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Originally posted by macallan25
To be completely honest they were all pretty in awe.
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Don't believe the hype. I am going to guess that many are in 'awe' not because they think the chapter is strong, but because of things like you have a house, your school has a name they know, you may have a larger membership. It probably has little to do with the quality of your membership, and even if it did, how would they know unless they had visited your chapter specifically?
In my own group I see this phenomenon all the time--it almost seems as if women from chapters with houses have an aura about them, either real or created. I will say that in my experience they are not always the strongest chapters.
Macallen25--once again, I have not said anything about hazing always being a dangerous activity. I have repeatedly said, usually after you post accusing me accordingly, that I do not believe that hazing is always dangerous. I believe that there are more positive ways to accomplish unity and bonding than through hazing. For every activity that you offer, I could probably come up with a different, legal, or more acceptable way to accomplish the same goal. That is my central point--has been throughout this thread. I, too, am a long-time international volunteer and that colors my perspective. I believe my beliefs are consistent with what officers in many national organizations would believe. Like it or not, there are rules that prohibit hazing, including the activities that you have subscribed to in your posts. I think many of us post because we would hate to see your chapter get in trouble, lose the charter, or simply contribute to a poor reputation for all GLOs and we want to encourage younger members to think about the consequences, not just the dangers.