What Will Ferrell's Time At College Was Actually Like

You may not picture Will Ferrell as the type of celebrity who would join a fraternity, but the comedian was well a part of Greek life during his time at USC. In fact, US Weekly reported that the actor was a former Delta Tau Delta.

For Ferrell, his fraternity brought good memories and experiences. In 2015, he told the New York Times about how rare it was to find a fraternity like the one he did. He said, "I was lucky in that the one I was in, we were really kind of the anti-fraternity fraternity. We were considered good enough to get the exchanges with the good sororities." While the actor did have a great time in his fraternity, he recognized not every fraternity was like the one he was a part of. In fact, the "Anchorman” actor went so far as to suggest banning Greek life from college campuses. 

More than a few fraternities (including those at USC) have faced a variety of controversies in recent years. In response to a 2015 news story about a group of fraternity brothers participating in a racist chant at the University of Oklahoma, Ferrell admitted that the system isn't perfect. "The incident in Oklahoma, that is a real argument for getting rid of the system altogether, in my opinion, even having been through a fraternity," Ferrell said. "Because when you break it down, it really is about creating cliques and clubs and being exclusionary."

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