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Originally posted by texas*princess
Regarding ktsnake's post, I do not think he's saying locals are bad, and I certainly don't think he is trying to start a local vs. national war as to who is "better".
I think maybe what he was trying to say is that national GLO's have to "answer" to a governing body if they are doing something wrong. And it is also helpful that national GLO's have guidance and assistance with their individual chapters do get into a rut.
If something like this lawsuit did end up happening, entire organizations could possibly be targeted next. Fraternities and sororities will probably always exist whether they have national guidance or not, and like LXAAlum mentioned on page 2 of this thread, it would probably make GLO's go underground which opens up a new can of worms.
ktsnake, please feel free to correct me if I mis-interpreted your post.
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That's a valid interpretation. I don't mean that ALL locals are bad or that ALL national chapters are good. However, with a national organization to answer to it should be admitted that there is at least a higher degree of accountability for chapters -- also it would stand to reason that if a chapter closes, it's much more likely to find alum support to reopen several years later if it draws from a nationwide alumni base rather than a local one.
Locals on the other hand present a much less attractive organization to sue (far less assets, probably no foundation, etc.).
So could this be a case of legal looting while the gettin's good?