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Don't get me wrong, I totally understand the reasons why women are asked to be Little Sisters, how some of them try to "sleep" their way into the "honor" of being asked to be one, and how most of those that are asked to be Little Sisters do truly care about the fraternity and the men in it.
And of course, the reciprocal could be said for those fraternity men that are asked to be "Big Brothers" of a sorority....
Hell, my wife was a part of the last "Little Sisters" classes that my chapter illegally supported before the school outlawed such groups, so I can totally feel for people like RedHot and others that don't see the harm in being a Little Sister.
But the reason so many organizations made auxilliary groups illegal is because like Optimist Prime said...it can jepordize the groups status as an all-male or all-female organization and be a violation of their exception to Title IX.
Also, I heard a story about a Little Sister at a Chapter somewhere that did many of the things RedHotChiO stated...she attended functions with the brothers, supported the fraternity, and was involved just about as much or more as some of the brothers. This Little Sister then decided that she should be allowed to become a full member of the fraternity, and sued the organization for the right to initiate!
Now who knows if this was a real case or not, but it does show some of the logic behind making Little Sister groups illegal. Many chapters get around the rules by holding "pagents" or similar contests for the selection of their "Rose" or "Dream Girl" or Sweetheart.
But basically, if any group of non-affiliated women or men are asked to join an auxillary group for another organization without receiving the full benefits and advantages of the host organization, then it is an illegally sponsored group.
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