Totally Excited,
I understand you are thrilled to the gills about what has happened to you. That's great and I wish you the best of luck. However, I am not gonna come down on you about the whole discretion thing. It is something that you should realize and know at this point. Therefore, in the future, just realize that from this point forward, you need to know that actions such as this, could cost ya. Granted, you didn't tell us where you go to school, what org it is that you received a letter from, etc. But just the whole thought of you sharing this info is questionable in terms of: are you gonna share more info to others (on this board or otherwise)? It's like, you told us this much, so are you gonna keep on telling? Especially if you were told that discretion is key from whatever point and on.
I think I can speak for most Greeks when I say that we don't take giving our traditions and letters away lightly. It is a BIG DEAL to us. Our orgs mean the world to us. We all understand the importance of keeping secrets a secret or keeping our rituals OUR rituals.
So here's this scenario Totally Excited and hopefully this will help:
Say you were Greek and you extended someone the opportunity to be in your org. And you told this person that it was very important for them to remain discreet about the info they receive from this point forward. But guess what? They didn't! How would you feel? Wouldn't you feel let down? Wouldn't you feel slightly betrayed? It's like you saw something in this person that would make them a good member and that most of all, you could trust them. You could trust this person w/ the traditions, rituals, etc that you hold dear to your heart. But they didn't listen and they went and shared something they weren't supposed to.
So think (before you speak) about that scenario the next time you feel the need to spread your joy. Like I said, we aren't trying to be mean about what you did, it's just that by this, you just went and literally betrayed someone and their org by sharing something that you knew you weren't supposed to. If by chance they found out, how are they supposed to continue to trust you? How are they supposed to share the true beauty of their org with you now? Think about it.
[This message has been edited by ZChi4Life (edited October 08, 2000).]
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