KristiAZD,
I am applauding the spirit you wrote this post in. No Fear people, but show some common sense is kind of what I got out of it. You should go pretty far with this attitude. If we live in constant fear of censure will we become in the words of Theodore Roosevelt:
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions,and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
I would certainly rather go out of this life striving for greatness in all things than being inhibited by taking the counsel of my fears. Thank you for the reminder of who we are supposed to be.
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Originally posted by kristiAZD
I know this is going to anger a lot of people, but I just need to say it. Reading the last couple pages of posts made me laugh. Not in a "it's funny" type of way, but rather a "look what our world is turing into" type of way. I'm sorry, I was on the Executive Board of my council and I met with Nationals and am fully aware of risks. But do any of you realize that there is a risk in ANYTHING you do? Maybe some of you people should hole up in your rooms and not go outside for the rest of your life beacuse something bad MIGHT happen to you. Walking out your door a brick might fall from the sky and knock you on the head. The point is, YOU NEVER KNOW. It is sad to me that we as a society are so afraid to do anything anymore that we are all becoming a group of scared, sad people. I, IN NO WAY approve of beatings, forced activity, etc. but visiting your sisters?? GIVE ME A BREAK!! I would have NEVER met all of my sisters if I had not done visits with them. I wouldn't have taken the time. I have a small chapter, so it was easy for us. They were the most fun and memorable thing I did while pledging. I met with sisters and talked to them, wrote down their address and phone numbers, life goals, etc. They in turn wrote me a nice letter and gave me stickers. As an active member I looked forward to these times with the new girls the most. I get to know people more in that alone time than any group activity EVER could.
It was true bonding and I have the pleasure of saying I KNOW ALL of my sisters inside and out, and I NEVER had to memorize anything. I WANTED TO KNOW THEM. And now, beacuse our society is out of control, we are not allowed. Our sisterhood does not seem nearly as close as it once was.
Pretty soon it is going to escalate to the point where we will not even be allowed to touch eachother. This is why this whole issue is just so sad.
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