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Originally posted by ariesrising
Exactly. But I felt a connection to Alpha Phi's philanthropy b/c it affected people in my family, whereas I may not have had that kind of connection to another sorority philanthropy. So it meant more to me.
Joining as an alum really drives home the lack of image since, as you said, alum chapters are made up of women from different chapters, regions and age groups. So it's a real mix of things and image doesn't play into it and things like the local women and how you mesh with them, the opportunity to get involved in the chapter (or lack thereof), the view the sorority has on what their aim is, the philanthropy, the activeness of alums etc...all that plays a part in an AI decision, moreso than at the collegiate level I think.
Those are just some reasons why the image thing seems kind of pointless to me. It's always going to be different, no one's ever going to agree and in the end, it doesn't really matter.
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And you could have picked Alpha Phi because of the colors as well.
And since an alum chapter is so diverse, it forces you to think about the sorority nationally and to form an image of them.
I mean heck the fraternity KA has an image nationally to me. Alpha Delta Phi and Psi Upsilon conjure up images. Or how about the machine/skull&bones? That sure conjures up a lot of images for people. It may not be true on every campus, but it doesn't have to be, since it's a national image/stereotype.
-Rudey