[KSUViolet06]

I understand that there are reasons why people choose not to affiliate with a new chapter at a new school, and it was never a big deal to me in undergrad if I met someone on campus who was a Sigma but didn't affiliate with us.

If we saw a girl in our letters, of course we would say hello to her be friendly (what most people do when they meet other sisters) and maybe invite her to come over and see the house and have lunch. If they were interested in getting involved further, then great, but we never pressured girls to affiliate because we never knew why it was that they chose not to.

In undergrad, there was a sister who came here for the architecture program from a smaller school. We saw her carrying her bag in one of the cafeterias. We went up and introduced ourselves and was really happy to talk. She told us that she loved Sigma but didn't want to affiliate because she couldn't afford dues and as a junior architecture major she had little time and didn't want to commit to it and then not be around (because once you affiliate you are responsible for participating). We still invited her to come tour the house and come to our philanthropy event. We understood that she didn't want to affiliate, but we still wanted to give her a chance to meet us.