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DSTCHAOS

08-12-2008 03:50 PM

I actually don't know what this thread's about. I've been responding about everything but the original post. LOL.

SWTXBelle

08-13-2008 12:18 AM

I'm just curious - how does nationals KNOW the "colour of hair" of the members of our mythical GLO? Is that really put on the membership form? Or are they looking at composites?

Psi U MC Vito

08-13-2008 12:38 AM

Maybe they have somebody do chapter visits every now and then.

PANTHERTEKE

08-13-2008 12:44 AM

Maybe they just take a look at the names on the member roster.

Let's say this is an Asian fraternity, there's a difference between Michael Jones and Hun Lo.

Psi U MC Vito

08-13-2008 01:04 AM

True. But even then it can take a while. It took Psi U a couple of years to realize that one of our chapters was initiating females.

Elephant Walk

08-13-2008 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1695627)

I've been responding about everything but the original post. LOL.

Absolutely unheard of. Who would think you would do something like that? Crazy upside down world.

DSTCHAOS

08-13-2008 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk (Post 1696188)

Absolutely unheard of. Who would think you would do something like that? Crazy upside down world.

Thanks for joining me in this endeavor.

preciousjeni

08-13-2008 09:14 AM

Maybe other members in the chapter were disgruntled and brought it to the NO.

LΩVE	08-14-2008 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by magichat (Post 1694381)

While I agree to an extent, I did not join my organization because because it was it was that organization, I joined because I liked the people in it and how I interacted well with them. I would have joined this group no matter what greek letters it had, as far as the 'ideals' of each organization, that had no bearing in my joining this chapter, the ideals of the individual members are the only ones I worried about.

Don't get me wrong, I love my national fraternity (because of my chapter, perhaps?) I love the ritual that my organization has, but my loyalty remains, and will continue to remain with my chapter.

That is a good way of explaining it. I think there are a lot of us that chose the chapter and not the national/international organization, especially as college freshmen making this kind of decision. Learning through the new member process about the national organization is what made me appreciate mine.

naraht

09-22-2009 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 1696144)

True. But even then it can take a while. It took Psi U a couple of years to realize that one of our chapters was initiating females.

With APO, in the years prior to going co-ed, they would masculinize the names (Janet Lee becomes James Lee) or just go with first initials. And this was a very fast change relatively speaking, I don't think any of the chapters pledged women illegally prior to 1967 when we stopped requiring scouting background and by 1974, allowing women to be affiliate members was probably the only thing that kept the fraternity from tearing itself apart (women were allowed as full members in 1976, chapter option; 30 years later it was no longer chapter option)

dreamseeker

09-23-2009 04:19 AM

i wonder what happened with the OP....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 1696144)

True. But even then it can take a while. It took Psi U a couple of years to realize that one of our chapters was initiating females.

lol wow.

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