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We need honesty
Too many GLOs act like nothing bad ever happens. My fraternity had 100 or more chapters close, and I never saw a paragraph about it in the magazine. Many of these natl. fraternity leaders act like publishing something bad will cause the whole GLO to go to hell, or maybe they wouldn't get re-elected at the next Convention.
Some GLOs are not like this, though, and they seem to be surviving. For example:
Pi Kappa Phi's webpage has a section on problems, and lists every chapter discipinary action FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. It briefly states who, what happened, what the school did, and what the GLO did.
Sigma Chi's current magazine announces a ZERO TOLERANCE policy, and discusses several of the bad events, and then says "and there were also these events, which you probably didn't hear about .... "
I once asked Wilson Heller why he printed so much bad stuff about my fraternity, and he said "because that makes the good stuff I print MORE believeable."
In the NCAA weekly newspaper, almost every issue has 2 to 4 pages discussing in depth a recent recruiting or rules violation, with specific names and actions taken. Sure, it's embarassing for the school, coaches, and athletes involved - but the readers in other coaches offices and athletic depts. may get the message and learn something to avoid.
I think honesty, along with swift action against the hazers and boozers, would be a big step forward.
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