I warned my son about the dangers of frats before he went to college. He joined one anyway.

• Before my son went to college, I warned him about the dark side of fraternities.
• After his first month at college, he told me he was joining a frat, and I started to worry.
• I learned to trust his judgment instead of relying on my preconceived notions about college life.

During my younger years, movies depicting fraternity boys as hard-drinking meatheads or predatory sex offenders were common. I grew up watching "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "Revenge of the Nerds."