UCF Sig Ep suspended

When I was a sophomore in HS, I took Intro to Word Processing in the Fall. In the Spring, I took Intro to Computers (PC Crap). That was over ten years ago.

Both semesters I learned that Enter/Return was your friend.

HOLY HELL MOSES TEN COMMANDMENTS!!!

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Originally Posted by XiLove_Epsilon

If you are not willing to take a true look at what we could do to HELP instead of KILL a chapter, then I suggest that YOU take a look at what you pledged and your oath and consider why you exist in the greek community.

You haven't been a member of your sorority long enough to observe this, but actually every one of the national organizations have ongoing meetings with individual chapters (IE: Traveling consultants, district workshops, advisers, etc.) to maintain good chapter health, and provide support to chapters (international directors, workshops, probationary terms to meet and paperwork to file) who have fallen off track in order to help lift them back up. Sometimes, despite everyone's best efforts, the chapter has been permanently derailed and cannot be helped. It is best for all those concerned, from the collegiate members of that chapter the parent organization and the university, for it to close. These ongoing touches also help ensure that members are safe, which means sometimes modifying traditions. A chapter is never arbitrarily closed. It is the result of when consistent activity and many, many opportunities and hands to help it back up have failed.

By all means, chapter business should remain chapter business. But one person's actions can and have brought down chapters before and will continue to do so. The consequences of your actions, good or bad, are felt by every member of your organization. This is the byproduct of becoming part of the organization and wearing the letters of which we are so very proud. One bad action can bring down everyone, which is why there are measures in place to protect these organizations from members who would otherwise seek to cling to "tradition." And as has been stated, if we are to survive as a Greek community we need to keep up with the times. Something that was tradition 10, 20 even 30 or as early as 5 years ago may now be an illegal act TODAY. And we must focus on today.

I know of no ritual which prevents members from keeping themselves clean... I wonder if perhaps you have been misled. The bottom line is that many of our organizations have existed for well over 100 years. We remain alive because we keep current with what is happening in the world. We are run by a dedicated and extensive team of alumni who in their real lives are working professionals and committed volunteers-- lawyers, doctors, teachers, accountants, consultants, you name it. They have seen the big picture and the big picture is that we will give the collegiate chapters the resources they need to succeed. But when the chapter continually snubs its nose at that help and acts like a spoiled child who disregards the rules, that chapter is a liability to the health of the rest of the chapters and it will not last very long. I am sure that if a chapter of your sorority on another campus acted in a manner that would threaten to close ALL chapters of your sorority, you would see it otherwise. This is a reality.

It isn't the media's fault that Greeks have a negative reputation. It is the insular ideas that an illegal act is just a harmless prank.

I encourage you to get involved with your sorority's leadership to see the big picture. Right now, you are looking through the perspective of a new member. There is a lot of good you can accomplish.

[Pierce]

Originally Posted by XiLove_Epsilon

I think that it is completely sad that fraternities are getting kicked off campuses nation wide. In fact, I think it's pathetic. I realize that there are some things that go too far, but some things are just tradition. We just had a chapter get in trouble with their nationals for having their pledges go and retrieve composites from each fraternity. They were split into groups and this has been tradition for as far back as anyone can remember...things like this is just fun, tradition, and should be left alone by nationals and the media alike. I realize that getting your pledges unbelievably drunk is not the best idea, but sometimes (if no one is getting truely hurt), you've just got to leave well enough alone. Greeks are an exclusive part of universities for a reason.

The sad fact is people do get hurt and killed and we are in a society that sues for everything and everyone suffers. My chapter did not haze but they made the pledges do silly things. It was a small house they were very united and it was a lot of fun. Mind you, I became a member at age 35 as a graduate student. I am a risk management advisor now and i am lucky with the chapter I deal with, you have to be careful , stupidity makes everyone look bad, and you dont want to be asked questions you dont have answers for. In the 80's when i was an undergrad and you had hazing it was a real turn off. All frats were a turn off. They were obnoxious. i truly love my frat, (Sig Ep), and the chapter I deal with, people have their opinions but they are about what the frat was intended. they do well academically, get along, and there is no drama. We had a goofy phraise at a part time job i had once" its always funny til someone loses an eye" well this is true. Or a life or anything else. It is supposed to be fun and enhance the college experience and the life experience. That should be the focus. "Proud to be a sig ep"!