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Originally posted by JayBEE!:
Well to say that GSS should be able to have mixers like the "social" sororities - to me that sounds like double dipping.

Your speaking like there is a rule against double dipping. I have plenty of friends in both a service organization and a social service organization. But people here are speaking like the only National Greek Lettered Organizations that can have social events are the National Greek Lettered Organizations that are on councils. Let's be real about what we are saying here. If there is a Greek Council Sponsored event, then give
those that are not on the council simple
rules and charge them a extra fee for participation in the events if thats a problem.

It is like they are trying to be a social house, but hide behind the letters of a service organization.

The thing that strikes me about this statement is that it looks upon service organizations not as fraternities or sororities or even a "Service Greek", but just as an NSO. And this view of being a sub organization to other organizations, is one that all National Greek Lettered Organizations do not want to have. Why? Service Fraternities and Sororties are not just service organizations. And Social fraternities and Sororities are also service-doing organizations. So as far as having cake and eating it too, Why are social organizations doing service? I really don't need an answer to that. Because as long as your doing something positive, it not a problem. We are what we are, and when you think of a fratenity or sorority, you will have social aspects. However if your organizations says that you are So-and-So National Service Organization, an NSO, and not a fraternity or sorority, then I can see you only doing service. It's crazy to think that an entire fraternity or sorority should do nothing but service, and not have any social aspects.

He's just saying that service orgs should be treated the same way and held to the same policies, rules and standards that socials GLO's are if they want to do the same things that social Greeks do.

This is a good statement, but it should be altered. It should be stated this way. National Greek Lettered Service Fraternities and Sororiries should be treated the same way and held to the same policies, rules and standards that socials GLO's are if they want to pariticpate in the same functions that is sponsored by the local Greek Council, when they have been invited to participate in a Greek Council sponsored event. The rules and regulations of the Greek Council are rules and regulations of the Greek Council and they should not interfer with the way another organization runs their organization. The only exception should be unless that organization is in an Greek Council event, and then the rules would apply to that National Greek Lettered Service Fraternity and Sororirity just as it would apply to any other social house during that Greek Council event.

The point of all the is that the service greeks do not fit into the professional organization or curriculum organizations. And their national orgnazation has decided that they do not want to be governed by a Greek Council. So we GLSO's that is are between. I believe that because all organizations do service these days that we are now all NGLSO's. National Greek-Lettered Service Organizations.

Exactly, Jay-bee!