[SWTXBelle]

Okay, I'm trying not to get into much of this since I don't want anything I write as being construed as being a response from Gamma Phi, because it's NOT - anything I write is mine, and mine alone. I realize that most of you know that, but I just want to get that out there.

I think there are two issues that are being discussed:

1.) The actual event in question. Let it be noted that Gamma Phi has apologized, and is working with the university. I specifically asked what you thought would be a proper response, and received no answers, so I have to assume that everyone is okay with social probation and education. Heretofore there have been no calls for tar and feathering.

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2.) The legality of a hypothetical response of the university. (Right now, all we know for sure is that the chapter is on social probation, but it is not clear that it is from the university or the HQ). It took four months for the offended parties to come forth, so who knows how long the university's investigation will take, or what actions will follow.

Some conflict is coming from a confusion between the two. I think it is possible for an action to be condemned as insensitive without it being illegal. A possible point is that those who filed a complaint with the university have no legal standing to argue for harm. So while they might not have a legal case, they certainly have a right to claim they are offended. But let's not confuse a moral right with a legal one.