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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
There's a charge for law school applications. I gave the University of Wisconsin Law school $40 with no assurance that I got in. I didn't. I thought it was worth paying for anyway. Girls at Vanderbilt are paying a Recruitment Registration Fee of some amount without knowing if they'll get a bid. They think it it's worth it. People pay for services that aren't assured all the time.
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Please go back and re-read my post. My point is that Ms. Donovan is charging for a service that is provided by the Panhellenic Council for free. My issue is why would someone pay for a service that is being provided for free of charge. Furthermore, I would think that the Greek Ambasadors would be able to give better advice on their system than a woman who has been removed from it for a while. Heck, I could market myself as a Membership Intake Process Counselor for NPHC sororities for my undergrad school, but I have been removed from my campus and chapter for a while. The only information that I would have about the other three NPHC sororities would either come from my own opinion, information from any public document or if I had an 'insider' giving me a scoop about her chapter, which is *highly* unlikely. The best person / people to ask would be those currently in the system. At least I would think so.
Also, at most Ms. Donovan can only really speak about her org. I don't know her affiliation, but lets say she is an ABC. How can she counsel (advise) for DEF, GH, PQR, ST and XYZ? She was not a member of all of those orgs, so her information about them I'm sure is limited.
Paying an application fee is one thing. That is a stipulation in order for your application to be processed and reviewed. Based on my knowledge of NPC application process, there is no stipulation to pay to seek the advice of a Recruitment Counselor in order to particiapte in the recruitment process. You sign up and go, and hopefully at the end of the process receive a bid. Whether the PNM paid for advice, or received any advice at all is not a requirement before she joins a sorority.