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Originally posted by 33girl
I know GP said on here once that she's tired of our founders being turned into perfect deities, and I agree. There's mentions of our founders hosting house parties for the Hampden-Sydney men, so obviously they were taking time to have fun. They weren't just discussing the Great Books or helping the downtrodden.
If we didn't have a social component, and a very strong one at that, why would be select who our members are? If it's all about philanthropy and academics, do you really need to like the people to accomplish those goals?
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Has anyone said that being social isn't an aspect of the organizations? I know I said that it isn't the PRIMARY goal of the original missions. Founders hosting parties for Hampden-Sydney men seems to demonstrate their desire to foster skills in etiquette and networking, as well as having fun.
ETA: Parties at the time your founders lived were NOT the parties of today!