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Originally Posted by EE-BO
I will admit reading the AI board is very entertaining- and I have read way back into the older posts as time allows, but I have yet to read a story that had a happy ending purely because of the presence of GC. By that I mean a story of someone who came into this with ZERO connection to a sorority and then got initiated 100% as the result of help obtained here.
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Actually.. there are a few.. I know of two. There are probably more that I don't know of.
I definately support the AI subforum, because without it, I'm sure I would still be in limbo land today. Because AI is so rare in my GLO, things fell through the cracks inadvertantly by some people who were trying to get my paperwork through. Had it not been for four people here on this forum who helped me, one in particular who was able to find out where things hit a snag and get things moving for me again, I know I would not have been initiated today. I was nearly at three years waiting.. until some kind souls on this forum went out of their way to help me.
It was also wonderful being able to get moral support while I waited for "the big day." It had been such a long emotional roller coaster.. and I was emotionally drained from the ups and downs. It was nice to have someone to talk to who had been through it.
And before someone screams, "your experience isn't typical".. no it isn't. I don't believe there IS such a thing as "typical." Everyone's story is different.
Do I believe people should get rec's from people on the forum?
Absolutely not. I said it before, and I'll say it again.. I don't believe in writing recs for PNAIs
or PNMs without knowing them in person... or it defeats the purpose of a rec.
But, do I believe this should be a place where PNAIs can get moral support and ask general questions? Absolutely.
Do I believe that this should be a place where women with former connections can network? Absolutely.
Remember the positives of this forum: The PNAIs on this forum are constantly warned about discretion, and about how difficult and rare it is to become an AI.
That is a good thing because if someone with no prior connections wants to give it a shot.. they'll know ahead of time they will have to "proceed at their own risk" and that the chances of AI success are small.