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Originally Posted by Griffins&Quills
SOM: I definitely agree. I just think his post makes him sound like an ass, and one that does not have the primary interests of the fraternity and its membership at heart. I agree that hazing is an issue and deaths associated with hazing and stories that end up on the front page harm us all, but I think also that a very high profile group eliminating pledging will potentially harm us all too. I just really don't believe that handing out a bid, and letting someone know ritual, 4 days later, is the answer. I would never want that for my organization.
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We maybe, currently, "high profile" for all the wrong reasons.
I am not all too comfortable with changes, with transitions. However I been though a few. We rushed dry long before many did. We rushed the week before Freshmen Orientation and when that changed we thought Greek Life was over as we knew it. We lost Little Sisters of Minerva from which I got one of my closest, dearest friends and second family. At some point, we lost kegs. And we lost the House, The Charter. And five long years because the people their lost their way. No leadership, no management, no real Brotherhood of the kind we had when I was there. Just a bunch of fools thinking, making believe that they were The Chapter, A Fraternity. My Chapter, My Fraternity.
In my prior post I said that Schools and Nationals are businesses. Well, so are The Chapters. They have budgets. They have costs/expenses. They have income. Some of the income comes from dues, fund raising and if lucky some Alumnus. So they need leadership, management, rules and procedures like any other business.
And if any of those fail, people will take notice. Some of those Alums may not care to be so close, so connected, so giving.
Which may come to be a rather big shock to the undergrads who think they are well heeled, well funded, and so well supported that they are better, smarter than their School and National.
I am not at all too sure how all of this is going to work out, play out.
I know that there will be problems, issues, conflicts as this change rolls out and is implemented. Perhaps modified by cool, understanding heads. That happens to all changes. And yes, the very means can be examined. However, as matters stand right now, we have to make changes. And I hope that all of this does get worked out so we are all in a much better place at the end.
And yes, I did have a brief exchange with Brother Cohen over this. He thanked me.