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Perhaps your chapter should take the initiative to create an agreement that wouldn't abandom freedom of speech.
I mean, if a young man in high school (a minor) can wear a shirt that has a pic of Bush, bearing the words, "International Terrorist", then I don't see how Panhellenic can restrict what Greek orgs select as slogans.
I'd try to find a way to meet them in the middle, so to speak. I would agree to, say, make a conscientious effort to refrain from shedding a bad light on either the university or greek orgs in general. Because, if either of those look bad, then so does my org, and therefore me.
You could also route a copy to other greek orgs, asking if they would be more inclined to support your agreement than the original one.
Do you think Panhellenic at your school would ask an org to not wear certain shirts -- even if that org signed their proposed agreement? Or, do you think it's just a way to get greeks to understand what they're really doing when they wear distasteful shirts? My guess is it's the latter, in which case, your agreement meets that, but doesn't restrict freedom of speech. Everyone's happy.
just my two cents...
Teri
Delta Tau of Kappa Delta
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