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Originally Posted by tld221
it's almost like you were listening to a phone call i had last week with a soror of mine...
one of my neos was telling me how she felt like all her time was taken by greek life and that a lot of things that happened in greek life were short notice and how she needed time to plan. i'm like first of all, ALL of our meetings are planned way in advance, so no excuse there, and as for the social, well your social life doesnt have to centered on being greek, you can skip parties and step shows, but its always fun to go when lots of ppl from your chapter and org are going.
besides, did you really think we were joking when we said "lifetime commitment?
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Speaking from the perspective of a neo, I will say that my prophytes STRESSED the fact that our chapter (and the org, of course) is
about business prior to initation. Never have I heard "this is a SERIOUS matter" more frequently and said with more emphasis
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However, some things were short notice... the first chapter meeting was a few weeks after initiation, and I (along with several of my ls') had made plans (it was Mothers' Day Weekend).
But with that said, I think that members emphasizing the work aspects of the organization to the new members is very important. That way it doesn't come as a surprise.
And as for the social aspect, a lot of my upcoming activities are greek-related... but that's the fun part!