Leaving NPC - Page 2

carnation · #16 06-15-2009, 05:08 PM

Me too. I already tipped off one of the administrators.

MysticCat · #17 06-15-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Me too. I already tipped off one of the administrators.

Ah, the anonymity of GreekChat.

AOII Angel · #18 06-15-2009, 06:36 PM

Good call, Carnation! I haven't seen you around in awhile. Is there an ep sig thread about this?

carnation · #19 06-15-2009, 06:56 PM

Hi, AOIIAngel! Until 4-5 years ago, there were 3 local groups at Shorter and they hazed viciously. I started a thread back then--something like "Nationals at my College"?--anyway, I taught there back then. The thread tracked the change of one group to Phi Mu and the addition of Zeta. Ep Sig stayed local due to intense alum pressure and Pi Sig folded. I think the thread talked about the hazing as well.

33girl · #20 06-15-2009, 08:24 PM

If this local is not something the students want, it will die on its own.

If there are still students who are dumb and want to participate in hazing, they have a place to go.

You can't legislate or NPC away stupid. Methinks if the alum pressure was that intense and the actives bowed to it, they'd still be doing all this stuff even if they had gone with an NPC group.

carnation · #21 06-15-2009, 08:40 PM

What a lot of folks on campus say is that the women who can't afford the nationals pledge the local, not knowing the difference, and then the local hazes the snot out of them. Next round of recruitment, same thing happens with a new group of victims, er, new members. I hope it's not true.

Kevin · #22 06-15-2009, 09:05 PM

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Maybe I am in the right spot! i just joined and am trying to figure the forum out!!

Okay so about 2 years ago, my local sorority joined the national pan-hellenic council. we have 2 other sororities that are national at our school also involved. We have that campus thingy too. lol, sorry for bad terminology, i dont really understand it all. anyways, my main point is wanting to know if there is a way out???

I think its great and does a great job for national sororities, but not for our local one. we made a mistake and we dont want years and years of traditions down the drain because of it. we are local and have been for almost 150 years...and we like our way of doing things...so in no way am i saying anything bad about the NPC

but if anyone knows where i can read about it or anything, please let me know. I tried the website but didnt see anything but i could have missed it.

Thank you very much.

QFP

33girl · #23 06-16-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

What a lot of folks on campus say is that the women who can't afford the nationals pledge the local, not knowing the difference, and then the local hazes the snot out of them. Next round of recruitment, same thing happens with a new group of victims, er, new members. I hope it's not true.

$$ issues or not, if they stick around to be hazed, then they are stupid. Or they like being known as the "tough ones" who stuck it out.

Like I said, if that element is present on campus - and the campus as a whole hasn't shamed them out of doing it or out of existence - you can't make it go away. It just goes underground, which is worse.

MasonsInquiries · #24 10-27-2009, 10:11 PM

hmmmmm

chickenoodle · #25 10-27-2009, 10:24 PM

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But given her user name and the almost 150-years-old part, I suspect that she is.

This is why I stick around.... actually, one of many reasons but yeah.

nittanyalum · #26 10-28-2009, 01:47 AM

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I hope to heaven that you're not an Ep Sig. If you are, know that even getting out of Panhellenic will not allow you to make your pledges drill in front of the admin building and in WalMart as well as wear stupid costumes to class.

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But given her user name and the almost 150-years-old part, I suspect that she is.

Ah! A good old-fashioned GC outing. That's the stuff!!

SthrnZeta · #27 10-28-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Ah! A good old-fashioned GC outing. That's the stuff!!

Ah, the power of the interwebs!

SthrnZeta · #28 10-28-2009, 12:10 PM

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Me too. I already tipped off one of the administrators.

So whatever happened with that...?

carnation · #29 10-28-2009, 05:35 PM

I don't know, I never called back to see. Both the Greek Life co-ordinators were in school with 2 of my daughters, so I knew they'd take me seriously.

The Ep Sigs probably wanted to reinstate their office of Head Leprechaun--the person in charge of hazing (not kidding here)--and PanHel wouldn't let them.

chickenoodle · #30 10-28-2009, 05:43 PM

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The Ep Sigs probably wanted to reinstate their office of Head Leprechaun--the person in charge of hazing (not kidding here)--and PanHel wouldn't let them.

I sooo wouldn't want to be known as the Head Leprechaun not just because of the hazing aspect but because it sounds ridiculous. You can't even pretend to put that on a resume. wtf?