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Originally posted by Ideal08:
AlphaChiGirl,
Can you de-activate from your sorority? Once you de-activate, is it then as if you are not in a sorority? If so, once de-activating, can you join another sorority? I am asking these questions out of general curiousity, not trying to start anything.
Now, I'm going to pose some questions, not to rile anyone, but to provoke a little thinking. And this is not just for NPC sororities or IFC frats, this is addressed to NPHC members as well.
What is the percentage of your members that remain active after graduation from undergrad? Meaning, active and financial? How many of you continue going to regional and national conferences after graduation? For those of you who have graduated already, how many people from your line (or pledge class) are still active and financial in your org?
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Since AlphaChiGirl and I are in the same sorority, I wanted to just throw it out that there are ways to "quit" -- if you are an active collegiate sister, you could have your badge pulled (ie, kicked out - but it has to be something pretty serious) or you could turn your badge in (ie, quit) -- these are both formal procedures that includes signing confidentiallity forms, and an official "X" by your name in the books. After graduation, an alum may choose to just not be active anymore -- or she may choose to join an alum chapter. There are many ways to stay active, which include support to the collegiate chapter nearest you (if any), financial, and other support to the Fraternity as a whole.
As with everything in life, you get out what you put in times a million
I choose to stay very active as an alum -- including the nod for alum chapter president -- because I love working with and for my Fraternity. Some people can't due to time and family constraints. I don't hold that against them because I would rather them give 110% to their family than 1/2 % to the chapter that they don't really have time for anyway. I guess its going to be what you make it. I can't imagine not being involved, and look forward to every day that I get a step closer to my 75-year pin.
I don't know how you'd get numbers on actual people that stay in and contribute. We have some people that support us financially (which includes our philanthropy) but who can't attend our meetings or events. So they would be counted in our active numbers while not being truly "active" in the physical sense. We also have people who don't contribute financially, but are first in line when we're working at the shelters or having a drive for shelter donations. Everybody finds their place I guess.
I know people in both BGLO and GLO orgs that aren't active at all outside of a tag on their car.
But there is a myth out there that NPC membership is not for life - I'm not being defensive because, obviously, I'm living proof that it is. People get defensive on here every damn day -- its part of the drama that brings us back on here posting the same stuff over and over and over and over....