Although I am interested in another organization, I felt the need to comment on this topic.
The bottmom line as far as I'm concerned is, YES sisterfriends of each respective sorority DO want to be guided/helped along in their quest for sisterhood. While no member of any sorority is OBLIGATED to do anything, I think it is a blessing to give to others what has ben given to you.
This might be long...so if you lack patience you may want to scroll on down.
I attend an HBCU, needless to say an average 300-400 girls show up for AKA/Delta interest meetings. Granted, there are many on my campus that view sororities as "instant popularity". But, on the other hand, there are those of us who are genuinely excited about making a difference through service and sisterhood. A good friend of mine, who is an AKA told me that a member of the sorouty I am interested in told her "I got my letters, I don't care if we bring in any more members." That seems to be the sentiment among a lot of sorority members. I'm sorry, but this baffles me; how could one not want to share what they've been blessed with, how can one not want to contribute to the molding of strong, productive black women, how could one not want to continue the amazing legacy left by the org's founders??? While it is true that everyone is not deserving, this leaves those who are to wait in the wings for 5, 10 or 20 years. I find it hard to believe that organizations that were created in order to promote African-American unity, now thrive upon exclusion.
Every AKA/Delta/Zeta/SgRho on the face of the earth was once in the position of prospective member.I would even venture to say some once held sterotypes and misconceptions about their org. before becoming a member. But now that they are members and know the beauty, and honor of being a member, how could one not want to share that?
Sorry this is so long, the spirit moved me.
