[rhoyaltempest]

I think there are a lot of misconceptions around honorary membership in the NPHC. Yes, these members are invited to join because they are extraordinary in their professional fields (and yes, they are really initiated as members), but becoming an honorary member does not mean that you are not involved in your organization. We've had honoraries for years and many of them (past and present) are active in grad chapters and really come to love the sorority just as much as those who aren't honoraries. And the bottom line is that we're all equal in the sorority. Many also represent their organizations on their own while working with other organizations and projects that they're involved in. So being an honorary does not necessarily mean that you are just a billboard for an organization. If your organization doesn't have honorary members and you're okay with that, great...but don't knock others especially when you really don't know the extent of which these members are involved in their organizations.