Fraternity political parties?

USC's Theta Chi is hosting a political rally, where they're hoping USC students will come out and support their candidates. They're calling it "Super Saturday" and there will be plenty of "games" to help each side prove their candidate is the best suited by USC standards.

This is the way it works. The admission is one dollar per person. You put that dollar into your candidate's box, and it will count as your vote. At the end of the night, all of the "votes" will be counted up to get the winner. However, unlike typical voting policy, if you want to support your candidate more, you can throw more money into the box.

Seems like just another way to get money, right? Well, it probably is. But think about it this way. Their target audience is college students. That is where the money will be coming from. Theta Chi wants to earn money for their fraternity by getting the most amount of students possible to show up to their house Saturday night. So why not a concert? Why not a themed dance party? Something that students our age probably would pay money to go to.

Why would they bank on politics, especially when kids our age apparently "don't care" one bit about voting, or the elections, or supporting a candidate? Hmm...do I see a change in the political climate of the youth demographic?

Well, maybe...maybe not. Maybe it is just this: an excuse for all-you-can-drink alcohol and a social atmosphere. That might very well be the case. But if it is, who's to say that none of those students that go to "Super Saturday" will listen to the kids who actually care and get more interested in the elections?

It turns out to be a bit of a chicken or the egg scenario. Care about politics, then go to the party...go to the party, then care about politics. Either way, chances are, a party like this would have been a huge flop four years ago. And now, according to Facebook.com, close to 70 people are confirmed guests. That's something.

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