Lil_G,
You can achieve this!!!!! That’s my point. But it all starts with the kind of Brotherhood you have in your Chapter and how you create it. Yes, you must create it. It does not just happen. Remember, we are talking about 17-19 year olds who are away from their parents, probably, for the first time in their lives. They are very impressionable. It is that imprint that you, as the Brother, leave on him that guides these later decisions. The decisions that you make as a Brother are based on what? I am now old enough that many of the active Brothers’ fathers(paternal) have become my friends. I now have that additional perspective to place into the equation. I have never heard a derogatory remark from a parent. I have had quite a few absolutely astonished parents offer us their other children to polish off. To me, that is the ultimate complement. It does not go unnoticed to the pledges and new Brothers when parents notice change and the maturation. No system is perfect, ours certainly is not, but were working on it. You should be also. I wish I could lay it out for you, but as you know, I can’t. I believe that my Chapters bonds and Brotherhood is second to none. But my opinion is biased. I also believe that your or any other Chapter of any Fraternity could also have it. It takes an absolute dedication to the principles and ideals of the Chapter. Also, like I said in a previous post, it takes the "intestinal fortitude" too make the hard decisions. Every Fraternity or traditional families have "Black Sheep", and you must trim the fat or you get lazy and sloppy. We take no pride in censoring a Brother, but sometimes it must be done for the good of the whole. Those Chapters that do not or can not do it pay the price. Unfortunately, they also reflect negatively on my Fraternity, my Chapter, my belief in Brotherhood, my Brothers and me as a member of a GLO.
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