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Originally Posted by Trey_P-I_47
PiLambda,
Dont you think you are being a little rash about this......possibly even showing very little faith in our organization. To have our symbol demeaned the way it was is personal disrespect to all of us, and if you dont feel like that, well then thats a shame. There are quite a few people up here, who, if they say something, you can pretty much take it to the bank. Not to mention there are brothers from IHQ who frequent this forum as well. I mean if Tom Earp, Jono Hren, John Gezelius, or Lynn Chipperfield (Sorry if I missed someone who I talk to frequently), say that something is being taken care, then you can guarantee that the situation is being handled by the necessary people.
To say that IHQ has bigger fish to fry is in fact truth. Yes they have to deal with finances and which chapters need to be reprimanded, but when someone takes our symbol and defaces it the way that they did, well I believe that would fall under the part of creed, and I quote 'and strength to fight for its teachings', because our Coat of Arms, is not just some symbol that we display, but our outward visualiization of what our fraternity is about, in essence it sums up most of our teachings. You can take that one symbol and point out almost (if if not everything) that we as men of Lambda Chi Alpha stand for.
So yes, it may seem trivial to some people, but this is OUR symbol, and it should be treated with the utmost respect that it embodies.
Like I said, im not trying to step on anyones toes or anything, but If anyone of these men say that the situation is being handled, then nothing more needs to be said, because it is in fact already being taken care of.
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Response:
I really believe all of us have a strong distaste left in our mouths after this incident. It also seems everyone agrees on the fact this act is definately 'ripping us off.' The singlemost point of disagreement does not lie in whether or not someone does not think it is annoying or wrong, but simply the priority of the matter. We all know it goes against us. We all know this group of people is profiting from our copyrighted images.
However, is it really a big enough matter to have IHQ spend time, money, and energy deliberating over? Is a small-time band who will probably not get very far, who is using our coat of arms for a 'small' profit a big enough deal for such a hassel to be made? I have to side with PiLambda1 on this. My answer is no, it is not.
I would much rather see our manpower and resources be pooled for more pressing and potentially long term issues.
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