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Originally posted by Diva_56
I would think that this type of list would spark more legal ramifications than it was trying to avoid, especially with the list of women who would be barred from membership... Don't you think that it is certainly the sorority's business and not the entire world's to see barred applicants? I can see the defamation of charactor lawsuits comming from a mile away, because these women are not even members of XYZ organization and you are posting their name on your website without permission... Hmmmn?
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It's not defamation if it is true - I'm not saying the underlying conduct is always ajudicated as true, but the fact that they are barred from applying to your organization is true - that information belongs to the organization and they can do what they want with it. Also, the application process (depending on the organization) and forms should be worded in such a way to let applicants know that once they turn the application in, it becomes the property of the organization. Having said all that, do I think it should be published information? Not in one fell swoop - I think the applicants rights and responsiblities statement should be public and I think the list of suspended chapters should be published. Applicants barred is really only relevant to chapters doing intake and they can read the list they get every year. It also doesn't do you any good as women leave college, get married, their names change and if/when they apply to alumnae chapter, they may go undetected.