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Old 12-13-2001, 04:10 AM
BeeJae BeeJae is offline
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People have varying opinions of posting a disciplinary report...
Think about this...

Organizations are being sued for the behavior of their members. When an organization is AWARE of illegal activity being perpetrated by its members and CONCEALS that fact, it is then liable for any illegal activity that member perpetrates because the organization did not reveal that this person was a problem.

People have sued the courts for releasing child molesters into their neighborhoods without notifying them and then those child molesters have molested their children. AS a result, many states require sexual offenders to register so that their neighbors will be aware. It really is no different to conceal the identity of folks that the organization does not recognize as members because of their CONDUCT... none of Delta's report contains "administrative" sanctions... it is ALL for CONDUCT.

There is a current lawsuit against an organization because a prospective member was injured by a KNOWN hazer - one who was already under disciplinary action.. but the organization never released this information to the prospective members...

When you show up as a freshman on a college campus and see folks dressed in the para of the organization you want to join, you ASSUME that they are members in good standing of the organization if no one has informed you otherwise. When you then participate in activities with these women who were actually under disciplinary action, you have now subjected YOURSELF to disciplinary action.

The easiest way to avoid this is to reveal the names of the folks who've been problems.

Delta's list has always existed for perusal by all members, but many members never knew it even existed.

As for the "Applicants Barred from Membership", this list is of those women who APPLIED to DST and prior to becoming members were found to have violated the agreement that they signed with their application to not participate in any form of illegal activity. They signed a CONTRACT and then broke it.

As long as we continue to shelter the bad apples in our organizations under the guise of "sisterhood" and "sorority business", we are in fact ENDORSING their behavior... I only hope we are prepared to lose our organizations on their behalf when we are sued.

Last edited by BeeJae; 12-13-2001 at 04:22 AM.
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