Another helpful heads-up. Thanks.
On 5/8/06, Hon. Kim David Glaspie wrote:
Nice article in the Metro section of the Detroit News this morning about SigEps and changing the focus to leadership. Our own Chris Kane is quoted.
Here is another of the (thankfully more frequent) articles about how fraternities are moving away from raucous behavior and toward a more refined model.
Sig Ep is one of a growing number of fraternities that have adopted new behavioral guidelines after membership drops and crackdowns on boorish conduct.
They're trying to revive the fraternities by changing their very definition, shifting the focus from beer and women to academics, leadership and even morality.
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"Chapters that revolve around partying, just having fun all the time, I think they're missing out too much on college," said Sig Ep President Chris Kane, 20, a U-M sophomore from Bloomfield Hills.
In Sig Ep, 191 of 258 chapters across the nation have adopted the new guidelines, which place limits on parties and drinking, and emphasize community service and charitable work.
Note everyone agrees, however
Like a reformed sinner who swears off his old behavior, the once-raucous brotherhood now goes too far the other way, some members said.
Oh, fun, where art thou?
"It all goes back to how someone views a fraternity," said Luke Michels, president of Beta Theta Pi at Michigan State University, a fraternity that rejected guidelines proposed by national headquarters. "Alcohol is a big part of our life."
It's a good article. Well worth the read. Fair warning: All the pics are of SAEs, who are also favorably mentioned in the article.
Frats' focus: Honing gentlemen - 05/08/06 - The Detroit News
