And they say they want to be respected...
I don't really feel like re-narrating the passing of the night's events while I was working at the cafe. So instead, I'll paste a copy of the letter I just e-mailed to my college newspaper about the incident:
"I'm a barista at Aroma Cafe in downtown Champaign. Friday night I had the misfortune of dealing with inconsiderate patrons from an adjacent bar, most (if not all) of which happened to be members of the Greek community on campus.
The bar held a rather large party that night. During the entire shift, my co-worker and I dealt with people coming in and out using our restrooms since the bar's restrooms had long lines. We wouldn't have minded this so much if they were decent about it, however this was far from the case.
Since there have been similar incidents earlier in the week, my co-worker and I put signs on the doors limiting our restroom use to customers at the cafe. After doing this, a couple of men from the bar next door decided to make a small purchase at the cafe in order to use our restrooms. We initially refused them, but after talking to them, we got the impression there wouldn't be any problems. My co-worker later checked the bathroom to find that these men had urinated all over the restroom floor.
I'm aware that not all members of fraternities (and sororities) behave in such a manner, but incidents such as these certainly don't help clear up the stereotypes that shroud their community. If members of the Greek community want to be viewed as respectable individuals, perhaps they had better keep a closer eye on those who undermine their ability to be look upon as such."
So yeah. Needless to say it was an...interesting night. Oh, and I decided to leave out the part where we found drops of blood on the toilet seat in the women's restroom.
If my opinion on the general Greek community wasn't already negative (on my campus anyway), this would have definitely taken the cake. Even if this was an isolated case of asshatery (and I damned well know it wasn't), it's practically impossible for me to not pass judgment on them as a whole.
They can say whatever they want. They're still a bunch of immoral self-centered drunkards.
"I'm a barista at Aroma Cafe in downtown Champaign. Friday night I had the misfortune of dealing with inconsiderate patrons from an adjacent bar, most (if not all) of which happened to be members of the Greek community on campus.
The bar held a rather large party that night. During the entire shift, my co-worker and I dealt with people coming in and out using our restrooms since the bar's restrooms had long lines. We wouldn't have minded this so much if they were decent about it, however this was far from the case.
Since there have been similar incidents earlier in the week, my co-worker and I put signs on the doors limiting our restroom use to customers at the cafe. After doing this, a couple of men from the bar next door decided to make a small purchase at the cafe in order to use our restrooms. We initially refused them, but after talking to them, we got the impression there wouldn't be any problems. My co-worker later checked the bathroom to find that these men had urinated all over the restroom floor.
I'm aware that not all members of fraternities (and sororities) behave in such a manner, but incidents such as these certainly don't help clear up the stereotypes that shroud their community. If members of the Greek community want to be viewed as respectable individuals, perhaps they had better keep a closer eye on those who undermine their ability to be look upon as such."
So yeah. Needless to say it was an...interesting night. Oh, and I decided to leave out the part where we found drops of blood on the toilet seat in the women's restroom.
If my opinion on the general Greek community wasn't already negative (on my campus anyway), this would have definitely taken the cake. Even if this was an isolated case of asshatery (and I damned well know it wasn't), it's practically impossible for me to not pass judgment on them as a whole.
They can say whatever they want. They're still a bunch of immoral self-centered drunkards.