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Originally posted by KDLadyZK
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I understand where you're coming from. And I don't think that there is anything wrong with still using the old terminology, but for the sake of formal occasions I don't see why people don't just use the terms that make the "in charge" feel comfortable.
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Kids vs. children is not the same thing that we are discussing - that's a matter of "proper" vs "slang" terminology. It's like saying "isn't" vs "ain't."
The problem that I and many others have with the new terms is that they really don't change anything. "New members" still get hazed in some chapters. People are still cut hastily at "recruitment." It's just trying to pretty something up to make it seem like everything in Greek life is roses and daisies and we've corrected anything that's wrong. New terms aren't going to change anyone's view of Greek life. Actions ARE.
We've gone so overboard saying everything is hazing, that I think it has the opposite effect - chapters that have been doing everything right are all of a sudden told they're hazing and so they say "well hell, if we're going to get in trouble for using string to find our bigs, we might as well throw in some chugging while we're at it." And the chapters that DID haze heavily - well, they just didn't pay any attention at all.
If you want to go through your life changing things you believe in and that mean something to you to give other people a false impression, fine. I personally think it's hypocrisy at its height.