To the sister who said when there are family problems keep it in the family. That would be great if people who didn't pledge could be considered family. Yes they are a part of the black community family but no they are not a part of the brotherhood and family that makes up my fraternity. As for change, the change is relatively simply. Nationals is run by graduate chapters. Undergraduate chapters need to simply band together and do what has been done for almost a century. Pledging above ground was much safer because everyone knew who was on line for the most part. Now, you don't know who is on line so it is more susceptible to abuse especially if you don't have strong leadership like we do at my chapter and many other chapters. To the young lady who said it must be an ego thing. I doubt that because I know many women in sororities who are just as adamant as us men. I also agree with the one sister who said if you didn't go through it you can't understand. I don't know if she meant it this way or not, but if you didn't go through you can't understand what it truly means to be an Alpha not even a little bit. I'll finish again by saying the hard part is after you finish pledging, but if you don't want to pledge JOIN THE YMCA.
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