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[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

ETA: it's when you're an alum that I think most of us start thinking about the international organization as a whole more than a particular chapter, I think.

That's a problem for all types of Greeks and usually happens when people exist in a bubble, whether that's because they are elitist, antisocial, or have poor social skills, etc.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Good. Our chapters are special to us, too, but Delta did not begin and does not end with my chapter.

That's obvious and I already said that.

Are you just trying to "defend" sasquatch or something? You were typing to sasquatch about this stuff and all of a sudden you're acting like feeling your chapter is the end-all and be-all is the norm.

Not really, I'm just trying to keep from blowing all the claims out of proportion. It's odd to me, as I noted to him, that groups who feel this way don't break off, but that doesn't mean we need to give a bunch of lectures about how undergraduate guys ought to feel about their national groups.

I think it's very different to be an an undergrad active member and to be an alum. And whether it's desirable or not, from the undergraduate perspective for NPC and IFC groups, the chapter matters a lot.

ETA: again, for most of us we regard ourselves as members of national or international groups and take a lot of pride in the organization and our sisters and brothers from other chapters.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Not really, I'm just trying to keep from blowing all the claims out of proportion.

Don't bother. If you want to be the only one typing to him and to control the convo, PM him.

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I think it's very different to be an an undergrad active member and to be an alum. And whether it's desirable or not, from the undergraduate perspective for NPC and IFC groups the chapter matters a lot.

Yes, it's supposed to be different.

Againnnnnn, the chapter matters a lot to us too.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

ETA: again, for most of us we regard ourselves as members of national or international groups and take a lot of pride in the organization and our sisters and brothers from other chapters.

Yeah so stick to that "norm" and let sasquatch and others be the ones to explain their approach if they so choose.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That's a problem for all types of Greeks and usually happens when people exist in a bubble, whether that's because they are elitist, antisocial, or have poor social skills, etc.

You make points like this a lot it seems to me.

You, as you present yourself here, never seem particularly deferential to the direct experience of other people or how people explain their situations if it differs from your own interpretation, and yet, you seem to think that some people transcend to universal understanding more than others. How does this work?

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Yeah so stick to that "norm" and let sasquatch and others be the ones to explain their approach if they so choose.

But when you force them on to the defensive, they're less likely to explain; they just try to justify.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

You, as you present yourself here, never seem particularly deferential to the direct experience of other people or how people explain their situations if it differs from your own interpretation, and yet, you seem to think that some people transcend to universal understanding more than others.

How come I can never find that kettle around here when I need it...

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

How come I can never find that kettle around here when I need it...

Pot, you mean?

I don't think I ever make claims of universal understanding.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

How does this work?

The same way that trying so hard to defend sasquatch's position works.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

The same way that trying so hard to defend sasquatch's position works.

I don't think anyone is defending his position. He even seems to take if for granted.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

But when you force them on to the defensive, they're less likely to explain; they just try to justify.

Whichever they try to do, they are old enough to do that on their own.

This thread has taken many turns from the OT to race to jeans and now this, which he brought up knowing it would spark discussion. Go away.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Pot, you mean?

I don't think I ever make claims of universal understanding.

No, I meant she was the pot and I was looking for the kettle ... never mind, as you were...

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I don't think anyone is defending his position. He even seems to take if for granted.

It's unclear what your point is.

I guess once your posts to sasquatch were typed you were given the cyber power to keep others from typing to or about the position he was expressing.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Whichever they try to do, they are old enough to do that on their own.

This thread has taken many turns from the OT to race to jeans and now this, which he brought up knowing it would spark discussion. Go away.

Did you just interrupt a conversation and then tell me to go away?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Did you just interrupt a conversation and then tell me to go away?

There's no interrupting a convo in a thread.

And yes I told you to go away.