Although my GLO explicitly welcomes alumnae members of local sororities who affiliate with us, we don’t have an AI process in the way many of the PHC sororities do. (In fact, I had never even heard the term before I stumbled across the AI subforum on GC.) When we occasionally come across a very special person who has contributed a great deal to the sorority, the best we can do is make them an honorary member. But that doesn’t give them full membership privileges like voting rights, etc.
After reading through some of the early AI threads I started thinking about whether an AI process might be needed in OPhiA. I have been so impressed by some of the successful AIs on GC! And when I see other PHC members refer glowingly to some AI sisters that they know personally in their alumnae chapters, it makes me think about those honorary members we have recognized in the past with a ‘what if?...’ kind of wistfulness. They would have made wonderful sisters!
IMO, a thoughtful, carefully implemented AI program can be a great asset to any sorority. It’s one that my GLO may decide to adopt. It saddens me to think that sharing basic information about the process has caused a problem for the PHC sororities that welcome AI members.
