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Originally posted by valkyrie
Okay, so a man can't be an atheist and a Kappa Sigma. Is it also the case that one couldn't be a Buddhist and a Kappa Sigma?
I'm just curious because I find this very interesting. 
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No. A buddhist still believes in a higher, divine being...take this quote from
http://wahiduddin.net/views/buddhi.htm
"...the idea that we must prepare ourselves to be capable of manifesting the Divine Presence, is the very foundation of Buddhism"
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Originally posted by HelloKitty22
I was born and raised agnostic (which means I neither purport or refute the existance of God) and I find it very bothersome that a greek organization would require a member to believe in god. Believing in a higher power doesn't make you a better sister or brother than someone who chooses not to believe. I feel there is something inherently judgmental and unfair in using belief in god as a requirement for membership. How do you even broach such a subject? Do you run around rush parties asking people what their religious convictions are? My mother always taught me it was rude to put people on the spot that you don't know and ask them their religion.
What happens if you extend a bid to a rushee, not knowing their status, and then find out that their a nonbeliever?
Race, religion, Ethnicity have nothing to do with what makes a good member. There are many wonderful nonbelievers who serve their greek organization every day. To refuse members on that basis is ignorant and prejudiced!
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All Kappa Sigma asks is that you believe in a higher presence then us, a divine being. Who or what this is, and how you practice this belief, is completely up to you. However, you MUST have this belief. We do not run around asking religous beliefs, however, we do make it clear you must believe in a higher being...we do not question you once you say you have this belief. If we extend a bid to a rushee and find out they are a nonbeliever, we will relieve this person of their pledgeship, and allow them to find another fraternity where they will feel more at home. A non-believer will not feel comfortable in Kappa Sigma, plain and simple.
The Ritual of Kappa Sigma is a system of values. It is a standard by which we measure ourselves, a means of self-evaluation. It serves as a guide for our relationships between brothers, between our fellow man and with God.
The requirement that you profess a belief in a Supreme Being is not an attempt to change your religous beliefs.
However, as Kappa Sigmas, we all must share in the belief that as human beings, we are responsible to a higher authority than ourselves.
As our founders had set down in the written bond of their union:
The object of this Fraternity is to enjoy and increase the pleasures which are only to be obtained by the intercourse of congenial spirits
I am sorry you feel Kappa Sigma's position is ignorant and prejudiced, however, a non-believer will not feel comfortable in Kappa Sigma, just as a non-believer will not feel comfortable being a FreeMason.