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Thank you so much for sharing this. What an important lesson for us to learn... and not just necessarily about affilliates- but ALL new members to our respective chapters. It's so important that we work like a sisterhood, and not several individual groups of friends. Most new members/affiliates are coddled and showered with gifts, but there's always a few (or more than a few) that feel so alone at events and meetings.
I definitely felt that way when I came through, I think moreso because I was a junior and because of that no one wanted me as their little. Pledge period was like a whole second recruitment to determine bigs/littles...so they just didn't talk to me. Does that make sense?
Anyway, I can't wait until recruitment in a few weeks so I can make sure ALL of our new members feel welcome and loved. If we ever get affiliates, I will make sure they feel welcome too!!
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