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This is not a good idea in my opinion. In fact, it makes no sense that it will not have any positive results. So you ban you sororities from printing slogans on shirts and let's say ever uttering these profane and vulgar words.... great now you've made these things taboo to one group of people on campus. It's ridiculous for me to understand how this will improve any image on campus.
It's good to set high standards for everyone on campus, but these standards should be a choice for those who want to participate. Maybe there are groups that don't care what other people think of them and like the image, whether it is considered bad or good by pan-hell's opinion, that is projected by themselves. Just being a greek organization doesn't give the school or greek council the right to set rules or standards that go beyond what any other student organization on campus has to deal with. It always starts with one, and it leads to 20 other little rules to "better the greek community."
Censorship is a dangerous area to get involved with, there are too many ways to interpret things. Something is always getting to the borderline, but not exactly crossing it, so how do you deal with slogans or situations of that nature? If a group wants to wear something in bad taste, it's their g-d damn constitutional right to wear it. Once they take off the letters, they are still students at the school, shouldn't make any difference.
The rule tries to "fix" a bad image. A bad image comes from numerous places: other schools close by, students coming to campus with pre-existing opinions and stereotypes, newspapers and student publications constantly reminding readers of the image as they perceive it, and of course the small examples done by the bad apples of the community.
This rule will most likely become passed, but only because of a false belief that the control of the bad image rests in their hands. In my opinion, it will only enhance the bad image of a greek community because they have recognized the image exists and have decided to force people from being involved in it. Students will undoubtedly get the impression that "wow, they must really have a problem if they have to censor themselves.... typical frat boys and sororitity sluts."
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