[GreekGirl03]

"The fact of the matter is a sorority knows the best men on campus," one of the Sigma Phi Epsilon regional directors, Corey Adams, told a group of Kappa Alpha Theta girls at their meeting last week. "Everywhere we go, they do."

First, off- I am a sorority girl. As a matter of fact, I know Corey Adams because I went to school with him- he was president of my campus' Sig Ep chapter. He is a VERY upstanding young man- but his chapter is VERY WELL known for hazing practices. Last year, their pledges were required to wear mohawks, and one pledge was arrested for walking to a convenience store naked- a hazing ritual performed every year. They have had numerous alcohol violations, and in general, make no effort to live up to the standard of their national organization.

"Specifically, Adams and fellow Regional Director Jeffrey Keltner have been searching for men who conform to the "SLAG" standard: scholar, leader, athlete, gentleman. Sigma Phi Epsilon has a single-tier membership, no pledging process, and requires a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Adams and Keltner said the fraternity aims to expand to every Ivy League campus. In their three weeks at Yale, the two regional directors want to recruit a core group of 12 Sigma Phi Epsilon men to lead the nation's largest fraternity to a position of prominence here at Yale...
It took the Sigma Phi Epsilons another try to elicit the answers they were looking for -- he should be involved in the community; have integrity, leadership skills, and manners; know when to open doors; and have proper "phone skills."

When they go to another houses party, they all storm the door, and if not let in, they have started several fights. JUST THIS TUESDAY, the cops were called because they started a fight during a social at a house with a very good reputation. There were people running around with bloody noses, and obscenities flying left and right.

"He added that Sigma Phi Epsilon men, unlike their Hollywood counterparts, do not abuse alcohol, mistreat women or break school rules."

Uh, nope again. A friend of mine date a Sig Ep, and I won't go into details, bit he does NOT have manners. And doesn't break school rules? I won't even go there.

I'm embarrassed to be Greeek on this campus because of their presence. You may ask why they never get in trouble? As a division 3 NCAA school- the football team is vital. You got that right...the whole football team is Sig Ep, and then some conformists who want to be part of their clique.

I have no tolerance for hazing. I think that it breaks chapters down by pledge class lines, and eats away at the essence of brotherhood (or sisterhood)- RESPECT.

I have met Sig Eps from other schools, they have all been upstanding gentleman. It just bothers me that here, this one fraternity can do whatever they want, whenever they want. And they sure as hell don't have a 3.0. They should have lost their charter YEARS ago- perhaps when a pledge broke his arm during a hazing ritual.