Dear Editor,
In the Nov. 2, issue there was a letter to the editor titled “Different Greek Standards”, and to the author of that letter I would like to say a couple of things. You can compare what happens to ‘Greeks’ as opposed to members of other organizations but in my opinion, it all boils down to ‘so what?’
I am really sick of people saying ‘this isn’t fair’ or ‘that isn’t fair’ every time they get taken to task for bad behavior. The problem here shouldn’t be about being “treated equal” because the author of the letter in question stated that, “being Greek means holding yourself to a higher standard.”
I believe that if people want to be considered as ‘having a higher standard’, then they need to accept the ‘higher standard’ of punishment, otherwise the virtue of your ‘higher standard’ is nothing more than lip-service. That is the bottom line here. Higher standards mean harsher scrutiny, more disappointment for childish behavior, and more consequences for your actions. Without these things, then you are just like everyone else and your ‘higher standard’ is simply an illusion.
There is no reasonable excuse for being drunk enough in public to start a fight. It is seriously inexcusable and I might add, illegal behavior that displays the absolute epitome of stupidity, and it should come with serious punishment. I think that if the ‘Greeks’ here at ETSU want to save themselves any dignity, and want everyone else to take their idea of ‘higher standards’ with anything other than an out loud laugh, then they need to stop the whining over this issue, learn their lesson, accept the consequences of their actions, and let it fade into history.
Words like ‘honor’, ‘integrity’, ‘morals’, and ‘ethics’ should be a little more than hot air coming out of people’s mouths and if they mean anything to the Greeks on this campus, then they will move on with their lives starting.NOW!
James Villanueva

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