Brothers,
I bring bad news to our roundtable.
I see that on the main part of this website there is news breaking from
www.alfred.edu that all greeks there are being dissolved due to trustees deciding Greeks are too negative.
Our Alfred chapter has just been rechartered in October of 2001.
Now I know that we had a huge debate on our thread "independent chapter" thread about chapters getting the boot for their colleges etc.
However- I suspect LCA will pull the plug on our chapter there. Which if they do is bullshit as far as I'm concerned. Now they havent done anything yet, but based on their past track record, I'm fairly confident these guys are going to get the proverbial shaft.
So Im going on record for our chapter there this evening and say this: Lambda Chi Alpha SHOULD support our chapter there, as they have done no wrongdoing at all, and in fact have just completed the stringent requirements for chartering. We should also support this group off-campus as long as they adhere to the standards (which are pretty damn tough anyway) as set forth by the GHZ.
We wouldn't punish all muslim americans for the acts of a few terrorists, therefore we shouldnt punish our brothers with the excommunication of their undergraduate charter for the actions of the overall Greek community. This very action seems very anti-American to me.
Again- this is a rough spot for our Fraternity, and I'd really like to see our International HQ step up to the plate for our brothers in Southern New York. I beleive our chapter can exist at AU without the college's direct aid or recognition.
We'll see how it plays out.
IN ZAX
Jason Lenox