National Programming

[whittleschmeg]

You guys should check out the visions program Phi Sig implemented. It not only is for new members but through out the program you learn how to implement it as a sister and then as an alumni. From our website the program is meant to help foster commitment to lifelong learning, inclusiveness and leadership through service. I went to convention last year and I can honestly tell you if chapters sit down and actually read the values and implement the program it can help them not only as sisters but as collegians and in the future.

If my national were to read this and see what chapter I am from they would floored, my chapter just had their charter taken away because of hazing accusations. These accusations were never found to be true nor false, and I am in no way admitting to the accusations because as far as i know they are false accusations. The reason I am telling you all this is because I 100% believe in tradition( I come from a medium size school in PA) but when it comes to hazing tradition is a cop out. If you are a top tier sorority or fraternity at your respective institution whether or not you haze will not make a difference. Tradition and ritual should be kept private with-in the chapter so regardless of whether hazing or not your membership should not be affected. If it is people are going by a reputation that proceeds you and if that is the case they want to be in the chapter for the wrong reasons.

I fully belive that if people actually sit and read and think about the programs like Visions and the Balanced Man they will see that they can work and can implement them in everyday life, it should not negativley affect your chapter.

[bows&toes]

Personally, I don't know of any sorrorities that haze bad, or haze at all. Sororities are a whole different animal and in my opinion don't require hazing.

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by bows&toes

Personally, I don't know of any sorrorities that haze bad, or haze at all. Sororities are a whole different animal and in my opinion don't require hazing.

No organization "requires" hazing. Or is there something in your constitution or bylaws that you'd like to share with us?

[Tom Earp]

Interesting thought DeltAlum!

LXA has Impact Leaderships that are programed to teach about many facets and especially hazing.

If a chapter is found to be hazing, it cost money from the HQ which means the members to send a ELC there to investigate. If it is found to be true, steps will be taken. If the chapter does not change, they will be suspended, or closed.

[UNLDelt]

For some outsiders (and it appears insiders as well) of Greek Life, a National office instilling a National Program looks like a "fix" for a bad inccident like a hazing situation. And often times whenever National Greek organizations do anything like that they appear as if they are only "reacting" to problems. Which for the majority of Greek life is not the case.

The fact is, many of our Chapters and National Organizations ARE proactive. And in many instances, for many chapters, instituting a national program can still be just as benifitial in other ways, even if they are not guilty of the problems the program can fix. Perhaps it even just re-affirms what they were doing right on their own, which gives them greater support in the system.

It's not as simple as saying "Oh...they're changing the system...it must be broken! Something bad must have happened!". There are many reasons to try and better existing programming...and not all of those reasons are because of negative things like hazing.