Pi Kappa Phi chapter at NC State suspended after "embarrassing, scary" book found

[amIblue?]

The existing programming, while well-intended, is not effective. It's something that the men and women sit through, barely paying attention, to check off a box and go on with their lives. In other words, it's very similar to the corporate diversity/harassment/privacy bullshit that I and others in the corporate world sit through to justify HR jobs and to cover an employer's ass in the case of the shit hitting the fan. I agree that we have to change the way we are doing things in order to be effective with today's collegian.

If you don't agree that there's a cultural issue, I'm going to share what I overheard some very lovely (and I sincerely mean it) women saying this week: "I wish our chapter meetings were like the fraternity chapter meetings. All they have to do is sit around and tell stories. The person with this wildest or grossest story wins." Do I think that's all a fraternity chapter meeting involves? No. I have to believe that business gets done. But I do believe it's indicative of a problematic culture that that's what the men are putting out there to represent themselves instead of the good stuff.

I think we have to get input from these young men and women about designing what will reach them rather than subjecting them to programming developed by old people.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

I think we have to get input from these young men and women about designing what will reach them rather than subjecting them to programming developed by old people.

This! I agree with all you said, but especially this!

And I think we need to look for ways for these young men and women to take on more responsibility for holding each other accountable rather than letting that fall mainly to the older people at HQ and in positions of national leadership.