Our Fraternal Movement Vs. the one of today

This is an interesting topic.  Mostly because a lot of it deals with what if.  I loved this class and what it's taught me, the discussions we've had, and the ideas we've thrown around.  But I keep coming back to one thing.  We are all FIJI.  This is one group, who are different people but share very similar values, out of how many other fraternities there are throughout Ohio State.  I know for a fact that a lot of them do not share the same values we do which makes it hard for me to wrap my head around "just us" having developed this ideal Fraternal Movement.  Having said all that I understand that this is the type of movement and direction we want to be moving towards.  It's just hard for me to talk about this topic with the above constantly berrating my mind. 

Anyway our movement as many of the same goals that the one we live in today has.  Obviously we want to advertise the good that Greek life does and hopefully get rid of all the bad publicity.  The sad thing is the world today still believes that greek life is all "animal house" antics.  The only way to get rid of that is to give the public more information about what it is Greek life is a part of and what it accomplishes.  In addition a big part of our FM is the development of individuals as a person.  While not all of greek life develops the type of character that FIJI's approve of I do believe that Greek Society as a whole emphasizes this in all of the people involved.

As for the difference I think the major difference is the way our councils are set up.  These councils would incorporate members of every Fraternity and Sorority, respectively, and join them a single body to hear everyone's opinions, complaints, etc.  This is quite the contrary to what we have now.   While I think what we have now worked because of major issues in the past I think it needs to evolve and change to adapt to the specific issues of today.  the issues of the past are not as prevalent, still there though, and by keeping groups separated we continue to make the issues of the past an issue during the present.  Another major difference and one that I fully support is our ideal of Collaboration EVERYWHERE and between EVERYONE.  I even consider myself guilty of this from time to time.  In order to revolutionize Greek society Fraternities and sororities must be willing to collaborate with one another on a daily basis.  Not once every 10 weeks.  The more man power that is behind a SINGLE MOVEMENT the more it stands out and the more pressure it can put on society.  In the end this makes the movement more successful and more effective.

These are the major difference and similarities, in my opinion, but of course there are plenty more where those come from.  The key for me is to never settle for what we're at now.  Once change starts to take place is when we work harder and harder.  After we gain momentum is not the time to stop and congratulate ourselves.  Making our Fraternal Movement a reality will take years of constant struggle and effort.  But I know I speak for our entire class when I say we are willing to put forth that time and effort.