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CiCi07 10-05-2007 11:14 AM
Advice on an awkward situation
 
So here's my story- Didn't go greek during undergrad for personal reasons but always thought about it. Now I'm a grad student. Approached an NPC about AI and I'm somewhere along in the possible process. Now I've got the chance to join a collegiate chapter but I'm not sure how I feel about them (great girls but not really sure if I fit in) or if I should saddle them with an engaged graduate member. Any thoughts?

Benzgirl 10-05-2007 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by CiCi07 (Post 1533861)
So here's my story- Didn't go greek during undergrad for personal reasons but always thought about it. Now I'm a grad student. Approached an NPC about AI and I'm somewhere along in the possible process. Now I've got the chance to join a collegiate chapter but I'm not sure how I feel about them (great girls but not really sure if I fit in) or if I should saddle them with an engaged graduate member. Any thoughts?
How can you join a collegiate chapter as an active member if you have a bachelor's degree? I'm assuming, since you are in Grad School, you have a bacheloer's

AlphaFrog 10-05-2007 11:34 AM
Some NPCs do allow Grad students. I'm not listing them out of respect for all orgs involved.

If you want to be an active sorority member, and get the fully collegiate sorority experience, do us all a favor and DON'T AI. PLEASE. It's not what that's for.

CiCi07 10-05-2007 11:47 AM
Yes, I understand. And please don't think I take it lightly. I'm having doubts since there is an org out there who wants me as a member and I feel like I'm turning up my nose at them. Even if exactly what I wanted was the full collegiate experience, I'm not sure I could step up and be a great member. I guess I'm concurring with most of what I've read about why grad students shouldn't (for the most part) be active members. Yes, it's a stupid situation.

AnchorAlumna 10-05-2007 05:24 PM
First, they wouldn't have asked you to join if they didn't want you.
Second, why not talk to them about your limitations and their expectations? Couldn't hurt.

GameOfLife 07-10-2008 11:45 PM
Hi,

I just signed up to this site and this is my first post. Two questions, what are NPC's? And what is an AI and its purpose?

Thanks,
Dan


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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 1533870)
Some NPCs do allow Grad students. I'm not listing them out of respect for all orgs involved.

If you want to be an active sorority member, and get the fully collegiate sorority experience, do us all a favor and DON'T AI. PLEASE. It's not what that's for.

Unregistered- 07-10-2008 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by GameOfLife (Post 1679183)
Hi,

I just signed up to this site and this is my first post. Two questions, what are NPC's? And what is an AI and its purpose?

Thanks,
Dan
Interesting choice for a first post.

NPC = National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization of 26 Inter/National Sororities

AI = Alumnae Initiation, for the definition go here: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/an...ment.php?f=208

AnchorAlumna 07-11-2008 12:35 AM
Dan, I suggest you lurk for a couple of weeks and read lots of posts. :rolleyes:

tld221 07-11-2008 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1679188)
Interesting choice for a first post.

NPC = National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization of 26 Inter/National Sororities

AI = Alumnae Initiation, for the definition go here: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/an...ment.php?f=208
umm, where's the snark? :D

UGAalum94 07-13-2008 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1679235)
umm, where's the snark? :D
I've noticed the kindest, gentlest OTW lately too.

adpiucf 07-16-2008 08:49 PM
OP: Join the collegiate chapter. You will be a member for life, too, and have the best of both worlds.

33girl 07-17-2008 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by CiCi07 (Post 1533878)
Yes, I understand. And please don't think I take it lightly. I'm having doubts since there is an org out there who wants me as a member and I feel like I'm turning up my nose at them. Even if exactly what I wanted was the full collegiate experience, I'm not sure I could step up and be a great member. I guess I'm concurring with most of what I've read about why grad students shouldn't (for the most part) be active members. Yes, it's a stupid situation.
Honestly, a lot depends on the person, the chapter, and the school. If it's a school where the 1000 rushees are 95% freshmen, no. If it's a school where they have to pull teeth to get people to rush and women from all classes join, I would say go for it.

But if you have a bad feeling about the group - like they just want you for sake of numbers or something - just say no.

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 1533870)
Some NPCs do allow Grad students. I'm not listing them out of respect for all orgs involved.

