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Originally Posted by Senusret I

For a split second, I thought you meant coworkers who are teachers, LOL..... when I was in the classroom, I either bonded with other greeks, gained favor with aspiring Greeks, or pure d hatred from anti-greeks. Never anything in the middle.




This too. But I am a hater myself and I am okay with this.




Your screen name/line name is the most clever Kappa name I have ever seen. And this says a lot because I never compliment Kappas. See above.



There are no two of the same in my family. Delta mother, Sigma cousin, AKA cousin, Omega cousin. My half brother is also an Alpha though. Yayyyy unknown legacies.

Here is my contribution:

Membership in a fraternity or sorority is voluntary. Treat your chapter members as though they don't have to be there -- they don't. Thank them for their presence and for paying their dues. Genuinely be happy that they are there. Do fun stuff, even if you don't necessarily like all of them. Remember their birthdays and stuff.

I say all of this because all of our fraternities are in crisis.... older brothers talk about OBLIGATION but that sort of rhetoric doesn't work on the younger generations. Our race could feel obligated to do the work of our organizations during the civil rights movement (and earlier) because we knew it would elevate us all. Now, all we see are expensive galas and conventions and not a lot of the ground level work, leading many of us to believe 'Heck, I am doing the work of my organization daily by living out the principles and ideals.'

Which by and large is true.

BUT.... in order to combat the reluctance to pay dues and participate, we need to treat our brothers (and sisters) as volunteers who deserve to be thanked, not cash cows who need to be brow-beat in order to support.

I hope that made sense, it's really really been on my heart lately to help my own brothers understand the key to reclamation.

Oh my goodness....soooo true. My alumnae chapter's Reactivation/Retention committee (of which I'm the Chair) focusses on this in all that we do. We also feel it's very important to guide, mentor, and be supportive of new members and reactivating members. The bottom line is that we can talk about obligation all we want, but no one has to pay dues and participate if they don't choose to.