The Hatchet’s editorial board calls on GW’s Greek-letter life community to take the time to step back and define its vision of the role it should play on campus.

At this point in the school year, it is inevitable that the GW community will focus a great deal of attention on the role of Greek-letter life organizations on campus. Yet the identity of fraternities and sororities at GW has been changing and the evolving identity of the community highlights the need for the Greek system to re-evaluate its responsibilities and functions.

GW’s Greek-letter life community has expanded, and currently makes up 25 percent of the student body. The size of this community, and the impact it has on the rest of campus, stands in stark contrast to the way it was in previous years. Whereas before, Greek-letter life was merely something that GW offered, it is now growing into a fundamental element of GW’s identity. For better or for worse, a changing community needs to alter its focus accordingly.