DSTCHAOS,
Are you white? If you aren't, I'm a little surprised that you'd make the claim that you know what is like to be the average white person. Social networks exist for people of any race or backgroup; the average white network isn't the power system I think you imagine it to be.
Shinerbock, Macallen, Elephant Walk,
Of course, you guys can use whatever membership standard you want to use. I do understand what the top houses are like at southern schools. But when you make the claims based on elitism that you guys seem to be making, please understand that some of the causes and some of the effects of your standards are racist. If you're happy with that, whatever, but when you think of great men in history they usually sought to be noble and work for the social good, in addition to being good hosts and having good manners.
I'd also throw out there that your failure to seek out the best guys on campus, rather than waiting for guys to show up at rush, isn't probably falling short of what your founders had in mind and is probably causing your groups to become weaker over time. People are still showing up for your parties, but your influence in probably shrinking.
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