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Originally Posted by KLeaguer1970
I am in Kappa League which is a Leadership and Development program(Kappa Leadership and Development League.) I personally think that KL is beneficial to me and the other guys in the League because we do other things besides throw parties and party walk... we have done many events dealing with our community and surrounding areas. Also, our advisors often remind us that we are not in a fraternity, and regulates things like having Kanes and doin innapropriate things at parties. What many fail to realize is that these youth auxilliaries are not always just about a bunch of kids stepping and imatating the BGLOs, to us this is a family that leaves a lasting imprent in our lives. KL is also a mentoring Org. which has requirements to get in(ie GPA) in my chapter we have a process but all you have to do is study information about KL and take a test and thats the new line. We do not haze or show favortism of ppl that want to be on KL, because we are not a frat so why be selective of people that could possible wanna just learn how to become a better man. At my school we have Omega Prep, Sons of the Sphinx (SOS), Sigma Beta, Kappa League, Del-teens, Ivy Pearls, and Archonettes but we are all friends that chose to be in these orgs becuz of being legacies or maybe be cause we liked what it exemplifies but they all have good intentions and DONT HAZE. In addition we had a debate about this very subject in my Debate II class which i sided with the against the Orgs., i argued that (i)these organizations cause students to not see the BGLOs in the same way when they actually get to college because they have already gone through a similar experience,(ii) the youth auxs. were not meant for Stepping and parties ecause this strays away from the real meanin... mentorship and education, and (iii) this could be detrimental to the student if they were to wear their supposedly "JUNOR FRAT" gear when they matriculate to college. All of these were points that i didnt believe (but argued it bcuz ive heard older greeks say this stuff) in but had substanance, the only problem that i have is when ppl Knock youth auxs. before getting the whole concept and if you dont like whats going on in you Frat or Sorority shouldnt you intervene, get involved and try to comprimise you beliefs to make the youth org better. Whenever and what ever fraternity i pledge... Kappa League has shown me how to be committed to something that i care about... which will be shown when i pledge.
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Hey! I was having the same debate with my class in one of my classes also...Dkr. Kontroversial couldn't say it any better and I agree wit him 100%! And also...I want to say one thing...fraternities have many definitions...Kappa League, Sigma Beta, SOS are fraternities simply because it is a group of people who share a common purpose, interest, or pleasure...IT DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN GREEK ORGANIZATION!! Even Boy Scouts counts as a fraternity!