Beer pong addicts? Fraternity brothers are immune to alcohol interventions and actually drink MORE after going through an education seminar

Like the Irish are immune to psychotherapy, alcohol interventions fall on deaf ears in America's fraternities, a new study shows. 

Researchers at Brown University Medical School and Rhode Island's Miriam Hospital recently published a study in Health Psychology showing that fraternity brothers are unlikely to change their drinking habits after going through an alcohol education seminar. 

The study is based on 15 earlier, smaller studies, over 20 years into the effects of alcohol education on Greek Life groups across the country. 

In some of the studies, fraternity brothers actually recorded higher cases of drinking after sitting down for a lecture on the effects of alcohol.

Brown University Medical School researchers have published a study, showing that fraternity brothers are less likely to change their drinking habits after going through alcohol education. Above, a still from the classic fraternity movie Animal House

'Current intervention methods appear to have limited effectiveness in reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among fraternity and possibly sorority members,' Lisa A. J. Scott-Sheldon, an associated professor at Brown University Medical School and a senior scientist at Miriam Hospital, said in a news release about the study. 

The so-called interventions that researchers are referring to in the study are alcohol education seminars that many college students go through. The seminars average about 55-minutes in length and include anecdotes about high-risk scenarios and education including how to estimate blood alcohol concentration. 

The scientists believe that Greek Life is becoming a barrier to these types of interventions, since a huge focus of the groups is on social drinking events. 

If fraternity members 'view alcohol use as a means to achieve their social and sexual goals' then 'attempts to manage drinking may be ineffective'. 

Scott-Shelton spoke with NBC and said she was surprised by the results of her study. 

'It was unexpected,' Scott-Sheldon said. 'We thought they would work as they did in the broader student population. It may just be more challenging to act on your intentions if the environment endorses alcohol use.' 

Since this method of curbing dangerous drinking appears to have no affect on fraternities, researchers suggest that 'stronger interventions' be developed to address drinking in Greek Life organizations specifically. 

The study also looked into the drinking habits of sorority sisters, but the data was too small to make a generalization 

The study was released as several schools are contemplating the role of fraternities and other social groups on campus. 

Harvard University is currently in a battle with the school's Final Clubs - mostly all-male social groups for graduating seniors that are known to hold ruckus parties at their private homes. 

The school wants the Final Clubs to start admitting women, in an attempt to reduce the amount of sexual assaults that happen on campus, some of which occur at the Final Clubs' houses or events.

Harvard President Drew Faust believes making the Final Clubs co-ed will help dispel a culture of rape at the school. 

If the groups do not agree to integrate both sexes next year, the school is threatening to  bar members from campus leadership positions, or receiving recommendations from Harvard needed for scholarships and fellowships.  

At last one of the Final Clubs is fighting back, saying that since they are not officially associated with the school, they should not be forced to follow a direct order from the school's administration.