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Originally Posted by AOII_LB93
Rhoyaltempest,
I don't know how many people are for or against AI. I've not taken a formal poll...what I do know is that I can liken a lot of what we (NPC members) have seen on GC is a lot of sorority shoppers as well as those who sought membership as undergrads, were denied for whatever reason, but yet still grasp the dream of being a member of ANY organization that will take them...so they seek out information on several groups at once and see who bites on the line (so to speak). I can gather from my reading of NPHC boards/posts that the same type of behaviour (i.e. expressing interest in multiple NPHC orgs) seems to be highly discouraged if not down right looked very poorly upon.
I feel the same way, and I will admit it openly. Does that mean I am anti AI? Not all all, I think there are many wonderful women who are now AOIIs that came in through Alumnae Initiation. Some people here on GC, and some in the past who have departed to other message boards seemed to push the idea on anyone who couldn't get in during "normal" recruitment, or those who just said they were interested. A lot of the NPC members (even AIs) have gotten tired of the questions about membership that way...because some were saying it was super easy to do...which for the most part it's not.
I can say that my organization is much like yours in that if there is not the alumnae support from a local alum group or several it does not seem like we would even consider colonization at that college or university.
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Thanks for taking the time earlier in the post to answer my questions in an intelligent manner (not trying to imply that you wouldn't). I sometimes hesitate to ask for clarification by some GC'ers because sometimes the responses are very critical and rude.
While I also don't have any issues with women seeking membership as AI, if I found out a AI PNM had attempted to rush and was never extended a bid, I would doubt if I would consider her for AI. I agree that it can be harder, because of the exact problem you mentioned above. Unfortunately, I am not very knowledgable about opinions of NPHC groups when it comes to AI. If the general consensus is not favorable, then I would discourage her from pursuing that option.
Re: alumnae support of new collegiate chapters. I think any organization attempting to colonize at a campus would be foolish to try and do so without any local alumnae support. I believe for DZ this is often a crucial point when considering on weather to present to campuses seeking additional greek groups.