The most prominent social space here at Dartmouth is undoubtedly the Greek system, and within the Greek system, fraternities. Although there are many different fraternities on campus, each with its own identity, fraternities within the Greek system, in general, play a huge role in shaping the masculine identity at Dartmouth because they are so pervasive in our culture. Fraternities and the brothers that are apart of them create a norm for what it means to be masculine at Dartmouth. Typically, guys in frats drink a lot through pong or other drinking games, and this leads to an association between how much alcohol a man can tolerate (“lightweights” as compared to “heavyweights”) and how manly he is. Also, fraternities do not interact with other fraternities that much, but when they do, it is usually through a competition involving drinking, like “masters,” or IM sports. Thus, the masculine identity is rooted in the expectation of what is means to be masculine in fraternities, which definitely involves drinking and sports.