As protests erupted on college campuses across the country, many of them turning violent, videos of the demonstrations went viral on social media showing they were not merely “pro-Palestinian,” but blatantly anti-American. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, amid the chaos between the two sides was a moment of patriotism from an unexpected group of young men.
On Tuesday morning, pro-Hamas demonstrators managed to replace the American flag on Chapel Hill’s quad with a Palestinian flag. But they were faced with opposition from another small group of students: the fraternity members of Pi Kappa Phi. Videos and images of the men circulated on social media with many people commending them for protecting our nation’s flag. After weeks of appalling demonstrations by American college students, the character displayed by these young men should give us some hope for saving the republic.
Brendan Rosenblum, a junior and Jewish student at UNC-Chapel Hill, had water bottles thrown at him as he stood in the middle of the quad by with an Israeli flag while protesters tried to replace an American flag with a Palestinian one. Classes today have just been cancelled. pic.twitter.com/hUkPTXtLxj
— Bryan Anderson (@BryanRAnderson) April 30, 2024
As the president of Phi Gamma Delta during my time at Michigan State University, the connection between patriotism and members of Greek life comes as no surprise. While they might be inconsequential to some, I learned a lot about this connection during my four years spent deeply involved with my
