I have reflected on "Esprit" several times over the past four years of membership.....as a wide-eyed neo who swore he'd never be inactive to a hurt prophyte who swore he'd never go back.
I used to wonder why Brothers went inactive -- now I know why.
You can't reclaim brothers by pointing to their "obligation." Most will not feel obligated if they don't feel welcome, if the
Fraternite is missing from
Esprit.
Brothers get tired of being treated like they are only good for checks.
Brothers get tired of being talked to any kind of way. I know I sure did -- I never cursed anybody out until after I became an Alpha.
Brothers don't want to keep giving to an org that takes from them, whups on them, and then doesn't provide services that equal the labor given. And personally, I think that's fair.
Are you inclined to reclaim yourself with a five-year old website and national magazines that don't come out regularly?
I guess what I'm saying is that although I agree with the words, they need to be applied differently in 2007. A different fraternity exists now and a different way of providing services needs to be applied.
And I know Brothers will implore me to keep our business in-house -- tough noogies!
