Episode 48
48. College Fraternities
A fraternity’s budget includes broken windows, liability insurance, chili dog breakfasts, and the occasional $40,000 DJ. Zachary Crockett crashes the party.
The Economics of Everyday Things
May 13, 202419m 24s
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Show Notes
A fraternity’s budget includes broken windows, liability insurance, chili dog breakfasts, and the occasional $40,000 DJ. Zachary Crockett crashes the party.
- SOURCES:
- Anthony Anderson, member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
- Danielle Logan, owner of Fraternity Management.
- Charlie O’Neill, member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
- Stephen J. Schmidt, professor of economics at Union College.
- RESOURCES:
- "If Student Deaths Won't Stop Fraternity Hazing, What Will?" by Ben Kesslen (NBC News, 2021).
- "Social Animal House: The Economic And Academic Consequences Of Fraternity Membership," by Jack Mara, Lewis Davis, and Stephen Schmidt (Contemporary Economic Policy, 2018).
- "How Fraternities Exacerbate Inequality," by Jillian Berman (MarketWatch, 2017).
- "18 U.S. Presidents Were in College Fraternities," by Maria Konnikova (The Atlantic, 2014).
- Inside Greek U.: Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of Pleasure, Power, and Prestige, by Alan D. DeSantis (2007).
- EXTRAS:
- "Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School," series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
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