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Oh boy. Sorry I wasn't around this weekend! I'll comment on a few things and then I'm locking this baby down. I think these topics can be discussed without drama, and I'll leave the thread around for reference. If there's still need for discussion about what Pi Phi policy exactly is, we can start a new thread about that. But there shouldn't be any need for anyone to slam anyone else. I think the issue has basically already cooled off, but since it seems that some people keep coming back to chat about it, it's getting a locky-locky.
As far as getting back badges from resigned members:
As President, I've understood that it's my duty to go to members and collect their badges and chapter materials and property in their possession when they resign. They give me the stuff, and I sign off on their resignation. There's been debate about this in my chapter before--I don't advocate snatching every Pi Phi tee-shirt that member has ever purchased, for example. That member has paid for them, and it's no different than a non-member who participated in a Pi Phi philanthropy wearing a t-shirt from that event. I do think it's a good idea to try to get back badges. I haven't dealt with a resignation yet (yay!) but if someone protested me trying to get their badge, I don't know exactly how I'd deal. Probably contact my AAC chair and CPP for the next step. Legally, I don't really think I could wrest the badge from her if she was willing to fight it that hard. I think in terms of PR it would be better just to let it go if she wanted it that badly. (Better a badge on ebay than an angry ex-Pi Phi badmouthing us on campus about being stingy/coldhearted, IMHO.) Although, I think in most cases the person doesn't really have a strong enough interest in Pi Phi to want to keep it that badly (that's why she's resigned, right?).
Again if we want to continue some discussion on ways of dealing with badges and ebay and stuff we can do that in a thread less tinged with drama.
For the record, I'm not incredibly concerned with people collecting our badges online. They're beautiful objects, and it's natural that non-members would want to collect them, even if they would never mean quite the same thing to a non-member. I'm going to italicize the next part.
Better a collector who appreciates what he or she feels Pi Phi stands for and cherishes the badge than a member who fails to live up to Pi Phi values, fails to contribute, and doesn't care what her badge means. Earnest collectors don't reflect poorly on Pi Phi. Members who ignore the values the badge stands for do.
Just to note, that was in no way meant to reflect on anyone on greekchat. Just something I've come to realize after being President and trying and trying to get through to sisters which things are really important.
Thanks for stopping by everyone.
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