Quote:
Originally Posted by als463
I agree that it can be a major liability. If you want to join an organization on campus, then the men and women can just join one of the inter/national ones on your campus instead of founding their own.
|
... Unless the existing inter/national orgs don't fit with your ideals. My local was formed for that exact reason. So was AEPhi, for that matter (of course, it was a different age back in 1909 - the founders were Jewish and therefore didn't have the option of just joining an existing org).
Locals can pose huge risk-management problems, and that is why some schools have chosen to ban them. A local doesn't have a governing inter/national body telling it not to haze its new members, or not to trash the venue when they have formal, or that they must set up a standards board and discipline sisters when they get out of line or else 33girl's ass-kicking alums will come by and do it for them. A local can choose to adopt a strong risk-management policy, of course... but they can also choose to haze their new members, etc., knowing they don't have to answer to an inter/national body that can yank their charter.