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Originally Posted by irishpipes
I agree totally, plus it would seem to send a message that being famous somehow makes someone more attractive for membersip than a regular person, and the regular people are the ones who support the GLO at the grass roots level. To me it would seem like a slight to them. The cool part of having notable members is that they chose you and you them before anyone knew they were going to be notable. That is lost if you AI famous people, in my opinion.
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Agreed, with a few exceptions...
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Originally Posted by breathesgelatin
Just being devil's advocate, but Pi Phi AIed Barbara Bush (the elder, the twin Barbara is a Theta from Yale). And that was post-First Ladydom.
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"Post-First Ladydom", Barbara had time to devote, a proven connection with the philanthropy, and most importantly, connections to Pi Beta Phi already, all of which made her a good candidate for AI.
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Originally Posted by irishpipes
I think she was also popular across party lines since she wasn't a politician at all and was just a nice, unthreatening cutie.
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That's another big factor why I would highly doubt any NPC would approach Palin for AI.