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DZBamaDad (and anyone else fed up with GC),
Something to think about before you leave GC for good:
Do you want people (especially potential new members and their parents) who come to GC for information about Greek life to see a site full of venomous, petty, unfounded tripe like the PM you received? Or, would you rather they have access to plenty of well-thought and -expressed, enthusiastic, and experience-based posts such as yours?
I've always believed that you can only effect change FROM WITHIN a system you think is flawed (if the system has any value to you at all, and I understand if GC is of no value to you now). The internet has given voice and distribution to vitriolic, short-sighted, threatened individuals. Sadly, for whatever reason, that draws human attention much more than positivity and enthusiasm, or even respectful critical debate. And the attention feeds the psyche/need-for-attention of the vitriolic, so the cycle persists.
In my opinion, we can only combat it with volume and our own experiences. It's an uphill battle, but many of us in the Greek world think it's worthy.
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