[EricH]

Originally Posted by bkahl

Slippery slope?

RW&B chords were already worn by students going into the armed forces. I happily wore no cords. I was proud of the friends that I had that that DID earn the right to wear them. Because at the end of the day, I was on a robotics team, and they're currently fighting for their country. What's more important?

I see no argument.

What he's referring to is the "If we let you guys have special cords, then everybody else is going to want some" argument.

It can be pretty effective, and make a lot of sense. The key counter is to state that the school sets the policy on cords, but a lot of people would like to wear honor cords that aren't necessarily covered, so can the school come up with a way to allow that without everybody being mad? (And of course, give more than one graduation season.)


Let's put it this way: If the school has that policy, and SOMEBODY doesn't fall in line, EVERYBODY hears about it, and then the school HEARS about it. Trust me. I've seen similar situations. (And the best thing for the school is to do exactly what they did: be open about that being the policy when asked. Doing otherwise means you HEAR about it that way, too.)