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Originally Posted by sigmadiva
First, It's SigmaDiva.....
Then call your IHQ and ask. Attend meetings and conferences and ask. If you are unsure about the current policy of your sorority, then don't sit in the dark, ask someone who should know.
In my org, it is expected that every initiated member attend local meetings, regional meetings and national meetings to stay current on the changes and updates that go on in the org. It is your responsibility as an initiated member of AGD to stay current by inquiring about policy changes. It's when GLO members don't stay current that confusion happens.
But if you (the general you) don't know what should be or not be discussed online, then maybe you are giving away information that your IHQ does not want you to give out.
Granted, some questions may be able to be addressed online, but I think it is better to at least do it in that particular GLO's forum. Those members would know best on how to address the PNAI's concerns.
I think you are missing the point that there is a difference between undergrad rush and AI process. Heck, I'm in a D9 and I see the difference. Many, many, many, many NPC members have stated over, and over and over again that while there is an agreement for conducting undergrad rush, the process is different on the AI level. I feel that you are not understanding that difference. The AI procedures for CD may be very different than XYZ. It makes no sense for someone who is a member of DEF to try to answer AI questions for either group.
Then maybe at your next convention you can push for a policy for your org to clearly define what is public info and what is not. Be part of the solution, not the problem.  |
What really suprises me, is why do those on Greek Chat that are members of a sorority say over, and over again that formal recruitment and the AI process is different? I haven't seen anyone post that they are the same, not even close.
In college, you visit the houses of all the sororities, you are assigned a Rho Chi (or other recruitment counselor), you go pick up invitations, you go to parties, then finally you have pref night and a bid day, a pledge period, then initiation if you met all of your requirements for your pledge period. All in the course of a few days or few weeks, depending on how your college does it.
I fail to see how ANYONE could get confused when members for potential AI are generally not enrolled at a college at all, don't sign up for formal recruitment, there are no parties, there is no pref night, there is no bid day, and the process takes several months. I haven't seen anyone post anything stating otherwise.
In AI, a sorority is contacted by the PNAIM or an Alumnae member gets the process started for them. They go to a few events, the AA has a discussion and a decision is made and they generally get initiated with alot of strangers that they have never met before. Not women that they went through a pledge period with.
I have never thought it was the same thing, and haven't seen anyone else come even close to getting the two confused.
I just think it's odd that every other post seems to start with "AI and Formal recruitment are different"...that falls under the "DUH" catagory.