ASU “Video” Issue

While the recently revealed video tape scandal has done tremendous
damage to the causes of Fraternities in general at ASU especially in
light of the negotiations currently underway with the University for
the remaining University owned houses to go private we as a Chapter
and a General Fraternity can take comfort in how our guys behaved and
handled themselves.

Today I was asked to come down to the KTAR Radio studios to appear on
a segment of Preston Westmoreland’s show. I did so only because in
my talks with the producer he expressed surprise that our house had
actually said no and he wanted to make sure that their listener’s
knew that. I fell the segment went well and the feedback that I have
gotten from brother’s that heard it is encouraging. However even
more heartwarming was the report from one of the Actives in the House
who along with the rest of the House was listening to the show that
his Grandmother called him during the segment to ask him if he was
listening. She told him that he had made the right choice as to
which house to join.

When I stopped by the House on my way home from Phoenix our guys are
reporting that they have now been sought out on campus when wearing
letters and told that our house is the one that these students will be rushing.

The Active House is now of the opinion that they may take a smaller
than normal Pledge Class to help ensure the quality of the guys they
are taking by being extremely selective. I was please to hear
reported to me that the Rush Chairman was having a conversation in
the downstairs hall with some of the other actives how this current
lesson shows how important one guy can be to the success or failure
of the House in demonstrating the roll that Consul Medina played in
this incident.

I for one want you Alums to know that I am passing on your
appreciation to the House as to your feelings of how the house did
not blacken your character in this matter. You can certainly be
proud of them. Our House is the biggest Fraternity on campus and by
the normal law of averages we should also be subject to our own share
of discipline problems with the Administration that we have not has
been a testament to the type of guy that we generally are admitting
and specifically electing to positions of responsibility.

In hoc…