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I have a suggestion for you guys. Why don't you lobby the GF or the AO officers, and try to change things. If your chapter is in dire straights over attending Leadership seminars, do everyone a favor and request your paid-for spots to go to a chapter that wants them.

As for B. Hume - yeah good guy, but don't believe but maybe 30% of what he says in Beta 101 - the Beta history stuff is good, but the stuff on other orgs. is a bunch of smoke. Trust me. Oh and by the way, when you talk to him next time, tell him I want my original 1901 fraternity constitution back - guy never returns my calls, e-mails, IM's - a real stand up guy.

Expansion, you guys get a slap on the back from me on that one. Do I think we need more? Hell yes? Like 50 more. But to think we're going to become TKE in 5 years - I don't want that to happen. And it's OK that we're not at Arkansas, or LSU. Beta has been OK for almost 170 years, we'll be OK for another 170 years. I'd rather see us go back to campuses where we were at, where we have history and alumni and buildings named after us anyway.

BTW, I come from a non-partnered chapter. I have facilitated an MOP session as a 'non-believer' (or whatever you want to call 'that side of the fraternity') and worked with some of Beta's best, and worst members. Everyone, EVERYONE benefits from those leadership seminars. And, if you were to look at every other fraternity, they're all following in our footsteps. We continue to pioneer the greek world. Just because we're not in Arkansas, god forbid, doesn't make us weak.

What are you guys going to do when your alumn? Still sit and salk about how the GF is going, or are you going to do something about it? Think outside of the box.

I'm done with this pity party.