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Originally Posted by 33girl
I understand where you're coming from (especially since this dude had a short fuse), but the problem is a lot of people DON'T ask. They just assume if the person's wearing paraphernalia, they're a member - and that can be disastrous to your chapter's reputation and ability to attract members.
This is just a tangent, but I wonder what would have happened if this guy would have started a fight or damaged property while wearing letters and would have said he was still a member? Do you think the fraternity would have been held liable at all? I mean, we have to put up with this ridiculous "if it looks like a duck, it's a duck" garbage as far as events and housing are concerned - why should this be any different?
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In his case, we thought he'd stay out of trouble for the most part. The guy was on probation and weekend stays in jail. He had set off an explosive in his neighborhood (an explosive he had illegally removed from a military installation). The guy was nuts. A confrontation of any sort would have just set him off. We could have kicked his ass, but he would have burned down our chapter house. It was that bad.
As it turned out, we ignored him, he ignored us and had his happy fantasy thing where he won by still getting to wear a pledge pin.. it was all good.