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Sorority Files Lawsuit After Sacred Secrets Posted On Penny Arcade Forums
Limekiller42 writes: Lawyers for the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority have filed suit in Seattle's King County Superior Court against an unidentified person for "publicizing the sorority's secret handshake, robe colors and other practices." The well-written article is by Levi Pulkkinen of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and states that the sorority is seeking a restraining order and financial compensation for damages.
I'd argue that having a tribe is not necessarily a bad thing.
I know that a good number of /. posters would disagree with this, but this is why I don't think religion is a terrible thing. If you have a group with which you identify, with which you share a common history and traditions and common points of view, it may not be useful anymore as a "protective" thing, but rather meets the simple need to be a part of something larger than oneself.
And then eventually your tribe starts demanding that all the other tribes adhere to your tribe's "beliefs". Immediately followed by attacking and killing all the members of those tribes if they don't accept your tribe's beliefs as being THE ONE TRUE BELIEF®.
In the history of mankind, there has never been a "tribe" or religion which HASN'T done this. Which is why all religion is evil (in addition to promoting fear, ignorance and general stupidity).
The Greek System is for people who essentially have no self esteem and have to seek their self worth from a group of like minded losers.
When Fascism comes to America, it will call itself Anti-Fascism, and tell you to give up your guns.