[Kevin]

Originally posted by Hermione
Ok, ok, so we're not the White House. Sometimes I take my metaphor a little far. It all makes sense in my head!

I'm not saying that I don't agree with Tom in principle. If my org gives me letters, shares ritual, and calls me "Sister," then it'd damn well better trust me to behave myself.

My point is that sending KKG HQ an email that looks as if it were typed by a fourth grader is not going to make them think any differently of the internet community. It's not fun or easy to read, and it's not going to get any point across. They're an organization made up of educated women, and they should be treated as such.

Furthermore, if they look at this thread, they'll see lots of criticism that is in no way constructive. Certainly that's not going to improve their opinions of us either.

I don't think this frenzy is because Kappas could be reading hazing articles that say "hazing is bad" and somehow think, "Oh, this hazing stunt is a good idea!" It seems like their HQ just want to monitor the exchange of ideas between Kappa chapters.

Look, people, I'm not saying that Kappa's right in doing this. I think they're overreacting and they could instead take a lead from other orgs, like KD, that have effective internet policies.

That's why I'm hoping that this moratorium is only a temporary measure, in place while Kappa pauses to recover from the severe blow to the head it's been dealt by the harsh frying pan of reality.

So in the meantime, children, let's keep our criticism constructive and check our spelling and grammar before turning in our papers.

And as long as we're being "constructive" could we not call people 4th graders and not call them children?