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Originally posted by DeltAlum
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Final note to momoftwo: I believe that in one of your first posts after your "lurking" career that you said you were concerned about your young adults pledging when you hear and read so much about hazing, etc. May I suggest that, given some of what has been said here, you carefully study the Greek System at the college your children attend, then look closely at the national and specific chapter they are considering before making a "global" decision?
While, in many cases, I am a defender of the media because I've spent a long time as part of it, it is very easy to make incorrect assumptions about a large group of people based on the mistakes of a few of them.
Best of luck in your decisions. [/B]
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Make no mistake, my daughter is her own person and will be solely responsible for deciding if Greek Life is for her or not. She's got good judgement, she'll make the right choice for her. I think of myself as her coach, and come here to educate myself as to the issues that are out there and the questions she should be asking herself, and others, as she considers this important commitment. That's the one bright spot in the emptying of the nest...they're her decisions to make now, not mine! [wink]
Although my tax dollars are being spent to fund the legal and PR fallout from this event, I really don't begrudge the media for making it the big deal it has become. (I have family in the print media so I understand that reporters have jobs to do.) The hazing was wrong, it should stop. Even if its all in good fun, the potential is there for these things to escalate out of control, like this one did.
I blame the Senior girls and their parents who act like they are the victims here. I think that if in early May there weren't girls quoted saying things like "what's the big deal, its not like we killed them" but instead said "I am so sorry, I can't believe I would do such a thing," and sucked up whatever punishment their parents, the school and/or the courts handed out, this would have faded quickly. Instead they supported the stereotypes of privileged girls who aren't held accountable for their actions. And continue to create news...
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