A lot of you saw the post before it was taken down. Wasn't even remotely threatening, etc. Dunno what triggered that post of his, I never said anything negative about his group in first place; just c&p'd a bland descriptive sentence, a quote from a site by Christopher Kylin, acknowledged "General Secretary", spokesperson and "refounder" of the new Wesleyan TNE and the new
Mystic Seven whose
Masonic lodge in Connecticut was booted because of him.
That's all public record by the way- Kylin acknowledges himself as this on his "Alpha" TNE page.
After Mr. "Taconicus" (whoever he is) had a shared his lovely message, I linked to a couple of articles- all publicly accessible, reputable, no threats or insults there either, most of which were linked above by other posters. I ended saying I wouldn't get into a back and forth. (What's the point of name calling and impugning w/o fact? And if the "last word" makes someone that happy why begrudge?)
Nevertheless Mr. "Taconicus" seems to have threatened the board managers to take even that down. Top shelf move champ!
-"Brain Dead Frat Boy"
"Christopher Kylin ‘84 did extensive research into the histories of many of the fraternities and societies at Wesleyan. Kylin took a particular interest in the Mystical Seven and, along with a few of his friends, decided to refound the society, despite the fact that the senior society, which was rarely seen or heard from on campus, continued to exist... The Father of one of the members, Mark Mullen, bought the volumes in their entirety for $6,000 and donated them to the archives at Wesleyan University. Kylin stayed in Middletown for fifteen years after he graduated... In 1990 a dispute erupted between the Senior society and Kylin’s group over which was the legitimate Mystical Seven. In a series of Argus editorials the Senior society based its legitimacy on its long history and ancient traditions while Kylin argued that the Spirit of the Mystical Seven had been lost after the Civil War and that his group was an attempt to recapture this original "Mystic Soul".- History of the Mystic Seven, Benjamin Wyatt Greene
"Recently (Wesleyan Chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon) has gotten itself back on its feet again, asserting its position as a national organization. It has both female and male members, and has held annual cocktail parties, or actually martini soirees. It also has no building, so there is no question of dining clubs and the like. For the past two semesters it has tried to get off the ground with a larger event, but to no avail. No doubt it will be making headlines soon though, especially since the society and its members walk that line between decorum and trouble." -Christopher Kylin, The Wesleyan Review, May 1990
"Whatever (n-a) cow pasture you were initiated in, you have no right or claim to the name Theta Nu Epsilon." - Taconicus (see above)
"Of the above, we can report that several of the locations were impressive or sentimental. The initiations at the stables were among the most fun." -Alpha Wesleyan's Theta Nu Epsilon Blog, May 20, 2008
This whole public thing
is useless under these circumstances though. I'll live and let live, and wish those guys at Wesleyan the best. Can't tar a group cuz one person. And that's why they have the private message feature, right?