Dang it Yoda, you took the words right out of my mouth - absolutely, if you feel confident enough in a person to give them a bid, by all means that should mean you will take the responsibility to stand by them as a brother. Otherwise, the bid goes out on false pretenses, NOT a brotherly thing to do.
Taking wood takes ideals out of your bond - in my opinion, it is a perverted form of abuse. A brotherhood not built on the true ideals of it's founders is a brotherhood that will in the end fail. I'm sure your national organization would find the fact you "took wood" is not congruent with what you were supposed to experience. You've been cheated out of true respect, dignity, integrity, and any of the other TRUE ideals of a fraternal organization.
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Don't be your brother's keeper; rather, be your brother's Brother.
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