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AlexMack 06-26-2007 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Tippiechick (Post 1473808)
This thread needs to die. It is going nowhere.

http://www.bittermancircle.com/my%20...tDeadHorse.gif

DYING!

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB (Post 1473821)
Oh give me a break. Most fraternities seem to have their fair share of guys with guts.

Oh but it's different when you have a penis. Because you know, chicks and boobs and beer n stuff! Woooo anorexia!

AlexMack 06-26-2007 12:30 AM

DITY?!

AbercrombieFrat 06-26-2007 12:39 AM

aight, fo real tho, if malcolm x was reppin letters? hoos wood it b?

CrosseyedPi 06-26-2007 12:40 AM

i wish you wouldnt judge girls that are not perfect. I am visually disabled and still got a bid to a good srat. my sisters still love me~~~!!!~~

poppinmycollar 06-26-2007 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Fraternal (Post 1473864)
KE at FSU

rulezz!!!

Drolefille 06-26-2007 01:08 AM

Wow they just exploded. Fratty splooge everywhere

Soliloquy 06-26-2007 01:37 AM

:rolleyes: At all the cruelty and immaturity popping up in this thread.


I gotta agree with Tippie on the "beating a dead horse" picture. Obviously nothing is getting accomplished and various people are getting offended. I don't appreciate the lewd comments about overweight people or the insinuations that if you are overweight you should just crawl into the social hole of death and never leave.

Seriously, some of the comments from some of the posters have really shocked me.

Not that it matters to anyone or anything, I'm just rather disappointed in some of the reactions posted here. Oh well, karma is a beautiful thing.

frattypalmtree 06-26-2007 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Soliloquy (Post 1473985)
:rolleyes: At all the cruelty and immaturity popping up in this thread.


I gotta agree with Tippie on the "beating a dead horse" picture. Obviously nothing is getting accomplished and various people are getting offended. I don't appreciate the lewd comments about overweight people or the insinuations that if you are overweight you should just crawl into the social hole of death and never leave.

Seriously, some of the comments from some of the posters have really shocked me.

Not that it matters to anyone or anything, I'm just rather disappointed in some of the reactions posted here. Oh well, karma is a beautiful thing.

they said u can come back after rush is over. whats so unacceptable about that?

Soliloquy 06-26-2007 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by frattypalmtree (Post 1473994)
they said u can come back after rush is over. whats so unacceptable about that?

It's easy to act like a moron when you're hiding behind the internet.

Sorry, but it will take more then a poor attempt at an insult to get me fired up. Besides, fighting over tha intranets is silly.

James 06-26-2007 02:03 AM

Personal attacks will get you banned.

Just sayin' . . .

DeltaBetaBaby 06-26-2007 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SECdomination (Post 1474114)
I'm sorry that you're getting torn apart, but I agree with you 100%.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, likes the idea of hiding the less appealing members. However, it is sometimes necessary for the long term success of the chapter.
It's being caught between a rock and a hard place.

Thank you. I know it hurts morale and such to ask a girl to be computer chair or on kitchen duty or something like that. You know what else hurts morale? Not making quota. By a lot. A lot of posters in this thread have never been in that situation.

Others have, and feel that it is better to close your chapter than hurt feelings. I disagree with that, and always will. What if HQ told you to get your chapter GPA up or be shut down? Would you be unwilling to put women on social probation or require study hours? It might hurt their feelings if you make them feel dumb, but I think few posters would hesitate here. What about women who can't pay their dues? If you try to put them on a payment plan and they still can't do it, do you let them remain a member forever without paying?

PM_Mama00 06-26-2007 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby (Post 1474124)
Thank you. I know it hurts morale and such to ask a girl to be computer chair or on kitchen duty or something like that. You know what else hurts morale? Not making quota. By a lot. A lot of posters in this thread have never been in that situation.

Others have, and feel that it is better to close your chapter than hurt feelings. I disagree with that, and always will. What if HQ told you to get your chapter GPA up or be shut down? Would you be unwilling to put women on social probation or require study hours? It might hurt their feelings if you make them feel dumb, but I think few posters would hesitate here. What about women who can't pay their dues? If you try to put them on a payment plan and they still can't do it, do you let them remain a member forever without paying?


GPA and being put on probation is WAY different than being told to hide in the corner during rush. I was once on academic probation and I think it was the best thing possible because the sorority motivated me to do better and study my ass off. Telling someone they can't be in view during rush hurts and is subjective rather than looking at someone's GPA which is objective.

kathykd2005 06-26-2007 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00 (Post 1474152)
GPA and being put on probation is WAY different than being told to hide in the corner during rush. I was once on academic probation and I think it was the best thing possible because the sorority motivated me to do better and study my ass off. Telling someone they can't be in view during rush hurts and is subjective rather than looking at someone's GPA which is objective.

I agree with you, PM_Mama00, but as someone else said, this thread is going nowhere. There are, I guess, people that view being cruel to their sisters necessary in attaining numbers during Recruitment, rather than taking an objective view of the situation, and orchestrating positive action. In short, many women, I fear, feel that instead of rectifying a situation, they should just push it to the background. Sadly, however, no matter how much you push a situation out of view, it's bound to come out at some point, most likely with dire consequences. :(

FSUZeta 06-26-2007 09:29 AM

the thing is that "hiding" the fat members is not going to change the immediate reputation that the chapter has. for instance, i know of a chapter that has the fat girl reputation on their campus.. i was very surprised when i saw all the campus sororities in a competition-each chapter had some fat girls, but the aforementioned one has the "fat girl" rep. this chapter also has the fewest members.

it seems to me that if a chapter is socked with a bad reputation, it takes practically an act of God to change the rep. closing the chapter and then trying to recolonize in a couple of years is not time enough for the reputation to die down.

SydneyK 06-26-2007 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta (Post 1474162)
it seems to me that if a chapter is socked with a bad reputation, it takes practically an act of God to change the rep. closing the chapter and then trying to recolonize in a couple of years is not time enough for the reputation to die down.

Sad, but very true. Admittedly, I don't have personal experience with what really happens when a chapter is closed then recolonized. But, I've seen a too-recently-recolonized chapter struggle for its entire existence. And it's not pretty.

Just from having witnessed that, I'm of the opinion that the general response to a recolonized group should be, "Wow - I never knew there had been an ABC chapter here!" before deciding to try again.


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