I have mixed feelings....
Like many of you, I believe sorority business should stay sorority business.... That is, the list should stay inside.
But I'm also wondering should there be a 'list' distributed at all. I guess I'm concerned with member retention. If I were to make a mistake, I wouldn't want it to haunt me. Most people that would be listed on that list would probably not return to the organization (as an active member). We need to be careful how we treat out members. We don't want to push members away....So with that said, maybe Nat'l should keep this information to themself.
However, on the flip side.....as a former GA/Assistant GA at various schools, I see the need for such list. For instance, when we have members that are suspended or etc., but continue to cause problems....with a list, the interested women as well as other chapters around the city would be put on alert.
I really like the list for the blackballed individuals. I guess this is kind of personal.....I hate it when stuff goes down with a chapter and it is said by Nat'l that certain individuals cannot participate in the process (membership), but you found out a year or two later (or at a convention) that so-in-so who wrote in and did such and such is your 'soror' now(yeah...that's really personal). Also, I like it because it can put other organizations on alert. We don't want someone who is blackballed from DST coming over to AKAland.
Lastly, I also like the fine system...however, I don't know if that will work well at all. Let me think about this...'if I was suspended and couldn't participate in my organizations events and etc....would I be willing to pay fines for my wrong-doing'.....Probably NOT! But it is a good try....I don't know about you all, but I don't like my dues funding wrongful activity that I did not participate in (smile). Yea, they get suspended, but we get stuck with the lawsuits and worse (in some cases).....those individuals who participated willingly and then decided to report.
That's all for now
