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Originally posted by 33girl
Teaching history and passdowns are fine, but it sounds as though the national officers in charge at the time of their Chi O colonization actually gave them too much leeway. Start as you mean to go on.
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This is one of the things that bothered me too. From the sound of her post, Chi Omega was at first accepting of the fact that they planned to continue Fideles traditions, but assumed that within a few years the girls would lose interest in Fideles. When this didn't happen, HQ got mad. Like it or not, this organization was Fideles for years before it was Chi Omega, and it's ridiculous to expect that they will drop their local history just like that. Most organizations with a strong local history DO continue to teach it and incorporate some of its traditions. I'm not sure why Chi O thought this would be different.
As for the drinking, yes, that is a risk management issue. But really, if you're looking for a sorority or fraternity who doesn't have at least one or two members who have broken the rules that she mentioned, you won't find one. If this group is a risk management issue, all groups are risk management issues. We can't shut down every sorority on every campus.
I do realize that what we're reading is slanted, but if things did happen more or less the way she's explaining, I do think the national organization is in the wrong. I mean, if they tried to claim that a candle pass is HAZING -- come on, guys. That's ridiculous.
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