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Originally Posted by 33girl
Wellll....not necessarily. Some alums settle down to live where they went to school and join the alum chapter that's almost completely made up of graduates from the same school, and it's pretty much like still going to collegiate meetings only they meet a lot fewer times a year, and they really don't know/care about national issues as a whole. I guess what I'm trying to say is that alum involvement does not always equal seeing the bigger sorority picture.
I'm totally surprised that in some groups the bigger chapters get more votes. That would be very very interesting if we did that - I'd be curious to see the results.
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I don't disagree with you 33girl. The difference is that most older adults are able to make more rational decisions than youger adults whose brains have not fully matured or been fully educated. It's the same reason we have alumnae serve as National/International officers not collegiate members. Alumnae who are active enough to attend conventions usually do have the whole group rather than only their alumnae group in mind when they vote. Let me be clear, though, I think collegiates definitely should have a say in ALL decisions. I said SOME think the alumnae should make all of the decisions. The sorority represents both alumnae and collegiates so both should be allowed to vote!
