[CPickering]

I too feel compelled to interject this hate war, though I am not entirely sure of what to say.

I guess I should start off with how amazed I am that simply someones opinion on how to prioritize, sparked an incessant debate that really has accomplished nothing good.

GammaZeta, congratulations. You have flexed your nuts and now everyone has renounced their deity of choice and blindly follows you. Accepting your views as their own, without any second thought. If this is not what you wanted, you fooled me.

From your first post, you made your stance perfectly clear. You will not pay a ton of money for a small badge. Great, you're not materialistic.

is it really worth it?

Yes Tom, but is it worth it?

Right Tom, but what is history?

Now, which would benefit the greater good of the fraternity?

Now Tom, no one has explained to me exactly what contribution to our history does a small metal pin make???

There is no need to reiterate your stance every post. We get it. We all get it. And for those who don't understand what your problem is, I posted your ramblings above in a more boiled down and pertinent fashion.

No Tom, you are wrong.

Now don't get me wrong, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but when someone repudiates another persons view simply because it does not match their own, that is ludacrous. Especially when the view you are trying to disavow, is the answer to a question with no correct answer! You cannot ask questions like 'is buying a fraternity badge for $3,000 worth it?' 'what is history and how does a little pin preserve it?,' and actually expect to get solid answers. The answer you are looking for are completely relative to the individuals own unique thought process.

If you want to start talking about sacrifices for one's chapter, you WILL lose to me.

Again... all bow to captain ego-trip. Yes, i'm sure you have done great things for you zeta, brothers, friends, family, those you don't care about. But to simply say your contributions to society are greater than someone else's is again burlesque.

I don't need a badge to let other people know I am a Lambda Chi Alpha. I don't need a badge as a physical reminder of what I am. I don't need a badge to have others ask me about it. I don't need a badge to spread the good word. I don't need a badge to show I am proud of what I have done.

It's sad really. You only wanted to be a Lambda Chi to wear the letters? To wear a badge? You can take my badge, because obviously you don't know what it means. You don't know what it is to be a brother.

You are indeed correct on one thing, for certain. It IS Sad. It is very said you will go out of your way to calumniate the actions of others in any sense. Who are you to judge? Oh wait, you are our new god, that's right.

You don't know what it is to be a brother.

Obviously you know what it means to be a brother better than anyone I know (who are you again?). Perhaps teaching us would be more beneficial to your cause.

Were you even awake for ritual?

How dare you. *not a question* (Again, to reiterate, which you seem to be so fond of doing)

I don't quite understand how someone, like yourself, who only goes through the motions of being a true/good person try to strike down those who actually try to put that philosophy into practice. Nobody is perfect, but thankfully we have you to pick apart the smallest most insignificant of blemishes and blow them up out of proportion. What would the world do without you... surely it would perish.

I thank you for your hard work and dedication to your chapter and to the planet. Surely none is 'holier than thou'. None is more selfless. And as far as I'm concerned, that is a fact. I have never heard of anyone pronouncing their selfless acts moreso than you here. Well, now at least we know those acts were not purely selfless. You may have wanted to help, but you wanted the acknowledgement, and satisfaction of helping even more. Thank you for making the America we love so much, truly become a pimple on society's ass. (IMHO)


Cheers,