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As I posted a day or two ago I can understand and support my Brothers postings here. My feelings are that once this is full implemented, it will work to help us (SAE and all GLO's) improve and strenghen. However, as my Brother pointed out, the set-up and start-up of this program is a bit of a shock. I would have to wonder how busy the office and phone lines are this weekend with calls and meeting.

Something that I find interesting in a few posting is sort of a cavalier approach to hazing/RM issues. One look at the RM section should be enough. Or one can do a search with terms "hazing" "law suits" "injuries" "deaths" "Sigma Alpha Epsilon" (or any other GLO). Sadly not at all to difficult to find news stories about SAE. We have a large target on us right now as we have the highest death toll of any Greek living group. And laws suits resulting from them. A letter from our National was posted, a year or so back, in the RM section-worth a review. And it is not only SAE-all GOP's, as seen within the RM section, have problem chapters. And yes, Chapters can get closed, a few Brother/Sisters may get some fines and/or minor jail time but it is the National that gets hit with the law suits. Even thought they have policies in place, education in place to prevent, or at least reduce the issue. I have seen here and in other posting all to many comments from people who claim to be active students that state that their Chapter gives the finger to their National all the time and get away with it. Until something bad happens and then they find out that they are on their own. And that they just put a hurt on the entire Greek family on their campus.

Now I have a good feeling that I may be one of the oldest people lurking on this board. And yes, by today's definitions, I was hazed. However we were never, ever put into any kind of situation that may have put us anywhere near the the area of physical harm. Most of it was mental and even that was countered by positive education and support right afterwards. As for getting a 3 AM call for a soda-that is BS. That is not building a Brotherhood-that is bullying. We had to carry a pen, a lighter, and some small change. Maybe a whole dollars worth. And wear our Pledge pin. Did we, as Pledges, do some house work-Yes. Party clean up and dinner set-up. And Active Brothers did come around and help out after a bit. That is team building.