True Brother Initiative

Tom Earp · #1 08-06-2007, 05:27 PM

Ed, I cannot disagree with anything You have said, but it is the way I feel,
granted, it is done by Alumni.

But then My question is which Alumni?

Am I not one of the Brothers whom are Alumni who have been going or have been doing for so long?

Not hardly as there are many Brothers on this site whom are Alums who have been members of LXA for so long.

I just got off of the phone discussing this and with a We Bother are not sure of the TBI?

Granted, it cannot be put or Placed out. Or Could it?

Yes it could and it is called C&C.

I still have no Clue as of yet. Is it True?

I do not have a clue, but The Brothers I have discussed this over the Phone are still wondering!

I and they are still wondering what it is all about!

lenoxxx · #2 08-06-2007, 06:01 PM

Dear Online Alumni

Me thinks Tom has a bit of the Napoleanic complex regarding this.

"How dare they not consult ME about it!?!"

Are you serious Tom? Seriously, you are on the phone to others panicking about this?

Chill out for goodness sake, in fact, EVERYONE CHILL OUT.

Let's give TBI a few years to pan out, it's primarily for the undergrads to revamp a very inconsistent lack of a international consistent kappa program (or lack therof) and to compete with successful programs like Balanced Man, True Gentlemen etc. etc. It makes sense, and probably will work out in the long run to our general benefit as a fraternity.

Honestly, this board is getting as silly as some of the NFL boards I read (WAH!!! the Dolphins drafted Ted Ginn Jr! If I was the GM....).

So my advice for the day is as follows, if you are concerned about TBI: find a local chater this fall and go out and see if you like it in person, report back to us on here. With that in mind...School and College Football start in 3 weeks, I think some of us need something to talk about in the Dawg Days of August.

R-E-L-A-X

Lenoxxx

GammaZeta · #3 08-06-2007, 06:34 PM

Tom's right on this. We are just as much a part of Lambda Chi Alpha as the undergraduate chapters, and deserve to be treated as such.

lenoxxx · #4 08-06-2007, 07:15 PM

So the fraternity cant do anything unless all living alumni approve it?

Do they need my approval to roll out a program or discipline a chapter?

Should congress consult me if they have legislation at a state or federal level?

Again, I think some of us are now a bit too hot under the collar about TBI, relax and go see it this fall if you are curious. Hey you might like it, imagine that!

Lenoxxx

Tom Earp · #5 08-07-2007, 02:17 PM

Brother Lenoxx, I am trying to be holier than thou. I also do not expect IHQ to ask me about anything, do you?

The point is that I nor any Alumni need to be asked about this, but, we are still members of LXA.

I do not want to be negative about TBI, but when being kept in the dark, then it does get worriesome.

I think we all understand the purpose of this new program, but doesn't just reiterate what the original ideals were from the beginning?

If nothing else maybe things can be shortened and put in language that is understandable to one and all.

I have never been anti new, but why it was done, and what is expected to be accomplished at what cost.

I am more than willing to see what happens with TBI, but it would be nice to have a true knowledge of what it is all about, what it is expected to accompish and how soon will it take to get all Zetas up to speed on this.

GammaZeta · #6 08-07-2007, 09:14 PM

"it's because a select group of men have been chosen to be the "founding leaders" of TBI."

I remeber a few years ago there were some "select groups" in the higher-ups of Lambda Chi Alpha. It almost bankrupted us.

"Select groups" don't work. We're a fraternity of over 100,000 people. Getting a few people together who do not represent the majority of Lambda Chi Alpha to implement a program affecting all undergraduates is wrong.

lenoxxx · #7 08-08-2007, 06:42 AM

Im just going to go out on a limb and "Suggest" that two of our online posters "get a life" and post something useful and stop whining about TBI and the fraternity doing wrong by them.

I just looked at this for the first time in a few days and the amount of whining and nay-saying is getting way out of line. Besides, didn't one of our former moderators make his own website for fraternity discussion? Perhaps the soap box could be taken to that website.

And a big Wednesday STFU to you

Lenoxxx

GammaZeta · #8 08-08-2007, 06:53 AM

We have every right as brothers to voice our opinions. For you to say otherwise, or to suppress our right as brothers, is wrong.

Have a nice day.

Tom Earp · #9 08-08-2007, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lenoxxx

Im just going to go out on a limb and "Suggest" that two of our online posters "get a life" and post something useful and stop whining about TBI and the fraternity doing wrong by them.

I just looked at this for the first time in a few days and the amount of whining and nay-saying is getting way out of line. Besides, didn't one of our former moderators make his own website for fraternity discussion? Perhaps the soap box could be taken to that website.

And a big Wednesday STFU to you

Lenoxxx

Nice and thank you for your commentary of STFUs!

Matt, , never mind!