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Cliff notes? Sure, I'll do that myself.
The more entertaining but equally accurate real world version....
ATO active and connected ATO alum standing in a public place having a conversation about ATO. Kid says we're light on the west coast, why don't we expand aggressively in CA. Alum says no, because west coast greek systems suck.
Random people walking by, overhear, and barge into the conversation to defend their chapters. They 'instruct' the alum that he cannot make broad statements and can only speak for his org.
The alum, apologizes and attempts to clarify that it's conversation about ATO & not anyone else. We have our own reasons for the view, which are reflected in the historic and proportional geographic distribution of our chapters (we have 14 chapters/colonies west of TX, 130 from TX east).
The randoms refuse the apology and go on some rant about it being a public place they frequent so they're entitled to barge into any conversation they want at any time they want, everything is about them, and if anyone doesn't like it then they can get the hell out.
The alum does everything he can to make peace, including just trying to disengage, but the people just won't shut up about it. We're about at the point where, in the real world, someone would get knocked out.
Hope that's concise and entertaining enough for you.
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