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Originally posted by Gorilla Tom
I would be curious as to what some of you under-grads think of this. I feel that most of our young guys are missing out on something. I felt when I was initiated that I had earned my membership. I had paid not only literal dues, but had figureatively "paid my dues" as well. I never felt demeaned. I felt then, as I do now, that there were legitimate reasons for the things I was required to do. It seems like the experience that a lot of you have to day is like "fraternity light".
I am amazed at the number of young people who join GLOs and end up dropping their membership. I'm definitely old school, and I think you appreciate something more when you earn it. I wonder if that' s part of the reason that kids drop. They had their membership handed to them.
So am I just an old guy hopelessly out of touch with reality, or does my point make any sense?
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On the whole I agree with most of your points... I personally believe that there should be a structured "indoctranation" into a GLO... but there is also a part of me to see how easily that can slip into hazing.
I too am appalled by the way some of the newer members take the concept of the Fraternity lightly, or expect to be handed their membership. However I am at a loss to correct a problem that I see as part & parcel of the current culture of the undergrad student today. There is a general disdain for structure or discipline, or even authority that is detremental to process of "indoctranating" new members, if not the image of the Fraternity as a whole. The only suggestion that I can come up with is to adopt a halfway point between the current attitude for anything that concerns or hints of hazing, and the attitudes of the past with respect to education and commitment to the chapter.
Hybrid Mode
