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Originally posted by 33girl
I think that if alums are invited, they need to come with the same respect as the active sisters and women about to be initiated...i.e. if their pink catsuit doesn't fit showing up in jeans is not appropriate. It's nice for them to come but not if their presence will be disruptive to the ceremony. And quite frankly, lots of alums don't have "things" that fit anymore.
Our initiations were usually on a "school night" and since Clarion is in the middle of nowhere, it wasn't that they were NOT invited...it's just that driving 100 miles away on a night when you have to work the next day isn't feasible.
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I agree, attire should reflect the occassion. When inviting alums, it's appropriate to remind them of what they need to wear. Many times some may not have been to an initiation for a long time----so how better to renew those bonds by inviting them? I went for several years without the experience until I went to national convention and then when I had a chapter near my home..
No matter how hard or inconvienient it may to be for them to get there, they should still be invited----that's up to them. As said before, when you want something else from them, they'll remember whether you welcomed them for other occassions.