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Originally posted by Professor
Moving on - - - it is difficult to understand the big picture that Alpha or any other organization is more than a college chapter when you are not yet a member. Anyway, I say all chapters should represent a standard for the entire organization.
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Professor, I feel you on that statement. All chapters SHOULD represent for the ENTIRE organization. However, there are chapters out there that would swear XYZ would shut down had they not been accepted. They also turn people off with those attitudes. At my school, there were orgs. that were openly shunned because they played into the stereotypes, etc.
On the other point, yeah, it is hard for SOME non-members to think "outside of the box" (i.e. their college chapter). But, I also think that falls on the heads of those that were just doing it for the letters, t-shirt, jacket, etc. For me, being as serious about it as I am, it's hard for me understand people who don't think of an org. as an ENTIRE entity. I can't even count the people that I know that swear to the Lord above that they would pillage and kill to be a member of an org., but the second that they get rejected, etc., kick up a one man/woman campaign about how much they HATE XYZ, not LM
chapter of XYZ. Or what about those that graduate and would rue the day that they attempt grad membership.
I know that things happen and personalities clash, etc., but I also know how bad I want this to even let stuff like that affect me.