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Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
I can see the resistance to the elimination of undergrad chapters, and that's to be expected. However, in AMERICA, life is about choices and consequences. IF at age 24 or 25 you're still willing to subject yourself to nonsense, (this applies to graduate level) with a career, house, kids, or in graduate school etc....that's on you,...... Undergrad chapters are becoming too much of an expense, and one of the members of the divine 9 is going to go bankrupt trying to hold on to these chapters....... but if folx think it will be to the same extent that undergrads get into trouble, .......I don't know what to say about that kind of thought process...
What's better,,,,,,,hold on to undergrad chapters...........or hold on to the Sorority??? 
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I dont think anyone is criticizing what you are saying. Nor do i expect you to totally understand. Obviously there are those here who pledged through undergraduate chapters and therfore see the relavance of thier presence in the organizations. (Not to mention the impact it had on thier lives) Our organization was BUILT on the undergraduate chapter. AND in response to getting rid of them...THEY WILL NOT END THE PROBLEMS OF HAZING. (nor are they 60% of the problem) Think about the numbers.....If collegiates are 60% of the problem and they go on to join alumnae chapters......Then what percentage does that now make the alumnae chapter responsible for the problems........think about it. The graduate chapters today are (for the most part) Women who pledged on the undergraduate level.
I applaud the fact that you had a "nonsense free" process BUT dont think for ONE minute that graduate chapters are not guilty of the BROAD def. of Hazing. They just dont get reported as much BOTTOM LINE. I am sorry but Alumnae chapters have the largest incident of membership intake violations dealing with simple procedural process.
AND...I will go on to say that it is really not the reality that the majority of Collegiate Chapters are those who are causing the "Legal Liability" of the sorority. The majority of "hazers" so to speak are not walking around thinking of new and improved Death defying acts of hazing. I am in no way justifying it but we have GOT TO STOP THIS COLLEGIATE ARE THE DEATH OF DELTA (I can only speak for Delta) mentality. It is not the case AT ALL.
I say this as a soror who pledged in a collegiate chapter, went on to active status in an Alumnae chapter and am now a collegiate advisor. I mean no harm or disrespect to anyone....but we have got to stop thinking that elimination of a carrier is going to cure the disease.