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I think the problem would lie in what the issues are that you are talking about. I mean, say hazing. If hazing is the issue then i understand why you did not want that and how you would not want to be part of that nor future generations of sororities. However, any group, a group that you create from scratch or bringing an already established sorority can have this happen.
Does this make sence? I can understand your feelings. I did not want the future generations of my sorority to go through anything like that. Part of how you can avoid something like that from happening would be 1) recruiting strong women who would not participate in those activities
2) training women on how to act, whats right and wrong, what you can and can not do and also working with issues of self esteem
3) self esteem is an important element to teach women about. I know many girls that feel that they should act a certain way and not question authority. Well the founders of my sorority were all about questioning the "establishment" and how one can enact change in a positive way. I always tried to push the education of the new member in not just history or the sorority, but how we can learn from the founders efforts, ie the history of the sorority, and applie it to our lives. Proper education can create or develop some really great qualities in women. The more you educate and train your new members the more they will continue what values you set forth no matter if you start your own local sorority or restart an inert chapter or decide to open a new chapter of an alreay established national organization
let us know what you decide to do.
debbie
PS do read the UCSC its long but oh my god it is a great story and can be a very educational as to what to do and what not to do.
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