UF Pikes suspended after party

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by ufdale

hmm I wondered the same thing because I know the fraternities are looking towards and planning spring recruitment. I wonder what happened?

I have a friend from hs who's currently a pike and I heard a far different story from him about what happened (he was there and I trust him), so I'm not sure I believe the spin the news had.

I dont trust the media too much after an incident that happened to my own chapter while I was active. They put a major spin on the story, which made us look like we had much more involvement then we actually did.

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I dont trust the media too much after an incident that happened to my own chapter while I was active. They put a major spin on the story, which made us look like we had much more involvement then we actually did.

Not all journalists are totally objective -- and that's unfortunate. That can be particularly true in college and/or small markets.

The point, though, is that if nothing questionable happens, it won't be reported.

As I've always said, it's way to easy to blame the media and use it as an excuse.

Don't screw up and the media will ignore you.

That's why they call it news.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Not all journalists are totally objective -- and that's unfortunate. That can be particularly true in college and/or small markets.

The point, though, is that if nothing questionable happens, it won't be reported.

As I've always said, it's way to easy to blame the media and use it as an excuse.

Don't screw up and the media will ignore you.

That's why they call it news.

That's a really naive statement. I'm not even saying that from a Greek viewpoint--just as someone who's had her life turned upside down due to false accusations from a major newspaper.