diff --git a/TShockAPI/Group.cs b/TShockAPI/Group.cs
index db0d69c7..d0525120 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Group.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Group.cs
@@ -14,86 +14,69 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
-namespace TShockAPI
-{
-    public class Group
-    {
-        private string name;
-        private Group parent;
-        private List<string> permissions = new List<string>();
-        private List<string> negatedPermissions = new List<string>();
-
-        public Group(string groupName, Group parentGroup = null)
-        {
-            name = groupName;
-            parent = parentGroup;
-        }
-
-        public Group()
-        {
-            throw new Exception("Called Group constructor with no parameters");
-        }
-
-        public string GetName()
-        {
-            return name;
-        }
-
-        public Group GetParent()
-        {
-            return parent;
-        }
-
-        public virtual bool HasPermission(string permission)
-        {
-            if (permission.Equals(""))
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (negatedPermissions.Contains(permission))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            else if (permissions.Contains(permission))
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            else if (parent != null)
-            {
-                //inception
-                return parent.HasPermission(permission);
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        public void NegatePermission(string permission)
-        {
-            negatedPermissions.Add(permission);
-        }
-
-        public void AddPermission(string permission)
-        {
-            permissions.Add(permission);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public class SuperAdminGroup : Group
-    {
-        public SuperAdminGroup(string groupName, Group parentGroup = null) : base(groupName, parentGroup)
-        {
-        }
-
-        public SuperAdminGroup()
-        {
-        }
-
-        public override bool HasPermission(string permission)
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
+*/
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace TShockAPI
+{
+    public class Group
+    {
+        private readonly List<string> permissions = new List<string>();
+        private readonly List<string> negatedpermissions = new List<string>();
+
+        public string Name { get; protected set; }
+        public Group Parent { get; protected set; }
+
+        public Group(string groupname, Group parentgroup = null)
+        {
+            Name = groupname;
+            Parent = parentgroup;
+        }
+
+        public virtual bool HasPermission(string permission)
+        {
+            if (permission.Equals(""))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (negatedpermissions.Contains(permission))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (permissions.Contains(permission))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (Parent != null)
+            {
+                //inception
+                return Parent.HasPermission(permission);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public void NegatePermission(string permission)
+        {
+            negatedpermissions.Add(permission);
+        }
+
+        public void AddPermission(string permission)
+        {
+            permissions.Add(permission);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class SuperAdminGroup : Group
+    {
+        public SuperAdminGroup(string groupName, Group parentGroup = null)
+            : base(groupName, parentGroup)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override bool HasPermission(string permission)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 3cb8d9d7..41188204 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             if (Main.netMode != 2)
                 return;
 
-            Log.Info(string.Format("{0} ({1}) from '{2}' group joined.", Tools.FindPlayer(who), Tools.GetPlayerIP(who), players[who].Group.GetName()));
+            Log.Info(string.Format("{0} ({1}) from '{2}' group joined.", Tools.FindPlayer(who), Tools.GetPlayerIP(who), players[who].Group.Name));
 
             Tools.ShowMOTD(who);
             if (HackedHealth(who))
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index 235f801a..6264fa50 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 {
                     for (int j = 0; j < groups.Count; j++)
                     {
-                        if (groups[j].GetName().Equals(parent))
+                        if (groups[j].Name.Equals(parent))
                         {
                             group = new Group(name, groups[j]);
                             break;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             //first attempt on cached groups
             for (int i = 0; i < groups.Count; i++)
             {
-                if (groups[i].GetName().Equals(groupName))
+                if (groups[i].Name.Equals(groupName))
                 {
                     return groups[i];
                 }
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
             for (int i = 0; i < groups.Count; i++)
             {
-                if (groups[i].GetName().Equals(groupName))
+                if (groups[i].Name.Equals(groupName))
                 {
                     return groups[i];
                 }