It was all Greek to me....

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

So, if we're going to make this some sort of NPHC versus NPC thing, maybe someone could tell me ... would NPC members *really* be okay with, for example, some random blogger getting on the Internet and saying that she had been a Phi Mu, that the sisters in her chapter (giving enough details to identify said chapter) had been more crude and less intelligent than herself, and going on about how she had been hazed and hadn't ever really wanted to pledge in the first place, then goes on to encourage everyone to avoid the NPC altogether?

I just don't get it, but if that really would be fine with you all, okay.

Alright - clearly no one agrees with me and I'm just ticking people off, so I'm going to step out of this conversation. Except I want to say that I would be fine with the scenario you mention. I know people in my own sisterhood that haven't had the greatest experience and have spoken to me about it. I know people in my sisterhood that were hazed. I know people in my sisterhood that felt the "hive" mentality prevented them from developing all the friends they could have outside their org. These are sisters I respect and admire and I understand why their experience with my org was not as good as it might have been. I don't mind people speaking or writing such things if it's truthful. Things like accusing Greeks of "satanism" I find more ridiculous, but again, I don't know that I'd be out there campaigning against those people. The latter scenario might annoy me but I can't control what people blog or what they say and feel. So you know, too bad.

Frankly, I realize the NPC has a lot of things to clean up. We need to do a lot better job in instilling ideals of lifelong membership and the fraternity values - things that I frankly think we could take some lessons from the NPHC on. I had an amazing experience but I don't believe that people who didn't should just shut up. Rather such things can help me improve my org.

I just don't see why getting mad at any criticism (qua criticism) of NPC would be a fruitful thing for me. There are critiques which might be untruthful or inaccurate, or critiques that I could effectively counter. But there are some that I might actually agree with - no matter how great my experience was.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I'm just ticking people off

Not at all. The road crew is just repainting the lines because people swerve when they fade.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Not at all. The road crew is just repainting the lines because people swerve when they fade.

Well...the swerving frequently goes the other way so everyone should be a little more tolerant of the mistake!

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Well...the swerving frequently goes the other way so everyone should be a little more tolerant of the mistake!

That's a gross overstatement. Get a grip.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

That's a gross overstatement. Get a grip.

In what way? NPHC members comment on NPC stuff all the time...they can do it if they want! I don't get mad about it, but it's really hypocritical to do one thing and get bent out of shape when someone else does the same thing. Personally, I stay in my own lane because I don't know anything about the other.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Well...the swerving frequently goes the other way so everyone should be a little more tolerant of the mistake!

Well, your road crews should do some repainting too then, if they are so moved to do so.

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