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Originally posted by CasanovaAPQ
we need to start making brothers and not members.
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No, we need those who will make themselves brothers. The vote of the chapter is confirming those pledges who have made themselves brothers and the initiation ceremony is to make it official.
I have met those who were already worthy of being brothers the day that they started pledging. On the day they started pledging they didn't know the names of the 14 founders, (and I know board members, whose brotherhood I'll put up against anyone, who can't name all 14) and didn't know whether their chapter had a parlimentarian. But that can be learned and a willingness to learn is what *should* be part of any college student's character.
"Making brothers" to me implies that the external actions that the chapter does are what is entirely responsible for the pledges becoming worth to be brothers, and to me, that view leads to tests of physical stamina in pledging that have nothing to do with whether someone is worthy to be a brother of this fraternity. I hope that this is not what you mean by the term making brothers and would welcome discussion as to what may be more clear terminology.
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