I have recently found that those who 'hate' prefects and those against them are the ones who were rejected... bet you would feel different if you got offered it!
There are some people who do nothing, there are those who do heaps. I do not feel that 'prefects' should be thrown into a collective group. Yea, some people do it for hte power, the tie, the opportunity to give out detentions. Others do it for the chance to make a difference, to lead others, to be productive to oranize things.
I have also noticed, that when prefects organize things; school dances, trips to the beach, more parking, better food, fun actitives that are respected and loved. Yet as soon as they do something like ask you to tuck in your shirt (which they have to do) then they are seen as power hungry and mean.... dont you get it? it isnt all fun and games, without the respect and people doing things like tucking in their shirts then why are we going to bother to organize good and fun things for people?