Tuesday's Class

I think Tuesday's class was really interesting.  It was cool to contact a bunch of friends and random people and see what they thought about their sororities/fraternities.  I was surprised that it was hard for many of them to answer the questions we asked.  Some were really confused about what we meant by those questions, and some just didn't know exactly how to answer.  I could tell that some were trying to make their answers sound really educated and were trying to answer them in ways that would make their chapters look good.  Well, I mean we would probably all try to do this in a sense, but for some interviews I got the vibe that they were actually thinking one thing and answering another.  Also somewhat surprisingly we came across a few who really did have good and genuine answers.  I think this really shows that there tends to be a mix within the organization about who knows the values/ritual/activities of that organization.  Some people are very in tune with their organization, and others are not as in tune.  I think in general, organizations probably need to spend a little more time on educating their members about the topics of values, ritual, and the top activities they try to spend most time on.  They also need to spend some time on continually talking about these issues to keep them fresh with everyone.  I'm sure that if you're only taught them once, they will quickly be forgotten.