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Power Paradigm #1: Fraternities and sororities are a movement to promote ideals and provide values.
In response to: Fraternities and sororities are just campus clubs like any other.

Years ago, I heard someone refer to Greek life as the “fraternity movement.” It’s a pretty common phrase now. And – it’s a very powerful perspective. Movements are big things that create transformational change. That’s a far cry from being just a bunch of clubs with meetings and parties. If Greek life is a movement, to what end? Movements have to try and do something. In my opinion, ours is a movement intent on promoting lofty ideals in order to raise their importance in society. We proudly promote ideals like leadership, service, kindness, intellectual curiosity and excellence in order to build up their relevance. However, promoting ideals is not enough. We are also a movement that provides values to a world that hungers for them. As members, we are called to live by high standards and exceptional values. If each of us does that, then we become the literal embodiment of these values and simply our presence in the world makes it better. The more of us there are (the greater our movement spreads) then more we crowd out negative forces like corruption, unethical behavior, and selfishness. Soon, if we do it correctly, our world is driven by the very values we have taken oaths to uphold. That’s a movement!

Power Paradigm #2: The Ritual is a call to action and a way of life.
In response to: The Ritual is just a ceremony we do once or twice a year.

I may be wrong, but I believe the great Ed King (Sigma Chi) started us down this road many years ago. He wrote and then spoke about the “Secret Thoughts of a Ritual.” More recently, the North American Interfraternity Conference, through its UIFI program, pushed this further with its focus on “living your ritual.” Or, “how can your Ritual be your ritual.” The basic message is this: the Ritual contains the teachings of the fraternity/sorority, and are meant to not only be heard, but internalized. It is typically performed as a ceremony in order to give life and power to the values it conveys, but the values should be lived on a daily basis. The Ritual books deserve study and examination and we serve our fraternities well by adopting the Ritual teachings as habits.

Power Paradigm #3: Brotherhood/Sisterhood is a relationship built on commitments to shared values.
In response to: Brotherhood/Sisterhood is just a tighter form of friendship.

As I blogged about a couple of months ago, I believe that brotherhood can be defined as the bonding of men of various backgrounds, beliefs, places, and eras around a singular set of life-directing commitments. Brotherhood or sisterhood cannot exist if the commitments aren’t there first. What makes me a brother with someone – in the fraternity sense – is whether or not I have committed to the same oaths and obligations as him and stay committed to those oaths throughout my life. Because of this, having the strongest brotherhood or sisterhood on campus is only true if your organization lives up to its oaths and obligations more than anyone else.

There is a connection to recruitment here as well. The values-based recruitment movement could be a power paradigm all its own. If brotherhood/sisterhood is defined by values, then our efforts to bring new potential brothers and sisters into the fold should also be defined by values. I should judge a recruit by how much he/she has the capacity to commit to the oaths and obligations that define our brotherhood/sisterhood.

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