[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

My point was, actually, that GLOs with National offices find themselves held to a standard they can't compromise. If they do, there are consequences.

A local doesn't have these same restrictions on them. If they thrive, it's because of their own ingenuity and their own abilities as a group promoting brother/sisterhood. But when a group so dramatically misbehaves like this -- I can only say, this would never happen in my chapter. And I know this because (aside from the fact that cooking & eating a pet fish was ridiculous in the first place) what our Nationals thinks of us & our activities is in the forefront of every sister's mind at all times.

Hence what we tell every new member... "You're sharing these letters with 140,000 other women. Respect them."

As for your "big brother" comment -- I, for one, welcome the existance and oversight of Phi Mu Nationals. I think they do a great job of holding us to our own standards of love, honor, and truth -- which we need sometimes, as 20 years of life doesn't always afford the wisdom we need.

Thanks for putting words in my mouth, though.