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Originally posted by AKA2D '91:
I don't know. You will have to ask those that feel that way. Just bringing another POV to the discussion.
(Don't shoot the messenger...cause You'll get shot!) LOL
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AKA2D '91 ...
I didn't mean for my post to sound attitudinal - I apologize if it came off as flip.
My point was simply that we sometimes get way more bogged down in the issues that seperate us rather than the ties that bind.
I happen to think that Grad Brothers/Chapters stepping is a GOOD thing - I was the stepmaster for the Eta Omega Graduate Chapter stepteam that won the 1996 Iota National Championship. I also think it's a good thing for Undergraduate members to see Grads stepping sometimes. This helps to combat the notion that "all grads are stuffy" and that they have lost touch with the "fun part" of membership. In my experience, the undergrads get a BIG KICK out of seeing the old heads kick up their heels.
Don't get me wrong - as others have stated here, stepping is a very small slice of what we as BGLO members are about. Grad members also have a responsibility to teach and mentor younger members as well as carry out the service goals of the organization.
That said, IMHO, ain't nothing wrong with a
"Funky Step Show" put on by Grad Brothers/Sorors. The camaraderie and teamwork that prepping for a show creates can go a long way toward forging the kind of group dynamics that are extremely useful in other areas of Frat business.
Just my $19.63
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