If you want to be an active sorority member, and get the fully collegiate sorority experience, do us all a favor and DON'T AI. PLEASE. It's not what that's for.
Sorry to quote such an old post, but I'm curious -- what is AI for?

SigKapSweetie 07-17-2008 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1682625)
Sorry to quote such an old post, but I'm curious -- what is AI for?
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie (Post 1682640)
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
What?

DSTCHAOS 07-17-2008 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1682644)
What?
Probably meaning, you're walking into an unfamiliar and potentially tough neighborhood. :)

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1682646)
Probably meaning, you're walking into an unfamiliar and potentially tough neighborhood. :)
Ha! AI seems to be serious business :rolleyes:

nittanyalum 07-17-2008 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie (Post 1682640)
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
L. O. L.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1682646)
Probably meaning, you're walking into an unfamiliar and potentially tough neighborhood. :)
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1682649)
Ha! AI seems to be serious business :rolleyes:
It's been known to send people running and screaming, seeking solace from happy ponies and rainbows...

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum (Post 1682663)
L. O. L.


It's been known to send people running and screaming, seeking solace from happy ponies and rainbows...
Gotcha ;)

33girl 07-17-2008 02:15 PM
SigKapSweetie = best quote

In all seriousness...AI is for women who have already done a great deal for a sorority (women who have been advisors for 487347987 years) or women who already have a bond or have fostered a bond with a certain sorority's alumnae. It is for women who desire to have an alumnae experience - alumnae chapter meetings, volunteering, advising.

It is NOT for women who didn't rush or got cut from every chapter to get initiated and then show up at the collegiate chapter and say "I'm your ALUM so you HAVE to let me go to the mixer and Greek week with you!! Wheeeeee!!"

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 1682672)
SigKapSweetie = best quote

In all seriousness...AI is for women who have already done a great deal for a sorority (women who have been advisors for 487347987 years) or women who already have a bond or have fostered a bond with a certain sorority's alumnae. It is for women who desire to have an alumnae experience - alumnae chapter meetings, volunteering, advising.

It is NOT for women who didn't rush or got cut from every chapter to get initiated and then show up at the collegiate chapter and say "I'm your ALUM so you HAVE to let me go to the mixer and Greek week with you!! Wheeeeee!!"
Thank you. That's what I was looking for.

violetpretty 07-17-2008 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by CiCi07 (Post 1533861)
So here's my story- Didn't go greek during undergrad for personal reasons but always thought about it. Now I'm a grad student. Approached an NPC about AI and I'm somewhere along in the possible process. Now I've got the chance to join a collegiate chapter but I'm not sure how I feel about them (great girls but not really sure if I fit in) or if I should saddle them with an engaged graduate member. Any thoughts?
Interesting. You say you "always thought about it" but didn't. That's often a red flag for someone who is trying to relive their undergrad years through AI; exactly the type of person AI is NOT for.

However, I'm sure that every NPC gets contacted by women seeking AI, and they know how to choose their members. This particular NPC is interested in you enough to offer you membership in a collegiate chapter.

You say you don't know if you'd fit in. Is this because of life stages (you are a grad student and engaged) or just because of personality? What is the Greek Community like at this university (are they traditional, with only 18-22 year olds, everyone joins as a freshman, or are they nontraditional)? Why did you choose to approach this particular NPC for membership?

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 02:40 PM
^^^ FYI: CiCi07 hasn't logged on since 10-7-07

violetpretty 07-17-2008 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum (Post 1682663)
It's been known to send people running and screaming, seeking solace from happy ponies and rainbows...
At Convention, I was at a workshop called "The Ideal Alumnae Experience." We were talking about things that, as alumnae, we should do more of, and someone raised her hand and said, "Alumnae recruitment and more AI." I about died.

MysticCat 07-17-2008 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1682625)
Sorry to quote such an old post, but I'm curious -- what is AI for?
Take a look at what forum this thread is in.

knight_shadow 07-17-2008 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1682722)
Take a look at what forum this thread is in.
I didn't ask what the letters AI stood for.

My question has already been answered, though.

DoubleTDG 10-22-2008 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by feimotion338 (Post 1734238)
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knight_shadow 10-22-2008 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DoubleTDG (Post 1734248)
WTF?
That, my friend, is what we like to call SPAM.


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