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Originally posted by Glitter650
I must say that we as members of nationals do need to get off our high horse a bit... although we generally do have more rules and people making us follow those rules... most locals still wouldn't want their chapter to get "bad press". They are greek too.. I don't think they want to make themselves look stupid on television.
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Glitter,
I don't think we're on a "high horse" when we say that locals and nationals are different from each other. They are -- and the general public is not always aware of the difference. As a result, we're all painted with the same brush whenever something negative about Greek life is publicly aired on TV, in the newspapers, or in a magazine.
No one wants to make themselves look stupid on TV, and I don't think that anyone on GC is trying to imply that they do. The difference is that national sororities aren't
allowed to put themselves in a situation to look stupid in the media. Locals, however, don't have a national governing body to look over the shoulder and say, "Hey, maybe going on MTV isn't the best PR idea for the group. Let's stay away from this." And that's how things get out of hand sometimes.
However, like I've said in the past, no organization is perfect. There will always be a few bad apples in the bunch, and that applies for nationals and locals equally. It's just sad that we all have to suffer for the irresponsible actions of a few.