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Originally Posted by Liberal_South
I don't think Atheists should be a member, since wehn you join a glo you take an oath to that organization and most importantly to god. And if you don't believe in god, then there is nothing to hold you accountable.
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Sure, I agree that from the standpoint of someone who is not an Atheist the whole thing doesn't seem to make sense. It especially doesn't help that many Atheists treat the term as a religion in and of itself and so claim to represent all others.
Allow me to retort: As it turns out, "God" for many Atheists in Greek Life is more of a concept than anything else. When I swear to my oaths "under God" I'm swearing my oaths to the respectable simplification of moral guidance and ethical conduct that our founders saw fit to enact. I'm not a Christian, and I don't believe in God. But I can't entirely say that I'm not religious, for my fraternity is my religion. It's values are great enough to guide me to live a good life, do well by others, and hopefully die having made the lives of others not only improved and happier, but also changed in such a way that they would also seek to do well by others whenever possible.
Perhaps not everyone is comfortable with this definition, but I've yet to be confronted about it.