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Originally Posted by EE-BO
The issue has been how certain chapters were disciplined relative to the severity of their misdoings.
While it has been interpreted as an MPI vs non-MPI dividing line, the real dividing line has been how Miami of Ohio has been treated compared to all other Beta chapters. And while they have been kept going, I think it also safe to say the stipulations and scrutiny they have faced in the past decade has been far beyond what any other Beta chapter has endured. So in the grand scheme of things it is hard to say they have gotten a "pass" since in many ways they have not.
This is all moot now of course since all chapters operate under the same expectations.
And to be fair I have to give Beta some credit for how the transition was handled. Unlike many NPC fraternities- Phi Delt and Lamba Chi being prime examples- every Beta chapter was given the chance to operate "as normal" with MPI partnership and recolonization only coming into effect if an incident indicated it should happen.
The good news for most chapters- including some of us southern folk- is that how we operate means we are in good shape. I certainly know this applies at Texas.
But there is no doubt that there has been much ambiguity about expectations and enforcement. That I do have an issue with. Even though my chapter has run clean and well for over 120 years with no shut downs or other issues, on principle I do wish there had been clearer guidance and enforcement from Oxford during that 10 year period when there were essentially two tiers of operational rules for chapters.
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Well said. I think your last sentence sums it up perfectly. Add to that some ambiguity regarding zero tolorence for substance-abuse or use (legal use by legal citizens) and I think it is covered.
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