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Truthfully
Truthfully
BMP, as I have seen it ruins the reputation of Sigma Phi Epsilon as a whole. I've met people from all over the country who are greek. I always ask them what SigEp is like on their campus, every time I hear something like "they are a bunch of nerds" "they are tools" "the suck" etc. it is disheartening. Invaribly, I find out that these same chapters are BMP.
It is an embarassment to me when others ask about the Balanced Man Program and I have to tell them that there is no pledge process involved.
Why do BMP chapters boast such high retention rates and GPA's? Because anyone can join! It is highly non-selective, and the guys who couldn't get bids from anyone else usually end up going "Sigma Phi Everyone." (As we are often called.)
BMP is clearly a marketing tool, as was previously stated. That is because fraternities, on the national level, are businesses. Do you think Barra at Nationals give a shit about your campus reputation, or how cool the sororities think you are? No. They care about high numbers because higher numbers are higher revenue.
There is more to a fraternity than good times and good looking women. It is a brotherhood! Adam Seiber once told me that when CAJ founded this fraternity, "it was selective and secretive." They didn't allow anyone with a pulse, to sign up! BMP does just that.
It pains me to say, but when I travel I've met a lot of other SigEps. The ones that were BMP, I can't say we had a lot in common. It is like BMP is a whole other fraternity. I've also noticed that BMP guys think they are better than traditional. They make no attempt to disguise this.
The scary truth is:
In several years there will be no more traditional chapters, and the reputation of Sigma Phi Epsilon may be ruined.
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