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Originally Posted by sigmadiva
But remember, many groups outside of the D9 still pledge the way we used to. I'm just addressing the point you made.
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I understand that other groups outside the D9 have a "pledging process" as the older members of the D9 experienced.
But, the way I read SBX's comments were "other people" who were not a part of her organization are "pledging her" trying to "justify" her sorority's legitimacy. Why? That's my questions, hence my comment.
Then, there is a very good reason why the D9 abandoned full official above ground pledging processes. We all know this reason. Does every single member follow it? Probably not. But it does not make it right according to our rules and regulations...
Other groups see us doing things and think that is the standard. Then, they take our "creations" and personify or capture it as their own. Then we become upset by it because we find it a mockery of us and our systems. But for us to even get to that level of thinking, we must already be feeling inadequate about ourselves and our own organizations and think we are in system failure...
These "young people"--young meaning in respect to the newness of their organizations question our intent initially as a retort or an afront to us. That is just how some people are--they have chronic hurt and unleash it in general. But, if we were all to really
read past and through their pain, we will see they are begging for assistance and help. They no nothing of the struggles we have in our course of history. They know nothing that there are books that exist everywhere. And if you read demographics on the youth today, where do you think they get half their information--most of which is inaccurate to begin with?
The question from me is: do you all want the D9's experience and help? Because you all will never be at our level it took some of us at least 100 years to get where we are today. The only way to experience the D9 is to be a part of it or wait. In the meantime, gear your organizations up so that you can do that... If that is not your aim, fine. We, of the D9, are fine with that and we will keep going on with that. But, what you interpret on your campuses and communities of our actions (or inactions in some cases) may not be because of what you think initially. There is always something beyond it and it usually has to do with system governance.
I can say this, visit my International Foundation's website. It will tell you some aspects of our inner workings as an organization:
AKA EAF