A possible beneficial side effect of the show has occurred to me. Before you all start asking me what I'm smoking
- I think the show may help younger local and regional GLO's in establishing policies and procedures for things like rush and new member programs.
For example, Sigma AEPi doesn't appear to have well-defined standards or a standards board. The sisters talk about "un-Sigma-like behavior" but exactly what behaviors are "un-Sigma-like" haven't really been defined (at least, not on camera). Neither have the consequences of doing something "un-Sigma-like". If the new members had been sat down right at the beginning, given specific examples of inappropriate behavior, and told that if they engaged in that type of behavior their membership would be in jeopardy, I think the girls would have thought twice before bringing alcohol into the house, getting plastered on Candace's birthday, etc. If they did it anyway, they should each have been made to answer (individually) to a standards board, and told (for example) "We're taking x points away from you because you were doing _____, which is un-Sigma-like behavior as we explained it to you at the beginning of your pledge period."
In terms of rush, we've seen how bothered the PNM's were when they were asked about their religious affiliation, and how inappropriate it was when sisters discussed PNM's within earshot of other PNM's.
Maybe this show will give not just Sigma AEPi but all locals a clearer picture of how things can go wrong and how it can be prevented. Just a thought.
