[BradF]

Hey Mikey J, don't I know you?

Anyhow, the long disputed BMP vs. Traditional argument always seems to weasel its way into conversation among brothers at our chapter.

Here is my take on BMP. BMP is a marketing strategy. It brings in members which bring in money. Money keeps SigEp alive. It also acts as a method of retention for those chapters that have a hard time motivating new members. New members get a small taste of the ritual in BMP, where in a traditional chapter you don't.

Plain and simple. BMP focuses more on numbers, while traditional focuses more on brotherhood. You can argue that BMP brings brothers together through sound mind, sound body all day long, but what about pledgeship?

I see a large difference in chapters that are BMP vs traditional. I for one am very proud to be a traditional SigEp. Sure we did some crazy things, but we laugh about them now.

One last things I'd like to say before I go to bed is that what do you do with members that get 1/2 way through the BMP and quit? Well they do know 1/2 the ritual if they made it 1/2 way through. I guarantee you the 12 origional founding fathers would roll over in their grave if they knew how our ritual was being tossed around. This is a very good example of the donkey/carrot on a stick.

We are all brothers, and I love SigEp. I just prefer the traditional way of running things. Don't be scared of me because I'm traditional.