The active chapter, while overcoming some of the problems that\u00a0caused sanctions by both the General Fraternity and OWU, still has a barrier to deal with in the person of their grade point average.\u00a0They once more face rulings by Beta Theta Pi\u00a0which might require additional reorganization\u00a0efforts. After convention last summer the men\u00a0had little choice but to direct their energies to\u00a0making key changes. A \u201cdry house\u201d and \u201cdry\u00a0rush\u201d brought concerns to the remaining actives\u00a0that they would not be able to have successful rushes at all, but that has not been the case. Six\u00a0men were initiated in April, 2000 and four more\u00a0upperclassmen were initiated this past November. These men all joined Beta with the full knowledge of the status\u00a0of the chapter and the responsible direction that Theta is moving\u00a0toward the Men of Principle initiatives.<\/p>\n
Believe me when I say that these are different times for the\u00a0Greeks, not only at OWU, but elsewhere. It\u2019s tempting for me and\u00a0other alumni to say \u201cwhen we were here, it was this way, etc.\u201d The\u00a0things that are the same at Theta however, are the high ideals of\u00a0Beta Theta Pi and the brotherhood we all benefited from during our\u00a0time at OWU. Alumni can offer a guiding hand but the current\u00a0actives must direct the chapter and lead it on to success.<\/p>\n
Universities like Ohio Wesleyan, who have Greek social fraternities (& sororities) face daily dilemmas about values these organizations provide. Other nationals besides Beta are adopting new\u00a0guidelines and rules for their chapters which will strengthen the\u00a0overall movement. Most of this is driven by \u201crisk analysis\u201d as well as\u00a0moral consciousness.<\/p>\n
OWU, as you know, owns the physical fraternity houses while\u00a0the House Corporation operates the \u201cinside the walls\u201d of the house within university guidelines. There is current conflict between the\u00a0Greeks and OWU concerning occupancy ratios inside each house. The university position is driven by needing more \u201cbeds\u201d for\u00a0students while the fraternity position is related to the individual Greek societies claim to fraternal privacy. This issue is currently\u00a0being debated, but is not finding easy common ground as yet. More comment on this will follow spring initiation when the total\u00a0count of Greek men is clear for 2001.<\/p>\n
Those of us active in the House Corps continue to solicit both\u00a0your moral support and input as well as your generous financial
\nhelp. I look forward to seeing each of you on campus in the\u00a0future. Your comments would be welcome at any time at
\ndevos367@mediaone.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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