Supporting Documents and News
I have posted a link to the right: What Started it All. This is a .doc that has all the letters and emails that sparked the need for a discussion forum like this.
I will be scanning the documents that Ed mentions in his letters and they will be up by Tuesday afternoon.
Ed has asked to meet with me to discuss my concerns. He has finally agreed to a brunch meeting on a Saturday this summer so I can get maxim participation. If you are interested in joining let me know your availability and we can hammer something out.
There are some fun things in the planning stages to get the word out that Brenau is changing, and not for the better! Your ideas are welcome, we can always use more! Please keep in mind that we don’t want to create an uncomfortable or overly boisterous (i.e. burning our bras on the front lawn…) scene. Our actions must reflect our desire to keep dignity, education of good women, and tradition at the forefront. We want to remember the Brenau Ideal as it was originally intended and honor that intention. As a group, we want to keep Brenau’s unique culture intact and stand up for what we think is right, with poise and intelligent actions.
In the meantime, please post your own experiences, questions, concerns in reference to the changes at Brenau. They should be fresh on our minds from May Day.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
If Schrader wants us to be so much like UGA, then why isn’t he pushing greek life. It is one thing that links us to just about every other school. Even though our chapters are a lot different, it is still a common thread. I am Greek and enjoy every minute of it (even the rough ones) We also need to get over this “I don’t wanna buy my friends” thing because that is not what Greek life is about, but it is something that a lot of the girls feel. It’s weird to see how much smaller the chapters are now because people aren’t interested. The campus used to be almost entirely Greek and now the Greek woman is a dying breed.
May 28th, 2008 at 5:46 am
I really find it sad that the Greek life is suffering or in any case that you join chapters to “buy your friends.” I attended Brenau 3 or 4 years ago and definitely found the Greek life to be most inviting. Coming to a new school and not knowing a soul made it very pleasant to meet new people and to be welcomed into a new town and so forth. I secretly loved as a student learning the history of my school and especially my sorority. I do believe that the sorority life and school practices is what keeps Brenau alive; I’m not obsessed with Greek life by any means but do find it important in becoming the woman you hope to be.-And it’s fine that it may not be for all- but I do believe that it is for most. I do though feel especially blessed to come from such a small chapter at Brenau and know all of my sisters. (that’s not something you find in many places) I do believe that Breanau could use a bit of a “face lift” but it’s so nice to find a school that still appreciates the same values as it did many years ago. It’s one of a kind!