Pikes at Michigan display complete lack of class and more

[PiKA2001]

So I get on FB and see a message that Beta Tau chapter was placed on indefinite suspension by IHQ earlier today. I didn't hear about this until, like right now. From reading that email it seems to me that whoever wrote it was striving for "fratire", especially with the butt-chugging references and the over all ridiculousness of it. Personally, I don't find it offensive and this wouldn't have gone anywhere while I was an undergrad but it just drives home the fact that chapters need to remember that social media sees all...

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Personally, I don't find it offensive and this wouldn't have gone anywhere while I was an undergrad but it just drives home the fact that chapters need to remember that social media sees all...

And that when social media sees all, the audience becomes far bigger than the intended audience, so you may have gone well beyond the group that will get an intended joke.

I'm not at all unfamiliar with fratire, but it completely went over my head in this instance if that's what was intended. That well may because I saw the pictures first, and I did find them offensive.* That probably colored how I read the email.



* Others' mileage on whether the pictures in and of themselves are offensive may vary, of course. I'm that guy who every four years wishes the US Olympic Committee would instruct athletes that is not appropriate to drape the flag around their shoulders for a vistory lap.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I didn't hear about this until, like right now. From reading that email it seems to me that whoever wrote it was striving for "fratire", especially with the butt-chugging references and the over all ridiculousness of it. Personally, I don't find it offensive and this wouldn't have gone anywhere while I was an undergrad but it just drives home the fact that chapters need to remember that social media sees all...

That's kind of where I'm headed. This just hits too many ripped from the headlines notes of idiocy to be real.

My guess is that the chapter will be fine, but will probably be advised to adopt a more stringent social media policy.

As for the use of the American flag, well...

[MysticCat]

^^^ LOL, not helping the case for me, Kevin.

What can I say -- I'm the Eagle Scout son of a WWII vet/Scoutmaster. This offends me as well: