Bad tailgating experience, need help identifying fraternity.

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DaytonLawVol

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We tailgated on one of the hills beside the Lake Avenue Parking garage on Saturday. Pretty good mix of adults, college kids and young children. All is going well until the dip**** fraternity across the street decides to start blaring the most insanely vulgar rap music I have ever heard......and I graduated from UT in 2006 so im quite familiar. They had gigantic speakers aimed toward the tailgating area on the second floor of the house, out the window blaring...im talking BLARING lyrics such as......

"then ill f her brains out"
"grab her neck and f her brains out"
"smack that a and f her brains out...." etc....

There were no less than 25-30 children under the age of 10 playing in that area and we were a good 100 yards from the house and could hear that **** as plain as day. Even the younger crowd in the area, clearly college-aged kids were taken aback by it all. My three year old was asleep and my one year old thankfully doesnt know any better....but it was infuriating. It is one or two houses to the left of the Farmhouse fraternity....not sure who it is now. Can someone identify that fraternity?

It made me seriously reconsider tailgating with my family in the future unless I can get to the blue-hair section near the stadium.
 
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It's a college campus, not a church. The "**** you, Florida" chants by the student section all game long kind of exemplify that. Don't like it? Then don't go
 
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Christian Lowe said:
It's a college campus, not a church. The "**** you, Florida" chants by the student section all game long kind of exemplify that. Don't like it? Then don't go
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It shouldn't matter if you're at church or at college. Being respectful of others should be expected regardless of circumstance.

It's one thing to have fun. It's another to go out of your way to be an ass.
 
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I tailgated in the Lake Ave garage last year for OU.
The world is full of dumb people.

Id find another spot.
 
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The Orange Pants said:
It shouldn't matter if you're at church or at college. Being respectful of others should be expected regardless of circumstance.

It's one thing to have fun. It's another to go out of your way to be an ass.
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Tailgating near a frat house and expecting them to care about what you consider respectful isn't a great idea.
 
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I agree it's disrespectful. What do you expect from a school like UT.That's what some of society has become. They only do what they are allowed to do.The odds are if they party that hard and disrespectful they probably flunk out anyways and I hope they do!.
 
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Christian Lowe said:
It's a college campus, not a church. The "**** you, Florida" chants by the student section all game long kind of exemplify that. Don't like it? Then don't go
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That's just stupid.
I was obnoxious and pumped music at that age too, but looking at the children and choosing that kind of BS is inexcusable. As bad as I was, I never subjected kids to such a ridiculous behavior.

Even college-aged guys should have the tiniest bit of understanding and responsibility. This entire concept of "that's just the way it is" to excuse deplorable behavior is pathetic. That's all it is anymore, excuse after excuse as to why no one should be more responsible, everybody else just needs to get over it. Complete BS.
 
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The Orange Pants said:
It shouldn't matter if you're at church or at college. Being respectful of others should be expected regardless of circumstance.

It's one thing to have fun. It's another to go out of your way to be an ass.
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Agree, but did anyone say anything to the kids I'm sure it wouldn't have helped but made things worse.. But you're right respect for one another has disappeared in today's society..

But let me say this.. We were also young and dumb before so chalk that up to that and these kids never have seen Tenn beat Florida before.. Good times they were having
 
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Christian Lowe said:
It's a college campus, not a church. The "**** you, Florida" chants by the student section all game long kind of exemplify that. Don't like it? Then don't go
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Typical juvenile Millennial reply! Nobody matters but you, right kid??

That said, stupid kids are going to be stupid kids. Expecting maturity, decency, and respect for others from a bunch of frat kids is probably asking too much these days. Obviously they are free to do as they please which includes playing terrible music, but some negative press is also well-warranted! If you find out who and which house it is, please let us all know.
 
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Christian Lowe said:
It's a college campus, not a church. The "**** you, Florida" chants by the student section all game long kind of exemplify that. Don't like it? Then don't go
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But it's still a family environment. Most people bring their young children. Its OK to throw a few cold ones back and enjoy yourself, but as a parent myself I get where OP is coming from. It's not church but it's not a nightclub either.

And I'm sorry, I hate Florida as much as anyone but chanting f*** Florida is classless whether winning or losing.
 
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Christian Lowe said:
It's a college campus, not a church. The "**** you, Florida" chants by the student section all game long kind of exemplify that. Don't like it? Then don't go
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there's a difference between situationally appropriate language and just being downright rude.

to me, it all goes to how you want to carry yourself.

i don't think it's too much to ask of other people to have some common freaking courtesy.

as to your point, "don't go", i do agree. in fact, in my section, wity my two daughters, there was one dumb drunk azz that couldn't even clap, much less stand. i had to catch the guy 3 times in the 1st qtr from falling on my 9 year old.

i made a business decision at half time and left. not worth the trouble, and it wouldn't have changed a thing.

as for the FU FL chants, i told my kids before the game that they're likely going to hear some things that may go against the grain of what we normally do and hear around the house. and that they shouldn't pay attention to it, and that at the end of the day, that isn't just a big deal, and it's no reason to ruin the day or experience.

unfortunately there are those out there that simply don't have enough couth to know the difference.

so your simple "don't like it, don't go" is a little more complicate than that.


and why is it always the people that have the simplest expectations of common decency are the ones told "don't go"?
 
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Christian Lowe said:
Tailgating near a frat house and expecting them to care about what you consider respectful isn't a great idea.
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About one hundred yards away and we weren't on fraternity row. Im sure its one of the crappy fraternities that cant get on fraternity row for whatever reason. I didnt realize common decency was so hard these days. Hell, I can even understand so normal, vulgar rap music but this was to an entire other level, done intentionally and on a Saturday when families come by the thousands to campus. A rather large black guy walked up to me trying to figure out where it was coming from , I pointed where I thought it was and he walked that way saying he would "take care of them."
 
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Was said frat house butt chugging as well?
Bunch of spoiled kids milking daddy's checkbook
 
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DaytonLawVol said:
Didnt realize sitting on a college campus would expose children to verbal hardcore pornography.
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Did anyone go over and explain the situation and politely ask if they could keep it PG? Ive had mostly good outcomes even with high school kids using that approach. Most arent looking to offend. They're just having fun and unaware of their surroundings.
 
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