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ho hum...
after reading the many posts, one gathers that the only place for
GLOs is Ole Miss. Now, I realize I will isolate many, but consider this (Tom Earp, others, jump in...this is a real problem)
Ole Miss is hardly what one would call a Phi Beta Kappa bastion
Ole Miss harkens back to the "finishing school" mentality
Who wants to be in a 200 member chapter? What on earth is the
purpose of the body shop? I recall, way back before you all were
born...SAE-the happy hundred. TKE-88 men + 45 transfers who
are not even considered. Beta-need $ and bein' legacy helps.
Sig Chi, Fiji, ATO, Phi Psi, Phi Delt, Delt, etc., all great groups of great guys...50-70 in size. Today, risk management, lack of supervision, whole new ball game.
When SAE or Beta builds new one 5-7 million, why not see to it
that TKE, Sig Ep, Pike, LXA, etc. get the old house instead of the
U making a Gay Rights or International House out of it?
We are imploding...anyone listening? When one fails, another will take its place as the bottom chapter...yada, yada...duh
The minorities and the entry of non-collegiate greek letter groups
all without houses are siphoning off some good prospects. If we
do not come to grips with this 200-member problem, we will be so
exclusive that even the wimps won't want to join...
Today...outside of Dixie...takes 3-4 fraternities combining to even
function with a sororitypledge class...well, you get my point.
Who wants to have their teeth kicked in by back-stabbing or a
horrendous uphill-climb to be in a sorority at Ole Miss? Aren't we
all supposed to be civil to one another?
This problem will need to be tackled by the NIC and NPC execs at
the national level. It is sad and a lose-lose situation.
The tradition, history, nostalgia...all great, but without a helping
hand, Ole Miss and their ilk will remain air heads, sad but true, in
the eyes of us outsiders.
Re-read, if you dare...start a new thread, let us continue, with civility please...perhaps we can do something worthwhile other
than get all het up over the muted lighting and flatware placings,
and perhaps, we might even get back to the original idea:
FRATERNITY--re-read your history, do...
Erik P Conard, old alum who still cares, always will....TKE
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