What to say, what to say............
OK, I'm going to start off with the N. Texas Incident. First of all, I have no doubts about the KA's at N. Texas waiving the confederate battle flag during bid day. A lot of chapters do. Do I agree with it? Well, as a strong supporter of the Confederate sentiment, and a lover of the Battle Flag, I have to say that a true gentleman wouldnt wave the Battle Flag in any area that it would offend anyone in public. Course I was always offended by that "It's a black thing, you wouldnt understand" shirt. Now having the flag in the chapter house or in the brothers apartments are diffrent stories. Did the N. Texas KA's shout racist slurs? I highly doubt it. 2 reasons.
1. bid day, why in the hell would someone break away from the excitement of bid day to shout racist slurs. Too much going on to have time for that.
2. Why would anyone piss off sports recruits?
I feel like these young men saw the KA's with the Battle Flag out, greeting our new brothers, and got their panties in a wad and told the dean of the school that no way in hell would they attend a university were a bunch of guys walked around with Battle Flags hung over their shoulder. I know I'm gonna catch hell for this.
Southwestern.
I dont know what the hell happend there. I think that all of Texas is in a uproar right now and there is no telling what that suspension is from. It could be something as small as having a Battle Flag hung in a couple rooms of the house.
Arkansas
This is just as much a load of crap. One of the brothers girlfriend had her car written on with shoe polish by a group of Sig Eps, who also disrespected her and called her names. In defense of this womans honor, this brother would'nt stand for it. KA at Arkansas gone, Sig Eps got a slap on the wrist. Trust me, our nationals DOES NOT PLAY. We have to maintain gentleman status with everything we do as KA's. We are constantly looked upon and analyized, and now more than ever we are under the microscope.
Look folks, I love the South. I dont defend racism. My Confederate Battle Flag doesnt mean that to me, nor most of the brothers I have come in contact with. To me, it symbolizes a group of men fighting oppresion, and willing to give their lives for their homes. The good general, Robert E. Lee did not support slavery. When offered the command of the UNION forces he declined, saying that he will side with the Confederacy, in defense of his home, old Virginia. Members of my family died in defense of their southern homes. In 1860's slavery was pretty much already on its way out, and most southern soldiers didnt even own slaves, they were just fighting for their homelands.I am a Southerner. Damn proud to be one too. I dont mind getting laughed at for my accent. I dont mind folks laughing at me for wearing boots with a 400 dollars sport coat. I have a good engineering job, a great family, a beutiful girlfriend who I hope will do me the honor of marrying me one day, my faith is good, I make a mean barbeque, got a good dog, a good looking truck, pretty decent golf game, hunt and fish with the best of em, and believe it or not, this ol country boy can actually cut a rug every once in a while. I am who I am. Good southern men would give you the shirts off their back, the last bite of food they have, and the consideration to stand when a lady walks in a room. The Battle Flag will become as socially unexceptable as the swastika soon. The romantism of the South and being a good southerner in general are both beutiful things. I wouldnt trade it for anything, and I'm willing to give my life for my beliefs. The shirt I have on right now has Robert E. Lee's "Definition of a Gentleman" on the back of it. No battle flag. And yes, its a shirt from my chapter.
The ELC for the Texas chapters is a good friend of mine and I hope to be in contact with him soon, so maybe I will be better informed on these incidents. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say.
There are times when everyone should mind their own buisness and I definantly think this is one of those times. The Order lost 3 chapters this month. We didnt need you to remind us, and I dont think the rest of the world needed you to remind them either
[This message has been edited by KABillyMac (edited February 23, 2001).]
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