[JonoBN41]

Dear You,

I have to call you You since you haven’t given us a name to call you by, so I will just say you. It’s an inconvenience I can deal with.

My information came from a face-to-face conversation with those it happened to. I can’t research it any further than that since they’re the original source. Were they lying to me? Let’s look at the situation.

When a chapter loses its charter, are the members more likely to be happy or unhappy? You have to agree that they would be very unhappy about the situation – even more so when they discover someone else occupying their house. They were understandably bitter and their actions appear consistent with their state of mind. I didn’t specify the bleach poured over clothes and into computers, or drive-by obscenities or threats of torching the place, and won’t do so here. Did ya think it was all made up for my entertainment? I don’t think I was lied to.

On the other hand, you wrote September 9 on another thread that you recently found out your chapter was closed, indicating you’ve been out of the loop. You stated that you left 2 ½ years ago and in your own words, were “semi-involved at the time”. Unless you followed every brother every minute of every day after the loss of the charter (which would be physically impossible), you can’t say “they didn’t do that”.

I posted that link to give you a bit of insight into what you missed, and what the prospects are. They are good. I agree with Lenoxxx that it was it was upbeat. That’s why I wrote it. But if all you see is the bad, then you’re not helping anyone - not me, not you, not Gamma. Don’t kill the messenger. Instead of bitching out me, Lenoxxx, IHQ and LCAP, why don’t you bitch out the fine gentlemen who let your house go to hell and got the charter yanked? It’s been said that chapters don’t die, aren’t killed: they commit suicide.

You asked me to fix the article but I can’t change the past. I can’t re-write history. In fact, your posting only brings more interest to something you’d rather sweep under the rug. Face the truth head on.

What happened, happened. It’s over. If you really do care, however, then next time you find yourself driving by the house don’t just keep on going. Stop! Get out of the car and introduce yourself. Try to help them get things going again. Think positive. Good luck.

In ZAX,
Jono