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Originally posted by DeltAlum
The thing that I take issue with is not so much what the chapter did (by admission), but the attitude that they knew it was wrong, went ahead and did it, and said they would do it again. Organizations cannot survive by anarchy -- which is what happens if little pieces of the organization are allowed to only selectively follow the rules and guidelines.
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I'll state again that it sounds like the guidelines the colonizing sisters had were "fuzzy" to begin with, and that they were given too much leeway as far as continuing local traditions. In the immortal words of Barney Fife, "Nip it in the bud!" If they had been more firm in the beginning, the ties to the society may have subsided earlier, and they would have felt more tied to Chi O (and ergo, more respectful of the rules). Of course, a lot of this is a campus culture thing that is hard for anyone who doesn't go there to understand - the same way some GC members find it hard to wrap their heads around the idea of a local sorority since they don't have them at their school.