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Originally Posted by OTW
I knew that she was an honest person who we could trust, and I had no problem letting her keep the stuff. Even though she's since moved back to San Diego, we still keep in touch to this day. She keeps her AGD stuff in keepsake box that she brings out from time to time. It's nice knowing that she can still fondly look back at her short time as an AGD New Member.
So..while I can see the reasoning behind giving the lettered things back, I really think it depends on the circumstances of the DP and what kind of person he/she is.
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I agree completely. If a person were asked to leave because she violated the ideals of the group, then I think the group should work hard to get whatever lettered stuff back that it can. If they need to buy stuff back, it's worth it.
On the other hand, when a girl of good character who the group would love to keep has to drop, it's hard to see the harm in letting her keep GLO items, with the exception of the pin and the manuals, especially things she received before initiation when she wasn't fully a member anyway.
When the dropping seems purely financial, it seems like we should start a program of short term grants within the fraternity, maybe each alumnae chapter could fund a few each year.