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Originally posted by DeltAlum:
"You tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em, then you tell 'em, then you tell 'em what you told 'em."
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I agree that posting these articles here is what has to be done. In this day and age when we all KNOW that our National organizations are DESPERATELY trying to get us to understand that ALCOHOL RUINS CHAPTERS AND LIVES, WHY does this continue to happen? What is it going to take for GLO's to STOP this irresponsible behavior and start taking responsibility for our personal choices...I feel you take on the honorable task of being an example of your GLO and your actions ALWAYS refelct back on your chapter and organization. When you pick up that second beer, what is going through your mind? What about when you pick up the 7th? When will binge drinking STOP running rampant through the Greek system, and when will it stop DESTROYING hundreds of years of history and hard work? Do you ever pick up a drink and wonder "What would one of my GLO's founders say if they saw me defaming the name of the organization they worked so hard to create?
Why is everyone so afraid to talk about it? When incidents happen that put us in a bad light, you want to sweep it under the carpet and no one wants to blame the feeble minded, selfish individuals who fu*ked their organization, but when you do something good, you want the praise. You have to take the good with the bad. We need the bad to become less frequent and start associating ourselves with service, love, and sisterhood/brotherhood...This CANNOT happen when alcohol has ANY role in your chapter activities...What you do on your own time is one thing, but the minute another sister or brother is with you, you become GLO members out drinking. As much as you may not like that statement, it is true....TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS!! OWN YOUR BEHAVIOR AND CHOICES! When did it become ok to justify and defend illegal behavior because you believe it is the staus quo? Or because "everyone else" is "doing it"? Or "that's what you do in college"? These are EXCUSES that are used to pass the buck off of yourself! NO ONE PUT THE BEER IN THEIR HANDS OR ANYONE'S HANDS! And no one said you had to join a GLO. But you did, and with that comes privileges and duty to honor the name and those letters you worked hard for for 8 weeks. When you agree to become a member, you had better be damn sure that you are AWARE and ABLE to handle the consequences of your actions and the ramifications of poor judgement. Because, let me tell you, you are flagrantly disrespecting your ENTIRE organization when you disrespect yourself with alcohol and it affects your chapter!
OK, I think I'm done for now...
Signed,
A Sigma Sigma Sigma sister that wants Greek Life to PROSPER!