which cannot reasonably be claimed to cause real offense to those for whom such a thing matters.

[delinka]

How do you not see the irony here?

"They're drunken twenty-something white guys whose primary concern is..." <--- Stereotyping. Generalizations. Right here. In your comment.

There are fraternities and sororities whose members are not all "twenty-something white guys" and whose efforts are worthwhile. Do a smattering of research and you'll discover this.