Comments on: Adventures of a New High Pi — Commitment http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/art-hebbeler/2006/10/02/adventures-of-a-new-high-pi-commitment/ a Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity publication Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:46:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Mike Radtke http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/art-hebbeler/2006/10/02/adventures-of-a-new-high-pi-commitment/#comment-528 Mike Radtke Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:11:09 +0000 http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/art-hebbeler/2006/10/02/adventures-of-a-new-high-pi-commitment/#comment-528 <p>At the same time, I was once a member of the vocal minority, and I was mistgreated by the minority. Being in LXA does not meen that the majority view should always hold. I believe that some of these complainers may have a legitimate greivance. They are "brothers in the bond" even if you disagree with them.</p> <p>I feel you, as the High Pi is helping to ostracize these men.</p> At the same time, I was once a member of the vocal minority, and I was mistgreated by the minority. Being in LXA does not meen that the majority view should always hold. I believe that some of these complainers may have a legitimate greivance. They are “brothers in the bond” even if you disagree with them.

I feel you, as the High Pi is helping to ostracize these men.

]]> By: Jon Wood http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/art-hebbeler/2006/10/02/adventures-of-a-new-high-pi-commitment/#comment-123 Jon Wood Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:35:49 +0000 http://voices.crossandcrescent.com/art-hebbeler/2006/10/02/adventures-of-a-new-high-pi-commitment/#comment-123 <p>Have these "vocal minority" been repremanded or even exposed to criticism themselves? Have fines and/or punishments been levied for not attending or disrupting meetings?... Speaking as someone who knows very little about your situation, even in my short time as a brother (just under 3 years) i've seen members come and go who don't embody what the fraternity holds true and who don't respect what our chapter represents. After a time, rather than try to "rehabilitate" these trouble-makers we decided (as a brotherhood) that it was in the chapter's best interest to just cut our losses and try to move ahead productively. Thus, we suspended or expelled the bad apples and we've had relative bliss ever since. This semester our rush was better than ever and we've recruited more solid men than ever before. I understand ostracizing anybody is not what a chapter WANTS to do, but sometimes for the betterment of the house it's what you NEED to do...</p> Have these “vocal minority” been repremanded or even exposed to criticism themselves? Have fines and/or punishments been levied for not attending or disrupting meetings?… Speaking as someone who knows very little about your situation, even in my short time as a brother (just under 3 years) i’ve seen members come and go who don’t embody what the fraternity holds true and who don’t respect what our chapter represents. After a time, rather than try to “rehabilitate” these trouble-makers we decided (as a brotherhood) that it was in the chapter’s best interest to just cut our losses and try to move ahead productively. Thus, we suspended or expelled the bad apples and we’ve had relative bliss ever since. This semester our rush was better than ever and we’ve recruited more solid men than ever before. I understand ostracizing anybody is not what a chapter WANTS to do, but sometimes for the betterment of the house it’s what you NEED to do…

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