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EP195 美剧里美国大学那些嗨翻天的「兄弟会」 Frat Party,到底是什么?
Blend Inn · 4 ноября 2026 г. · 15 мин
从 Cornell 事件看懂 Frat、Greek Life 与美国大学文化 如果你看过一些美国大学电影或美剧,应该对这样的场景不陌生:一栋很大的 house,门口挂着几个你完全看不懂的 Greek letters,比如 Alpha、Phi、Sigma。走进去后,里面有一大群大学生在玩 beer pong,音乐开得很大声,大家喝酒、跳舞、party。然后你大概就知道,哦,这应该就是所谓的 fraternity,或者大家更常简称的 frat。 但你有没有认真想过, what exactly is a frat? 为什么美国大学里会有一群男生加入一个用希腊字母命名的组织?有些人还一起住在一栋房子里,互相称对方为 brothers,甚至毕业十年、二十年之后,仍然是这个组织的 member? 最近 Cornell University 发生的一件事,又让 fraternity culture,也就是美国大学里的 Greek life,重新成为一个热门话题。所以今天这期节目,我想从 Cornell 最近的事件开始,带大家认识这种在亚洲几乎没有、但在美国大学已经存在两百多年的特殊文化:fraternity 到底是什么?大家为什么要加入?我们在美剧里常听到的 rush、bid、pledge、hazing 到底是什么意思?还有,为什么这种文化直到今天仍然充满争议? � 本期的知识卡片我们整理在下面啦: � English Learning Card|What Is a Frat? Understanding Greek Life 1. One-minute summary|一分钟英文概述 Fraternities and sororities are a distinctive part of American college culture. Together, they are often called Greek life because many of these organizations use Greek letters in their names. A fraternity , commonly shortened to frat , is more than an ordinary campus club. It can combine friendship, housing, social events, community service, leadership opportunities, and a lifelong alumni network. Students usually join through recruitment , traditionally called rush . If a fraternity wants to invite someone to join, it offers them a bid . After accepting the bid, the student becomes a new member , formerly called a pledge , before eventually becoming a full member or “brother.” <p style="col