[SWTXBelle]

With all due respect, the ones following the "herd" are those who claim that we should continue to do the same things that we have "always" done - including hazing. Those who wish to cling to the idea that somehow "earning" your letters through surviving a gauntlet of physical and emotional abuse will produce leaders. Those who constantly whine about how things were so much better in the good ol' days, and would gladly expose their GLO to libility issues if it meant that they could revisit the days of yore.
How about this - progressive thinking that produces REAL leaders capable of doing more than simply heaping abuse on the newbies. Programming that emphasizes real-world skills that will produce well-rounded members who are capable of building bonds through something other than shared pain and suffering. The educated ones are those who recognize the realities of college today, and are unwilling to sacrifice the future to those who would cling to the worst aspects of the past. Are things perfect now? No. But they won't be changed by those who can only criticize - it is the members who continue to contribute and refine new member (or pledge, if that makes you happy) programs and who chose to involve themselves in the growth of their GLO.

Would that there were only two of you in the world.