I really don't see what the big deal is over 'paper' members. So they got in a different way than you, get over it. I've been out of school for 3 years now so I guess I might have a different prospective, but really people, there are much more important things to worry about. As long as the ideals and goals of your organization are being upheld, isn't that what matters? The big deal should be over why people want to join the organization. If they want to join the organization because they want to be a part of a group that holds ideals and goals that they respect, then there shouldn't be a problem, if they want to join just to wear the letters and strut around or have something on their resume, then there is a problem (but the latter can be said for people who go through a 'process' too. ALL of our founders had a goal, but brotherhood/sisterhood wasn't the only part, or even the most important part. Most organizations were formed by a group of people who had similar goals and ideas--that is what created the sisterhood/brotherhood, the fact that they shared a common goal and the stuggle to reach it. We shouldn't be looking at the 'intake process,' we should be looking at the person and deciding if they would be an asset to the goals and ideal of our organizations. How they are initiated shouldn't be an issue. I believe in upholding tradition just as much as the next person, but hating someone just because they got in a different way than you is probably what our founders 'least' had in mind.
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