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Okay, I'm going to get blasted by somebody for this, but here goes: one of the phrases that came out of last week's conference was "beer monkeys". What IHQ is trying to do w/this new initiative is to set us apart from the organizations that attract this type of guy.
This isn't to say that the residents @ 8741 expect us to have a totally alcohol-free organization--they're realists, too. However, there are many men who've used fraternities simply for the fact that it's an automatic outlet for hooking up & getting hammered...not necessarily in that order.
Take this for what it's worth...my alma mater's alumni have no problem attracting 40 guys for a pub crawl. However, when we try to have a meeting for the betterment of the alumni assn., we wind up w/the same 6-8 guys. Where are the others???
What IHQ's trying to do is attract men who are willing to live up to the core ideals set forth by our Rx. Why should this be a problem? We all took the same oaths when we were initiated...seeing the exemplification last week helped to remind us all of what TBI stands for.
Sincerely yours in ZAX,
BF
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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