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Cream: I AGREE! As a local we did some great stuff but we had only our one chapter on the line. As a national member I feel like it makes you more creative and think about the big picture.
Since becoming a KD, I have learned that you can accomplish the same results through a tough new member program. As a KD new member I pledged my attention and devotion to the betterment of our chapter and our organization. As a local and as a new member of a national group it is hard to see past chapter life. But as a KD, I know that it wasn't just my 65 member chapter that I was working for, it was the other 170,000+ other KDs out there.
As a new member, I had requirements and I felt as if I did deserve my letters, in fact I don't think my pledging is over. I earn my letters everyday by giving back, it didn't end when I was initiated. And no amount of hazing could have made me more loyal.
Locals are more self centered in that respect and it is hard to make groups that have different ideals to be on the same wave length. Traditions are great, but traditions are the root of many accidents...there comes a time and place to move with the times and if your organization is not important enough to see the light then it is unfortunate that one day something bad will happen and it will be too late.
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