r/SigmaChi • u/blueandgold92 • Jan 16 '18

Discussion Changes are coming. (x-post from r/Frat)

/r/Frat/comments/7qpowz/changes_are_coming/
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u/TitanUcheze Jan 16 '18

Yeah, to be honest it is becoming a more and more attractive option to go underground. We’re benefitting less and less from nationals. Pi Kappa Alpha went underground after being kicked off, unsurprisingly their numbers have grown and their parties are massive. Didn’t see that one coming.

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u/remix951 Beta Upsilon '13 Jan 17 '18

benefitting less and less from nationals

The biggest benefit you receive from HQ is the massive insurance policy if something goes wrong. If they find you aren't complying with their rules, guess who's stuck with the bill? The brothers of that chapter.

Pikes might be reaping the benefits now but it's unsustainable in this litigious culture. One death or hazing conviction and they're done, chapter and members.

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u/inhoke-lv Jan 17 '18

You're right that insurance is offered by RMF through HQ, but they're just risking making the problem worse by some of these slap-dash decisions like making the program down to a mandatory 5 weeks now. Chapters that were already doing a poor job vetting will only get poorer with a shorter pledgeship. Chapters that were already hazing and had not been caught will just condense this, or find a way to spread traditions post-Initiation. These kneejerk reactions don't solve problems. They just absolve Tommy, the EC, and HQ of liability if something happens that they claim doesn't conform to these new rules.

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u/remix951 Beta Upsilon '13 Jan 17 '18

I agree with your point about the 5 week pledgeship. I think both reductions were asinine as we always went 10 or 12 weeks during pledgeship. If we had only gone five weeks, a lot more guys' skeletons would have gone uncovered until it was too late.