Think about the last time you voted on extending a bid to a potential member. How many times do you think you heard the phrase, "he's a good guy," per potential member? Once? Twice? Five times? My guess is, that is on the low end with some potential members.
What if, as a chapter, we had 5-6 set values, with measurable standards for each, that every brother knew and agreed to? When bid votes come around, hang the values on the wall and ban the phrase "good guy." Each time someone wants to speak for a potential member, they need to use one of the values and a standard on why they feel the potential member would be a good brother. Think about how much faster the process would go and how many more useful conversations would happen!
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