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Despite all of the bashing and derogatory terms thrown around on this thread, we should be able to disagree with members of our respective fraternal counterparts and still be able to advance Greek causes for the better good. We realize that challenging a school policy will have many effects. Some will say we flipped off the institution, some will say we disrespected the administration, and of course, others will say we should have simply walked away and waited for "our turn" to present to the IFC. We simply see it another way, and we have the right to challenge school policies that we think are unconstitutional. We are not flipping off the school, but inherently there will be bad feelings towards us when we tell the school we think they are wrong, and in turn, tell the other fraternities we think they should change their policies. We aren't complaining about any of this, we are just standing up for what we think is right. We knew the road ahead when we chose it. The road less traveled isn't always the easier road, but we accept our fate. Also, no one ever said we rely on NIC policies. We pointed to the NIC policies that member fraternities are supposed to support as buttressing our point that there should be open expansion at FGCU for all fraternities to be treated equal, and by not supporting open expansion, member groups at FGCU are internally inconsistent. If Spain were to leave the United Nations for political reasons, surely UN members wouldn't fault Spain for continuing to advocate for human rights just because they left the UN. Same premise applies to fraternities and our withdrawal from NIC. We don't have to be a member of NIC to advocate for open expansion. We will continue to do so equally on every campus and fight for the right for Greeks to be recognized on the same level as every other student group on a pubic college campus. Kappa Sigma isn't for creating umbrella organizations to "regulate" Greeks when this mandate isn't created for other student groups, such as religious groups, etc. Why should we be treated any differently? We are for equality across the board, now and always, regardless of the number of people in the minority position. I will say this again, if there is a Chapter of Kappa Sigma on a campus and your fraternity wants to expand to that university, we will be the first to extend the fraternal hand of friendship and welcome you aboard. This is the wrong forum to address our issues, as we're simply going to keep getting attacked. Hopefully we can agree to disagree, forget the nasty comments, and move on in a respectful and fraternal fashion. Thanks for the discourse, it has been fun. Off to class......
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