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Delt - you missed two other very relevant reasons for the ongoing problems, which are both catastrophes waiting to happen:
(1) "It Can't Happen Here" mentality. Unfortunately, this becomes a slippery slope as well, so it is a problematic issue in and of itself, but this is how I describe it. Things have been done a certain way for so long, with no "real" problems being discovered, so slowly, inexorably, it gets ratcheted up each semester. "Last semester, we made them drink 8 shots to prove they are 'man' enough to take it, so let's make it 10 this semester." They lose sight of what it really means to be a BROTHER to another human being.
(2) Closely related to (1) - "We've always done it that way" - the "Tradition" argument. Just because it's been done, doesn't mean it's "Right" or "brotherly" to continue doing something possibly illegal, but always stupid.
How many times do we read about chapters closing or probation or other punishments where both 1 and 2 were offered up as explanations? So many activities are accidents waiting to happen that the membership has become numb, ignorant, or both to the possible consequences of activities. Add to this mix the concept of Groupthink, and a deadly scenario is waiting to happen.
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