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02-21-2009, 09:50 AM
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Tri Delta chapter at Miami suspended
So sad to report that the Delta Delta Delta chapter at Miami University has been suspended for two years. Lots of very sad sisters and new members. They just finished a successful recruitment over a month ago. Keep these girls in you thoughts and prayers.
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02-21-2009, 10:54 AM
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What happened?
When I first saw your post, I thought hazing still happens?!!? I am not condoning hazing in anyway. I thought of the rumor mill of hazing activities, not the umbrella of categories that actually fall under hazing.
Then I read these articles, it is truly sad that after almost 100 years the chapter is being suspended. There is no legal action being taken, no one was expelled from campus. So, this made me wonder what happened. It obviously does not sound like the hazing myths and rumors that non-Greeks think of when they hear the word hazing.
The national representative said the women made poor choices, but had the best intentions at heart.
That quote made me curious about what was considered hazing. I understand the safety issues with a lot of precautions (i.e. scavenger hunt) or the emotional outcomes of telling NMs they cannot wear letter- when they are members when they accept the bid. I'm just saying it is very sad that this chapter had their charter suspended for not taking these precautions seriously.
http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=3780184
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2...026/1056/COL02
all reminds me of,
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=hazing+rules
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02-21-2009, 02:49 PM
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Sad news indeed. As the Cincinnati Enquirer article noted, Sigma Nu at Miami is also suspended, for alcohol violations.
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02-21-2009, 05:31 PM
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Just so there is no confusion, this is the chapter at Miami of Ohio, not the chapter at Miami in Florida.
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02-21-2009, 05:36 PM
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This is sad, especially since recruitment just ended there.
Also, this just goes to show how we need to really be mindful of our orgs RM policies, because it's typically not blatant activities thet get chapters in trouble. It's usually something that you never thought would be considered hazing that ensds up being an issue.
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02-21-2009, 07:57 PM
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How sad for DDD, thier new members, the chapter and the entire miami community.
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02-21-2009, 08:59 PM
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Yet another NPC who won't be able to celebrate their campus centennial. This made me thing of DZ at DePauw. Probably a inappropriate mention but just thought of it.
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02-21-2009, 09:17 PM
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Well, it looks like they will be able to come back for their 100th.
eta - didn't we have a thread somewhere about a "Beta" curse?
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02-23-2009, 02:41 PM
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Quote:
"Select members of our chapter who took part in the activities on Thursday, Jan. 29 did not participate with any ill intent and truly wanted only for members to feel welcomed and special," Shannon said.
Clark said Tri Delta's executive board laments the current situation and the subsequent punishment. Clark said the decision was increasingly more difficult considering the Tri Delta chapter has avoided any serious issues throughout the near century it has existed on Miami's campus.
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What in the world did they do?
It seems crazy that a group of women did "something" to make the pledges feel "welcomed and special" and it was sooooo bad that after a "near century" of avoiding any serious issues, they got the BOOT???
What the heck?
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02-23-2009, 02:51 PM
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02-23-2009, 03:15 PM
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We had a similar occurrence in my chapter. Half of my chapter wanted to do something, while the other half was completely unaware. It was stopped before it could happen, but had it happened, it wouldn't have looked good at all. And like this, it was all to make our new members feel welcomed and special. It's better to think really hard before doing any activities. Asking advisors helps to avoid situations like this too.
I'm sorry for these women. I can't imagine doing something with good intentions, and then having this happen. I'd love to know exactly what happened though.
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02-23-2009, 03:31 PM
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With so many rumors going around, it seems, it'll be difficult to tell what's truth and what's fiction.
That said, I'm sorry to hear the news. What a terrible decision for the executive board to make/enforce. Whatever it was that happened, I hope that everyone involved can move on gracefully.
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02-23-2009, 04:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by srmom
What in the world did they do?
It seems crazy that a group of women did "something" to make the pledges feel "welcomed and special" and it was sooooo bad that after a "near century" of avoiding any serious issues, they got the BOOT???
What the heck?
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A few details, with source(s) identified, are in a report on a site affiliated with the Cincinnati Enquirer:
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2...WS01/302230052
The report ^ specifies:
"the university’s formal charges against the sorority"
and
"documents from Miami’s Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution show that the university received two reports on the incident within days"
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02-23-2009, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl
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VERY interesting commentary at the bottom. It is sad that they're just two years short of celebrating their centennial It obviously won't be the same in two years when they're allowed back. The comments suggest that the chapter is the biggest contributing chapter to St. Jude. I do agree that the punishment is really harsh. It will be so difficult to recover from a two year suspension- imagine recruitment in 2011.... It think that both the school and EO were trying to make an example out of the chapter.
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