A Cautionary Tale
Krista Sellery, Director, Support Services

I am proud to be a "sorority girl". I attended Miami University and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. I developed many lifetime friendships and created countless memories. I have never once regretted my decision to make Greek life a part of my college experience. Unfortunately, the Greek system at Miami has been under fire recently. Two sororities made news headlines for their inappropriate, nearly unspeakable behavior at their annual formals. Thankfully Theta was not one of these sororities, however the negative attention still ends up tarnishing the name of the entire Greek community, not to mention the reputation of the university.

Reputation. Such a powerfully fragile thing. Even as alumnae who have been removed from campus for a few years, I have friends who have been confronted by co-workers with accusatory questions like "Weren't YOU a sorority girl at Miami too?" All of a sudden what used to be an esteemed affiliation is now looking more like a scarlet letter. And it happened almost overnight, because of the actions of a few bad apples.

I believe there is an important lesson here that can directly apply to any organization.

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