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Originally posted by MysticCat81
I thought that this came through contextually, but perhaps that was just me. Two or three of the administrator types talked about returning to core or founding values, and they tended to be the same people who talked about the seriousness of ritual and the values taught there. At least one even elaborated, talking about scholarship and making better men.
What I would have liked to have seen was a concrete example, like the Phi Delta Theta pledge or president (or alum) talking about the values or principles of Phi Delta Theta. You know, "Phi Delta Theta stands for ...," or "The foundational principles of Phi Delta Theta are ...," or "Phi Delta Theta taught me ...." Surely they have a way to talk about this without breaching secrecy.
Speaking of secrecy, did anybody else catch that, early on when the narrator was giving some general info on fraternities, right as he said "They all have secret mottos," the Delta Upsilon coat-of-arms appeared on the screen. LOL.
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I supprised there wasn't a more negative approach. This was the only part that did get my attention as being slightly inacurate.
I though it did portray the fraternity's history well and fairly. It could have been a lot worse on something like DateLine or 60 Minutes. The History Channel really proved it's research and reporting to me with this episode.
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