That's okay Cherub, it's all good :) I can't wait till september!


Don't even get me started on the DU's :D. Actually they're a great bunch of guys. We do a lot of things with them. We have to stick together because we're the only greeks on campus.
We didn't do a Bid Day where we have events of the like. When you're the only one campus, I don't know if there's really much point. Although it might be fun if we did one.
I wish our campus still had Kappa Alpha Theta and Beta Theta Pi. It would great if we had more greeks on campus. Maybe one day they'll come back.


eta: P.S My mailbox is cleaned out now

I'm a DPhiE alum from UBC and still kicking around Vancouver

Cool! We just so happened to be married to Canucks!

:D I'm such a dunce sometimes :D

Must be Mondays. more specifically, Mondays at work.

LOL

I definately feel your situation. We Waterloo Kappas used to do stuff with your chapter and the Laurier sororities, but we've fallen out of it - a big portion of our chapter is hoping to expand our cross-greek interaction next year!

Hey!

I'm a Phi Sig from U Windsor!

I'll be going to UWO for grad school this september so I'm excited to see how greek life is up there!
I know noone in London, and I've only driven by the campus once, so I'll be pretty lonely and lost for awhile.

So, If you're at UWO, pm me - I love making new friends!

I'm an ADPi from Bishop's University!

I'm not really Canadian (but hey, I had no choice about where I was born, unfortunately...), but I go to school there, so that counts for something, right?

on a completely random side note, anyone want to mail me some Tim Horton's goodies? I'm going through complete withdrawal!

My best friend from grade school has lived in the US for the past 4 years and when she comes back to town, she stocks up on Second Cup hot chocolate!

ForeverDiamond, I understand. Not sure Tim Bits would travel well across the boarderm though ;)

mmm... Second Cup hot chocolate -- you're killing me here!!

just one month and a week or so...

This is something I've always wanted to ask, so please don't take it the wrong way.

How do you reconcile being Canadian and a member of fundamentally American organizations? Is it a concern at all?

Not for me, because "striving to be a better person" is unanimous to humanity, not just USA ideals.

That's an excellent question! Of course, I can only answer on my experiences. I am so proud to be a Pi Phi and I know that every other Canadian on this board is equally proud to be a member of their GLO. I don't see the "American"ism of the fraternity as that much of an issue. The fundamentals Pi Phi were founded on are universal.

It can be challenging, especially with those of us that don't have greek friendly campuses, although that's not uniquely Canadian. What gets me the most is the exchange rate. For example, since there's not real greek store in Canada, we have to order online or buy in the US and that can get expensive. Also, with our new member guides, we're required to buy one for every NM, which gets costly when you factor in duty and shipping costs. Our risk management issues are different, since the drinking age is 19, and our insurance liability is different as well.

I appreciate when my sisters to the south recognise Pi Phi as an international organization - when you have 4 chapters in all of the country vs. the 133 or so in the US, that recognition goes a long way. But it would have been nice if the book my sister got as a new graduate wasn't totally US. She can't use most of it, since it talks about renting, income tax etc. that has absolutely nothing to do with the way things are done here. I know there are only 4 chapters and producing a seperate book for us would be really costly, but at least send a letter acknowledging that while they understand it's not as applicable, they still wanted her to get a copy. :rolleyes:

Also, when I went to update my alum info for the directory, the 1-800 number wasn't accessible from Canada. I ended up having to contact the publisher directly.

Small prices to pay, though, DEFINITELY!! :D

That's an excellent response Cherub - thank you. What's strange is that even though I'm from the States, I feel like a "Canadian" Alpha Phi. All of the things you mentioned, from the exchange rate, to the 800 numbers, to articles in our magazine that deal with financial planning being US-focused are all things that I notice more since I live in Canada.

In keeping with the theme of this thread, quoting the Globe and Mail ad campaign, "Perspective is everything" :D

Sistermadly,

Granted I've only been greek for a year for awhile I did feel a bit outside of the loop w/ the whole frat/sorority thing being a huge deal in the states but not so much w/ Canada. Anyway AOII has done an awesome job to help Canadian chapters feel as much a part of the group as American chapters (we get our badge for straight currency exchange...yay!). An alumna (Shala Berry - I guess a bunch of you may know who she is) wrote an awesome article in To Dragma (the AOII magazine) so here's a link to it if you're interested in reading it!

http://www.alphaomicronpi.org/conten...agmaframe.html

Its in the Summer 2002 issue, article is called "oh Canada"