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Do I think posting on GC is hurting my chances with the AI process? I honestly don't know. I haven't thought of that before now. I haven't met or heard back from any groups yet. I've only been pursuing this since June, but if I haven't heard back from the few groups I contacted becuase of something I've said on here then that's too bad. I don't think I've said anything that isn't true, and I don't think I have the wrong motivation to want to pursue AI.

As for an AI having an 'easy break' becuase of a relationship she's made on GC...I don't know what to say to that. I can understand why making a friend on GC who's in the org a woman is interesting in can help her get her foot in the door that group, but I really don't think that would be the only reason why the woman was initiated. I am not sure if I am understanding exactly what you mean OTW, so I don't really know how to respond to that. For me, there is one woman on GC that I've spoken with about her organization. If that does help me with her group, than I think that's great. However, I do belive it is up to me to make a great impression upon this group if and when I meet with them. They are not going to initiate me becuase of a relationship I have with a person on GC. If nothing comes between me and the group of the woman I've been pming with on GC, that's fine too becuase I really like that woman, I've made a friend out of the situtation, and it obviously wasn't a 'fit' between me and that org.

I never went through recruitment, but, the woman who was cut hard from recruitment in college wanted to AI, she would have to look at her motivation for wanting to join as an AI just like anybody else would. If she came to the conclusion that her motivations for wanting to join as AI are grounded, than of course I see nothing wrong with that.

If you consider all the women who've come to greekchat with the wrong 'motivation' for joining as an AI (just for the letters, etc), how many of them have actually found a home? I've only been reading the board since January or something, posting since May or June, but I haven't read one successful AI story of somebody that turned out to be a trainwreck.