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Old 04-25-2002, 12:20 PM
LexiKD LexiKD is offline
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I really wish that a national organization would do something like this to show that we are upstanding groups in the communities that they are interested in. Why can we not show off the fact that we have good groups that try to do the right thing with the guidelines set out for us?

Getting off our high horses? Let's face it, the general public do not know, care to know, or want to know the difference b/w national and local. When they follow this group around and finally get it on TV, it is a Day in the Life of a Sorority, not a local sorority and when you reflect on 26 groups with at least 100,000 members in each group it does make us concerned.

We have the right to voice that and in reality it will and has hurt the Greek Systems around the country. Like 20/20 last year, typical Greek Story...starts off with the UNC fire, and then two Greek Deaths and then hazing. Other then UNC, the other stories were of locals and there was no reference made to that fact.

I understand the differences and agree that locals are just as much as a part of the system, but they are a smaller part(number wise) and this type of show will be the smaller part, that is VERY different reflecting on the large part. We face similiar issues, but have much different structures.

When I was a Rho Chi and on PH, I don't know how many parents asked about the 20/20 show and wanted to see paperwork and such regarding rules...

It is unfair that this show will do damage, but what can be done now?

Last edited by LexiKD; 04-25-2002 at 12:28 PM.
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