In response to Lori Koch's letter, "Greek students not lifeline to PSU, surrounding areas," Feb. 7, I'd like to make a point. OK, so greek life isn't a big deal to Penn State, yeah right.

How many parade floats would there be during the Homecoming parade if fraternities and sororities didn't team up to build them? How many people can say they never stepped foot in a fraternity to attend a social function? How many more people would be looking for housing if we didn't have fraternity houses? How much more money would non-greek organizations have to raise for Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon to compensate for the money greeks raise?

The backbone affects the whole body, just as greek life affects the whole student body here at Penn State.