The second reason is how scholarship money is dispersed. The last but not least reason why TSU students are less serious about their education is because they are not held to as many responsibilities as Berea College students. The fact that TSU has so many parties is very distracting to students, especially to incoming freshmen who have just left the nest and are now free to soar. This new found freedom, is already enough rope to academically hang one's self without the constant temptations of campus parties. However, every corner you turn on TSU campus, there are postings of what fraternities or sororities are throwing parties.
Some times there are parties going on in the middle of campus during regular class hours.
I was even tempted myself to ditch class and join the fun. At Berea College, there were not many parties. Students were too busily writing long papers to throw parties. Do not get me wrong, parties are important to the school equation. They are a good source of relief from a stressful semester, but too many parties is academically dangerous.