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When you sign your membership card, is that not an agreement to abide by the rules of the organization (one of which is that badges are property of the sorority)? For us, I think it is.
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Yes, I think it certainly is binding ON YOU. I am trying to figure out whether it is binding on your assigns or heirs - the people who are selling these pins on ebay.
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I don't care if you are just using them for scholarly purposes, to me that seems a little disrespectful. Well, more than a little, actually. It seems like a fellow Greek should understand that.
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That's a narrow opinion. There are more than a few people that consider this type of study to be very valuable to the greek system as a whole. I'm not some hack trolling message boards. I'm a serious researcher and historian, and I've been doing this for years. No point trying to explain it here though. Everyone is in MINE MINE MINE mode and your minds are closed off. I'm happy to talk privately with anyone who is seriously interested in why people choose to study rituals.
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And to everyone, it's no use arguing on this topic. There's always going to be some cheeky smart-arse out there who has to have the last word and dismisses valid points anyone else makes in order to justify the things they do. We'll never be able to give them enough "proof" that our badges shouldn't be treated like *collectibles*.
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"Cheeky" - I like that. I'm not justifying anything. I sleep just fine at night. To you, maybe being greek is just about friendships and socializing and appreciating your own history. Fine. For me, it's all that plus really trying to understand what was in the hearts of those young men and women that founded our groups all those years ago (not about risk management bureaucrats writing policy in some HQ building somewhere). I have the greatest appreciation for fraternities and sororites, and that is what drives me. But I'll never make you believe that, so ultimately you've said it best - "it's no use arguing about this subject".
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