Hey Rose,
I'm really sorry that your friend is struggling right now, being a single mother...but I think it's kinda odd that she would want the Pikes to do something very significant about it (force him to go Alum, etc.).
Wouldn't it be strange if my boyfriend got me pregnant (which I hope will never happen unless we get married in the future or something), and I wished retaliation by asking the baseball and football teams, which he belongs to, to kick him off?? That doesn't make any sense. Yes, his baseball and football coaches mandate their players to uphold moral and academic standards, but a mistake (albeit a huge one) usually can't equal being kicked off, or being sat down for a game. Nor does a mistake equal a player's Varsity Letters to be taken away.
Though such a huge mistake would make any team look bad (a fraternity, in this case), it's not fair for one guy's personal life to affect an organization's standing/reputation.
Sure the Pikes can try to encourage him to pay for the baby and take up responsibility, and such, but I think she needs to focus all her energy on getting HIM, not his chapter/fraternity, to take up responsibility. Though it seems like he wants no part of it whatsoever.
Anyway, I wish the best of luck to your friend! I'm really sorry that this had to happen.
[This message has been edited by newbie (edited June 09, 2001).]
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