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Originally posted by Gorilla Tom
I would be curious as to what some of you under-grads think of this. I feel that most of our young guys are missing out on something. I felt when I was initiated that I had earned my membership. I had paid not only literal dues, but had figureatively "paid my dues" as well. I never felt demeaned. I felt then, as I do now, that there were legitimate reasons for the things I was required to do. It seems like the experience that a lot of you have to day is like "fraternity light".
I am amazed at the number of young people who join GLOs and end up dropping their membership. I'm definitely old school, and I think you appreciate something more when you earn it. I wonder if that' s part of the reason that kids drop. They had their membership handed to them.
So am I just an old guy hopelessly out of touch with reality, or does my point make any sense?
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On the whole I agree with most of your points... I personally believe that there should be a structured "indoctranation" into a GLO... but there is also a part of me to see how easily that can slip into hazing.
I too am appalled by the way some of the newer members take the concept of the Fraternity lightly, or expect to be handed their membership. However I am at a loss to correct a problem that I see as part & parcel of the current culture of the undergrad student today. There is a general disdain for structure or discipline, or even authority that is detremental to process of "indoctranating" new members, if not the image of the Fraternity as a whole. The only suggestion that I can come up with is to adopt a halfway point between the current attitude for anything that concerns or hints of hazing, and the attitudes of the past with respect to education and commitment to the chapter.