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Originally posted by Lil_G
that's awful, the greeks just sit back and let them do this? You'd think there would be an effort to stop them from publishing this newsletter. I mean come on, you could probably find out which brother/sister is disclosing information..."hey anyone seen charlie today?"
"Naw, he just always disappears for a couple hours here and there, we're not sure where...."
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Well there are a couple of reasons I can come up with as to why the effort to stop them isn't very strong. First of all the newsletters I speak of, are usually only sent to the chapter houses, those who aren't in houses usually don't have any clue as to the fact that this happens. Prime example was during our student government elections: one of the 3 parties was comprised of only independents and they called themselves the GDI party. Shortly before the election TNE put out a special edition flyers to the houses just urging everyone to vote for anyone in the other two parties b/c they were filled with greeks, and basically that the GDI party was worthless (which they were...running on a platform of loosening rules in the dorms-considering that usually the only people who vote are greeks is not a strategy for victory). Well somehow the GDI party got a hold of one of the flyers and proceded to print off 500 copies and distribute them through the dorms as advertising for their party. My friend who is an RA and in APhi was barraged by her residents as to what this whole TNE business was. They didn't get the whole premise and what actually goes out in the newsletters. Now since this is something that is completly localized in the Greek community no one really cares.
Second the newsletters are actually pretty funny. It's one of those things that if they arent' making fun of you (and they seem to only pick on my chapters singing ability) then it can be absolutely hilarious.
Thirdly, since they don't do anything other put out one or two newsletters a year they are widely considered a joke whose only allure is the fact that they are so secretive. In order protect their identity its not like they can throw awesome parties or cause a lot of trouble on campus.
Finally in response to being able to figure out who was who...I'm not sure what your experience with greek housing has been (whether in a house or a section of dorm rooms) but for me, with people having jobs, class, goign to their girlfriends room, meetings, going to visit their elementary school buddy, studying in places other than their room or our study room, or even running home or to the store it's one of those things that you don't really notice if someone dissappears for hours at a time. There is so much stuff happening on campus that it's impossible to pinpoint everyone's location or where they happened to say where they'd be. I also doubt that TNE has regularly scheduled meetings since it's not like they are goign to have speakers or something. So basically if someone wanted to keep it really secretive they would have no problem doing so.