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Originally Posted by Forgotten Zeta
yes i am the same poster and i still feel the same way. i never once in my other thread mentioned physical punishment or abusive language. don't read into things that aren't there. i simply mentioned how going through something difficult can build cohesiveness among a pledge class. i've seen what these other organizations call brotherhood, wearing letters simply for the networking and the gains that come from being a brother in the long term, not for the actual ideals of brotherhood and a bond that surpasses the college experience. this post however, had nothing to do with any of that. i simply stated my opinion on the subject. feel free to read into this thread and find things that aren't there as well. why should she have to forced to socialize if she doesn't want to? is that sisterhood? really? that sounds absolutely ridiculous to me. telling another sister to suck in her stomach? wow, if that's sisterhood, thank goodness i'm a guy and didn't have to experience any of that.
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If you actually read the threads you post in instead of just the first and/or last posts you will realize that the risk management thread had to do with hazing during pledgeshipin the form of physical demands and verbal abuse (to which you agreed to by calling it "hardship") and that in this thread the OP questions why she should have to follow the standards and requests of her sorotity to dress appropritely for meetings (to which you seem to disagree with).
I just wanted to point out the difference in your two responses because I cannot understand how you can advocate for "group hardship" to build brotherhood yet stand up for the individual when she is asked to dress for meetings and thus building sisterhood. And to further clarify, I don't like that the OP was asked to "suck it in" but, had you read all of the posts in this thread, you would notice that I asked her to clarify because they seem like two seperate issues (dressing appropriately for meetings vs. being hazed about physical features) without any response to date from the OP. So actually, I do see a very strong and common link between the two threads and am curious as to where you stand. Finally, don't assume that this type of behavior is only on the sorority side of Greek Life as I know of many fraternal organizations that require dress standards for their brothers at meetings and I would not consider it a "hardship" to dress appropriately.
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