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I remember when the E.C. came to my school and threw the MOP pitch at us. I was like "hell no". Then, after becoming an older member, putting partying towards the bottom of my list, realizing that our principles really are more than what we learned at our initiation....etc., I realized that the MOP movement is not such a bad thing.
I was fortunate enough to facilitate a session of MOP last summer, with a Beta Psi in my group as a matter of fact, and that week long session really opened my eyes up to Beta. I was truly enlightened to "the higher power" of our fraternity...and yes, I DID think I knew it all.
As previously mentioned, and all Betas working for the A.O. will tell you, if you strive for the Three Great Principles everyday and do your best to make Beta Theta Pi the best she can be at your campus, then you don't need to become a partnered chapter.
My school, UWOshkosh is not an MOP chapter, by choice. Do I think we'd benefit from it? Hell yes! But, I think we'd benefit from the organizational skills we'd learn, we know the ritual better than most, we recurit better than most, we need some help with Alumni Relations...etc. But, I think we'd benefit from it.
Their long term plan is not to brainwash chapters - its to make sure that our chapters are the best on our campuses and to get us re-aquainted with what we truly stand for - Beta, Theta and Pi - not Pimps and Hos mixers or 2,000 person Beta Lei parties.
Best of luck fellas, if you need a mediator, contact me. I'd hate to see you guys slap each other around on GreekChat.
-kai- (don't forget it)
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