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Originally posted by BSUPhiSig'92
Kappa Kappa Gamma has obviously failed to take into consideration the impact this could have for some chapters that are located on more "Liberal" campuses. . . . I seriously question whether the KKG governing board sought legal counsel before issuing this blanket moratorium
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I'm really worried about the first point you mentioned. The tendency at my alma mater, a small midwestern lib-arts college, is not so much hard-left as it is individualist, though on the whole I'd guess the campus leans left. The general attitude on campus tends strongly toward individualism. This policy has the potential to be very bad public relations for Kappa on that campus. That's not what Kappa needs on a campus where it has rather few members. That chapter, by the way, is KappaKittyCat's.
My college has deferred recruitment in January, so formal recruitment there has not yet begun. PNMs there who hear about this policy are likely to be dissuaded from exploring Kappa (and potentially the other two sororities there as well), because they are already protective of their individual liberties, and because they are wary of organizations that impose blanket restrictions on members. They are especially wary with respect to activities that encompass those sensitive liberties. Since they are already skeptical of Greek life, this will for some people be the event that makes their decision for them.
This is just another of the reasons I hope Kappa reverses this policy (which hasn't even been officially announced yet), and quickly.
If Kappa's decisionmakers sought legal counsel on this matter, their counsel probably told them that what they're doing is legal, because it is. It's still a bad idea. There are countless entirely legal bad ideas out there. This is one of them.
The policy off of which this is built (only certain officers may speak publicly on fraternity matters) was probably developed with legal counsel and is in some circumstances a legally desirable policy because it can help chapters avoid accidental legal liability. That is something that Kappa may have to consider as it tries to figure out how to develop a sane policy toward Internet communication.