Alumnae Initiate Chapter Names
 

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I was initiated by Beta Theta chapter of Alpha Phi, but I'm officially a member of Alpha Lambda chapter - the special chapter just for alumnae initiates.

An alumnae initiate of Alpha Phi has the option of being affiliated with the collegiate chapter where she was initiated or the Alpha Lambda chapter. Alpha Lambda is a special chapter for AI.

Alpha Phi chapters are named Alphabetically by the Greek Alphabet starting with Alpha, and then in sequence with double letters of the Greek Alphabet starting with Beta Alpha. Alpha Lambda is the only chapter that is double letters that starts with an Alpha. The names of inactive chapters are held in reserve to be used only if a chapter is reestablished at the same college or university.

Alpha Phi has only deviated from this rule once with the Eta Chapter.

mmmmm i did not know that
 

So since i was initated with CSU San Bernadino i go by eta beta. what if you or could you go by both coll and Alum at the same time????

Laura

Re: mmmmm i did not know that
 

Laura,

Your badge is engraved with chapter letters, your initials and the date on the back. If it says Eta Beta, go by Eta Beta. If it says AL go by AL.

LD

Re: Alumnae Initiate Chapter Names
 

"Alumnae Initiates are initiated as members of a new specially designated chapter-Omega Alpha."

Though if you were an alumna of a local that goes ADPi, you can be initiated as part of that chapter (or at least you used to be able to... dunno if that's still the case).

As an AI of Alpha Omicron Pi I was initiated into the Beta Gamma at Michigan State University. AOII Alumnae Initiates are alumnae of the chapter they are initiated into. :)

Sarah

phi mu ai's are a part of the chapter in which they are initiated.

Alpha Xi AI's become initiates of the chapter that initiated them. I was initiated with the Iota Zeta colony, and I am considered an alumnae of that chapter. My chapter guard says IZ.

I don't know about Ai's at Convention though. Anyone out there know?

Women initiated at Alpha Xi Delta convention are initiated into the Alpha Deuteron Chapter.

In Delta Gamma, you are initiated into your nearest collegiate chapter, and become an alumnae member of that chapter.

Not sure what happens for Convention Initiates, to be honest with you.

WOW, this is interesting. Never Thought about it. LXA AI is through the Local Chapter.

Thanks for the info!!:)

Although there is no provision for alumni initiation in Alpha Sigma Phi except in rare occasions; recently there was an intitiation of a man who pledged Alpha Sig at one chapter but dropped out of college before he could be initiated; twenty-five years later he was accepted as a pledge again and initiated. Members belong to the chapter where they were initiated, though they could affiliate with another chapter. The only exception is for the status of Member-at-Large; that's only granted to a very small number of alumni who are college graduates where there is no chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi. The son of the former Executive Director, who graduated from West Point, was made an M-A-L about 20 years ago, and is today a member of the Grand Council.

Hm.. I didn't know it was an option. I'd love to be affiliated with Beta Theta - they're great women!

Absolutely correct! All AI's are considered members of the collegiate chapter that initiated them.

Hey Cluey!!!
 

DITTO FOR ME!

ASA alum initiates usually take on the chapter of whoever sponsored them, whether it is the nearest geographically or not.

As tom mentioned, Lambda Chi has 2 types of alum initiations: The first is for Faculty, called faculty initiate, which is for your campus advisor or any memberof the university community(male, of course) who has been especially supportive of your chapter over the years or has made significant contributions of time and energy to your chapter.


The second is called honary initiation, and is for anyone (again, male of course) who has made significant contributions to Lambda Chi Alpha at the international level or undergraduate chapter level.

Both types are initialted by an undergraduate chapter, and receive an initiation number in regualr fashon, as if they were undergraduats joining the chapter.

My undergrad chapter has 2 alum initates, both faculty.

Pi Beta Phi's alumnae initiates are members of the collegiate chapter into which they initiate. (In Pi Beta Phi, only a collegiate chapter can preform initiation. And, I think, the Grand President for installations.)

All Alumni Chapters in Alpha (except three) end in Lambda, beginning with Alpha Lambda through Psi Lambda, then Alpha Alpha Lambda, and so on.

Random fact: you can affiliate with more than one alumni chapter!

Phi Mu Alpha has a similar but not quite identical situation. We don't have alumnus initiation as such.

Technically, I think, faculty (or other member of the college/university community -- male of course) may either be initiated as a collegiate member or an honorary member. If such a person is initiated as a collegiate member, he must first pledge and go through the probationary member process. After initiation, he may remain a collegiate member or may convert to alumni status. (An alumnus member connected with the school may affiliate with a collegiate chapter, but he has to assume all obligations of collegiate membership if he does this.) Obviously, a faculty/staff type person initiated in this way will be considered an initiate/member of the chapter that initiated him.

Honorary members, who do not pledge and do not have to go through the probationary member process, may be initiated by a chapter, in which case they are identified by that chapter's name. (A chapter is limited to two honorary initiates per school year -- in my experience, honorary initiation by chapters is not that common at all.) A chapter can also initiate as an honorary someone who is already a Sinfonian -- making him an initiate/member of AB chapter and an honorary initiate/member of CD chapter.

There are also national honorary members. The national honorary chapter is Alpha Alpha -- this is the only chapter name we have with double letters.

I hope I got that all correct.