Truly Sickening

[33girl]

If the house isn't on the campus it wouldn't be on the police blotter.

[MsUsIgDeLt]

r u talking to me?

[Rudey]

Originally posted by 33girl
If the house isn't on the campus it wouldn't be on the police blotter.

So the house is 5 miles off campus or something?

-Rudey

[CASIGKAP]

Long Beach doesn't allow a Greek Row and the houses are not on campus. We are close to school (2 miles tops) but are school is not Greek-friendly. The only time the newspaper at school prints stuff about Greeks is when it's bad or when it's strictly informational i.e. RUSH dates.
Also, none of the houses are next to each other. We're all separated throughout the city.

[33girl]

Originally posted by Rudey
So the house is 5 miles off campus or something?

-Rudey

CASIGKAP explained their situation - but our sorority houses were literally across the street from campus (the street was the boundary). Public Safety had no authority over anything we did, even though we were so near the border.

[SurfinDBeach]

Casi, I have been involved in the student government (ASI) since freshman year, and am VERY VERY involved on our campus...

1) The school is GREEK TOLERANT... Your statement about it not being greek friendly is not ridiculous, but it is a bit overblown...

President Maxson is one of the BIGGEST supporters of Greek Life on campus... He ALWAYS makes it a point to remind everyone that he is a Greek himself, and that "if all you do is go to class, you're not getting a full education"... That's his signature greek life and student extracurricular activity promotion line...

* I have seen and heard of schools that are VERY VERY anti-greek, and the differences between their schools and ours are great...
These schools I speak of don't even allow greek housing, refuse to accept new greek organizations, and do everything in their power to destroy the greek system...

That is NOT the case at Long Beach State... There is a difference...

2) We have TRIED to fight for a greek row, but in our current situation with other priorities, and the LACK OF OPEN LAND in Long Beach (we are an old coastal community, so there's no more room to establish a greek row unless we get lucky and buy some land from someone), it's just not an option at this time...

President Maxson has wanted one, and past A.S.I. presidential candidates have expressed their intentions to try for a greek row, but the situation does not allow...

We still need more on-campus housing, more parking, etc... That comes first...

That doesn't mean our campus is not greek friendly - it just means we don't have the capability to establish one at the moment due to other priorities...

3) Reiterating one of my points above, we have no more LAND...
SDSU recently established a greek row because they are in a VERY DRY and open valley area...
We are on the coast, where everything is smashed up against the ocean... There's no open land to build on in an old established city like Long Beach... Unless we BUY land from someone...



4) We may not be popular with the satirists that write in the Long Beach Grunion (which makes a mockery out of EVERYTHING on campus anyway - because it's a strictly satirical publication), but that doesn't matter... There are always going to be anti-greeks, but that doesn't mean the campus is anti-greek...

The Daily 49er writes very neutral articles on greek life...

And people in general find the greek system intriguing, whether or not they admit it...


5) We are in fact spread out throughout, and that makes it more difficult for our school to deal with the city...

If we were all together, things would be easier, but we're all in different neighborhoods where the neighbors BITCH all the time about our social functions... In result, they complain to the city and the school, and that makes things complicated...

A big reason why the big fraternities on campus (including mine) have had social probation is because of problems with neighbors...

[SurfinDBeach]

Trust me, if there were any people who had the reason to be discontent with greek affairs, it would be people in the "big fraternities" (not just in size, but in reputation)... Which, if you ask any one in our 3 houses, they would agree ... By those three houses I mean TKE, SAE, and SIG EP...

We've all suffered through sanctions from the school...

And we all have our rantings about IFC issues...

And no, we're not content... But a lot of that has to do with the fact that there are POLITICS involved, and bitchy neighbors which FORCE the school and our respective councils to act, unless a loop hole is found...

We can only point to the fact that we're separated and we all have to deal with neighbors... That's the biggest issue in my opinion...

Once again, TRUST ME, if you had any idea about the IFC, you'd know that MY HOUSE and SAE have the MOST to bitch about!!! I'm talking sanctions up the yin yang!!!

But i'm not going to be negative and claim that it's the school that's doing it on purpose - it's a little more complicated than that...

Anything else I would have to say would be politically sensitive and would not be appropriate for a public forum...

[Optimist Prime]

Call the local Theta Chi chapter. You are our little sisters and we will beat up whoever did this!!! Step on the rattle snake, you will get venom.

[SurfinDBeach]

I'd hate to come across the wrong way, but the Theti Chi chapter on our campus is less than 20 guys I believe...

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by SurfinDBeach
I'd hate to come across the wrong way, but the Theti Chi chapter on our campus is less than 20 guys I believe...

You've really come across the wrong way. All of your posts come across in a negative manner & it sounds like you think that this Sigma Kappa chapter deserved this treatment.

Its really sad that the Greek life on your campus is so childish & sour.

[kddani]

Originally posted by SurfinDBeach
I'd hate to come across the wrong way, but the Theti Chi chapter on our campus is less than 20 guys I believe...

And what the f*&^ does that have to do with this thread? The only reason to even state that is to be mean spirited.

[CASIGKAP]

I have come to the conclusion that this guy has a serious grudge against the SK's from LB. I have never met him b/c I don't know any fraternity gentlemen from LB that well & I have never met any TKE's. Everytime I post something about the SK's from LB he responds with negativity towards me & what I have to say.

Well, whatever to him b/c Rush is coming up & I have better things to do than waste my time worrying over his opinions of us. Thanks to those of you who noticed it too.

Good Luck the the TKE's from LB this fall. I'm pretty sure they will do well as well as the gentlemen from the other fraternities from my school.

[SurfinDBeach]

Trust me, I have no grudges against Sigma Kappa... There's no reason...

In fact, I know Bri, Amanda, Cherise, and a few others in your house... And we get along just fine...

Ask Bri (your Panhellenic girl) about a Teke that she nick named "FLOATIE" and she will tell you that i'm definitely not a mean hearted guy...

And of course you CERTAINLY did not deserve that being done to your house...


I'm just being HONEST about things... If you would like me to SUGARCOAT everything, let me know, because I can do that too...

Personally, I appreciate when people are honest...

But don't think I have a grudge against your house... No reason at all... Everything I posted was out of pure HONESTY, NOT OF MALICE...

Like I said, I know several people in your house, and they all like me as a person... So for you to tell me that I have something against your house when you haven't met me or anyone in MY HOUSE is ridiculous...

It's you guys who automatically assume that the people who did this to the SK house has a "grudge" against you guys... It could be an isolated incident...

Quit being defensive... My past comments were not directed to put YOU down, just a rebuttle to your opinion...

I responded to your opinion of our campus as whole, because I AM VERY VERY VERY involved on our campus... I provided an honest answer... If you thought that to be offensive, oh well...

But don't think that I, for some reason, hate you or something... That's just being silly...

And good luck to you as well for rush... Perhaps i'll bump into you...

[SurfinDBeach]

And regarding my statement about Theta Chi... Yeah, that was a little mean spirited...

I know for a fact that Theta Chi's DO NOT LIKE my house...

We don't hate them, in fact, I respect most of 'em - But I know they don't like us very much... Them and Phi Tau on our campus both DO NOT LIKE us...
Coincidentally, they are the 2 smallest houses in the IFC on our campus...

I guess it was just a natural reaction due to the fact that I know for a fact that they do not like us...

I apologize if that was offensive...

[kddani]

both mean spirited AND totally irrelevant to the thread. Thank you for apologizing, but you really should edit it from the thread.