LiL_G wrote "I like the part about the brothers destroying stereos and computers that belong to the pledges, I'd like to see that N2 guy talk shit about how that increases brotherhood."
I have never posted anything even close to condoning that type of behavior. I am very sorry to learn that a chapter of any Fraternity has lost their charter. This situation has many lesions to be learned. I am going to ask our Alumni Risk manager to use this as a case study with my Chapter. I would bet that my assessment of blame would differ greatly with many that post on this board.
I can’t get into too much detail, but if this had happened in my Chapter there would have been many interventions. A Brother or pledge involved in any negative situation that becomes public, either in print or television, automatically goes before the Alumni Board. Just as the actives hold the key to a pledges future as a Brother, our Alumni Brothers hold the keys to what we view as the ultimate goal of Brotherhood, the “Alumni Brother”(we call it something different, but that’s basically what it is). You see, in my Fraternity, the active Brother is not the ultimate goal.
It is obvious to those who read these boards that I am an avid supporter of hazing. I’m not sure that the full message is getting through. I do not condone physical contact with pledges. I do not condone destruction of property. I do not condone behavior unbecoming of a Brother. I know that hazing is both against the law and what my Nationals state. We accept this disparity and operate our intake system as our Chapter forefathers had intended. It has worked so very well for us for decades and will continue to do so. We also accept the risk associated with this program because it is overwhelmingly outweighed by the rewards we reap. If we changed to the mainstream, the dedication and beliefs that our Brotherhood is founded on would cease to exist. I first posted on this board to point out that there are still chapters that do not bend over for the politically correct. Just as in life, everything must be weighed. Risk vs. Reward.
Back to the top. Who’s at fault here? I say it’s the Alumni. If this had happened in my Chapter, the blame would have fallen on our shoulders, the Alumni Board. I am not saying that my Chapter does not have issues, we do, almost every semester. But we have the lines of authority to deal with these issues quickly and harshly, if needed. In my Chapter, Brotherhood has to be in your soul, but the Chapter is the keeper. It’s a synergy, “The total is greater than the sum of its parts”. In other words, “No one Brother is more important than the Chapter.”
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