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Well I think people have traditionally kept their organizations to themselves because of people like SigmaChiGuy, who would probably be happy to call our national organizations and complain. Seeing as we emphasize things like personal responsibility, which that person abhores, he'd love to sabatoge I'm sure. Also, in regards to SigmaChiGuy, for someone who hates the south, he's really obsessed with us. He makes cute little jokes about southern farming and incest, but all the while recognizing that we (those on here from southern schools) will probably go on to much better careers than he. Now regarding us being close minded, its simply bullsh*t. Unfortunately, our current society has told us that not being diverse, not hanging out with people who are opposite from us, is damaging to development. However, the "development" you speak of is not intellectual, it is simply a term used to describe the acceptance of all social culture. If believing homosexuality is wrong and thinking english should be spoken in America is being "undeveloped," then by all means I am. However, you would find that in spite of our "conceit" (which is in fact, based on reality), and our lack of development, southern fraternity men are very well educated. You also act as though the South doesnt contain the variety of jobs and experiences other parts of the country do (I think somebody mentioned being "cotton growers" and "peanut farmers"). Lets consider reality. Houston and Dallas are obviously in the South, and I'm sure McCallan could fill you in on that. Atlanta is home to several fortune 500 companies (Home Depot, Coke, Delta, UPS, etc), mega law firms, the world's busiest airport, hell we had the olympics in 96. Charlotte is the fastest growing banking center in the United States, home to the fastest rising bank, Wachovia. Charlotte also is home to great, international law firms and is surrounded by nearby world-class medical research. These are just the highlights, there are obviously other cities of note such as Memphis (FedEx home), Birmingham (banking and accounting) and Greenville (absolutely one of the hottest job markets for young professionals). Thus, even if we choose to be "undeveloped," and not leave the South, theres more to do around here than simply huntin or working on the farm...
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