[ASUADPi]

Okay we are completely off topic and no wonder there is debate on whether to close the subforum or not when certain people(you know who you are and I shouldn't have to name you, and everyone else reading this thread knows who you are) are behaving like five year olds.

Back and forth bickering because neither person can RESPECT THE OTHER PERSON'S OPINION!!!!!!!!

Do you not think that PNAM's aren't seeing your bickering, with your letters in your signature?

I for one would be thinking "do I want this person as my sister when they are arguing on the net and whatnot".

Trust me, I have been there arguing with another member of greekchat (a sister no less) and only because we WEREN'T RESPECTING EACH OTHERS OPINIONS!!!!! It's basically come down to putting her on ignore because I don't want to give ADPi a bad name because our opinions differ from one another and we just don't "mesh" well.

I know it's not the same thing, y'all are in different chapters, but it doesn't matter b/c in my opinion your giving your respective chapters a bad image b/c your fighting with one another.

You both have very strong opinions. Be happy about that. Respect that. But don't fight over it.

Again, I've learned the hard way.



Now back to AI. We need to get back to the point that we, as intiated members, have to emphasize the point that AI IS NOT as easy as it looks. In fact it is harder than FR. It is much more complex and takes much more time especially when sororities are still trying to work out the kinks.

Now I can only speak for ADPi and I will only say that we are working to inform the alumnae associations and chapters so that they are aware of AI and the stigma attached to AI slowly disappears.

I think the problem is, is that a lot of initiated members to their repsective chapters are not fully aware of AI and the process and they somehow think that the PNAM doesn't have to "do" what we as collegiate initiated members had too. Again, only speaking for ADPi, I know that the women who go through AI had/have to do the same things I did as an Alpha. In fact, these women aren't getting the same experiences I did. Other than learning about ADPi and greek life I got to do so many other things as a collegian that these women will never get to do.

AI isn't for everyone. As an PNAM chapters want someone who is going to make the long term committment. Which is somewhat the same and different in collegiate FR. In FR they are looking for the short term (college) committment and hoping it will extend a long term lifetime committment.

Let's get back to discussing what is important, how we can make sure the PNAM's on this board are well knowledged and how to make sure any threads they start are discrete, just like a FR thread.

Feel free to agree with me. Feel free to disagree with me. But do not start fighting with me over my opinions. Because I am most certainly not fighting with anyone. I'm stating facts and my opinions.