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"No Control"
Dear MOLadyBug,
Of course Pike's HQ doesn't have any "control" over their chapters. None of the nationals "controls" their chapters. Chapters don't "control" their members. Heck, there isn't even a school out there that is able to "control" its students! If you're looking for your kid to be in a "controlled" environment, you should keep him at home!
At the end of the day, all that the nationals are able to do is to give a chapter a charter or not. Same with a school, at best they can only admit or expel your kid - they can't make him study or go to church on Sunday.
I don't know what your son was involved in, but also consider that it's a two-way street. If your son was involved in something he didn't like, he should have left and/or reported it to the proper authorities. I think it's a cop-out when kids cry about being hazed, but don't take a stand when it happens - or refuse to be involved.
If your kid's chapter was hazing him then the school and national has a responsibility to respond (I think). That doesn't though mean that they'll shut down the chapter, or that you're kid can go back in the group. We're all dealing with 18-22 year olds. Yes, that's the frustrating part... but that's also what it's all about - giving those kids a chance to grow up, make mistakes, learn from them and become men.
Control is an illusion.
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