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I do want to say that I do not believe that a proposal to eliminate undergraduate chapters would receive a favorable vote in any of the BGLOs. Because of how we are formed, nationals could not just make a policy like this with the support of a majority of it's financial members. I think that there is a reason that this vote would not pass. GLO outside of the D9 have dealt with hazing on an entirely different level than BGLOs have, yet they continue to have undergrad chapters. Why? Well, I think it is because we ALL were founded on college campuses to enrich the lives of college students, and a large part of our history is there. Without undergraduate chapters, we essentially stop being the Sorority that are, and the Sorority that we were founded to be. In short, without undergraduate chapters, Alpha Kappa Alpha would not be Alpha Kappa Alpha (remember, it was graduate chapters that were added, not the other way around). We would simply be a service organization like the Links, and believe me I feel that we are quite different. I think that others agree, or why else would people join both? They each offer something different to their members.
It is difficult to change mentality, but I truly do not believe that the MAJORITY of those who join any of our illustrious organizations are bad seeds. Unfortunately, the actions of a few impact us all. I just don't think that the answer is to "throw out the baby with the bathwater." There have likely been "fools" on college campus since there have been college campuses, but as we grow larger, the likelihood that these "fools" will join our ranks has increased.
I noticed that many of the GLO outside of the D9 require that undergraduate chapters purchase their own hazard insurance. Perhaps we need to look into this. I see no problem with adding background checks, and also, perhaps we need to look at having a probationary period after initiation so that we have more time to shape the mentality of new members before they are allowed to participate in intake activities.
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