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My Father's Fraternity
I've always thought this was interesting, and I don't know if it would be effective today. My dad was a member of Beta Theta Pi at West Virginia, back in the heyday of that chapter.
They had about 75 members, and when a Brother did something to disgrace the house (I got the impression these weren't financial offenses, but behavioral) he was required to stand before the chapter while each member in turn told him in detail exactly why he disapproved of the behavior and how ashamed he was of that member. I got the impression it got real basic, very specific and no-holds-barred. The offender was required to stand there and take it with no response allowed. His alternative was to resign from the house.
Dad said they never seemed to have trouble with the same guy twice.
These days when the trend is to be shy about "being judgemental", it might be nice to see some more abject disapproval. Too often, Brothers turn their heads and look the other way from behavior that can damage the reputation of the house.
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