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As for what I consider hazing: From the NPC website
1997, 1979, 1977, 1969--Hazing
Hazing is defined as any action or situation with or without consent which recklessly, intentionally or unintentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, or creates risk of injury, or causes discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule or which willfully destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a chapter or colony of an NPC member fraternity. All member groups will affirm their policies denouncing hazing and inform their membership of this NPC position denouncing hazing through mailings and through their inter/national magazines.
33: I know they are not NPC, I didn't miss that. But for one chapter of one group to make a statement like a national show, they are impacting NPC groups everwhere. And they say there is nothing bad and so on, but what everyone considers bad and what NPC and all of our 26 groups do not allow are two different things. They will impact NPC groups, but what outsiders do not understand is that NPC and local groups are different.
As for not worring and making sure each of us are the best examples for our group...That's why I am upset. I strive everyday to be the best I can and to help our chapters. I am an Alum Association Pres and House Corp Pres and I hate to see women that work so hard to get a good name in the community and then take 10 steps back b/c of a local group on a national show. That goes for all the Locals that do not function the same as "sigma".
No matter if we wait four days or not, they show as a whole is a bad idea for Greeks everwhere b/c non-Greeks do ot understand this is how one group functions, they will generalize like every other bad PR show that comes out. The issue still remains it was this group's choice and their choice will effect more than there chapter, and that is unfortunate.
I will be at KD National Leadership Conf. this weekend and I am sure to bring this up and have a plan of attack to field questions from PNMs and Parents regarding the show during recruitment.
Have fun watching, I will be in Memphis and I assure you we will not be tuned in.
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